Keep yer heart full of art–

Yayoi brings us joy…oh boy!

She loves flowers, we love flowers…perfect match.

Color, size, vividness…KABOOMY!

She paints a lot of paintings…go, girl, go!

Reminiscent of aboriginal dream paintings…interconnections galore!

The gringo approves…now how do I get out of here?…do I really want to get out of here??

Yayoi Kusama is on display at the David Zwirner Gallery over on West 19th Street at the moment, and her stuff is fun-fun-fun!

Giant flowers, primary colors, shiny materials and vivid paintings make us go “mmmm, aaaaahh!” We love it all.

These works make us smile…everyone in the gallery is smiling…we gotta stay in touch with joy and wackiness and sparkle.

It’s spring…the sun is out…the temps are mild…and we continue to enjoy the passage of time.

Gore Vidal once said or wrote, “Art is a small ‘yes’ amidst the vast ‘no’ of the universe.” Yayoi’s work is full of ‘yes’…

…’yes’ have fun…

…’yes’ imagine whatever you want…

…’yes’ it’s ok to smile and laugh and breathe and enjoy everything and anything.

Check her out…you will like.

It’s lovely out there.

Windsurfing and rainbows–

WOWEEWOWOW!

The sun keeps comin’ up…the wind keeps blowin’…the water keeps churnin’…and time keeps on tickin’ tickin’ tickin’ into the future. . .mmmm, aaaaahh.

Nature rules all.

We puny humans often forget this.

14 billion years of stuff preceded us and another 14 billion years of stuff will succeed us. . .where all of this stops or goes nobody knows.

Enjoy all that you can…be nice to everyone you encounter…and keep looking toward the light and rainbows–they are some of the best things we got.

It’s lovely out there.

 

Lock it down and EAT IT–

KAZOOMY!  Things are slowly reopening…tables are widely spread…masks are worn when moving about…hands are washed often…faces are not touched…and the grub is as delicious as ever…mmmm, aaaaaahh!

We got grilled octopus, grilled spiny lobster with orzo, fried whole branzino, fried whole red snapper, sorbets of chocolate and cinnamon, and ice cream of pistachio. . .

. . .wash all of this goodness down with glasses of sangria, margaritas and bottles of whites from Greece and Italy, and we are good-to-go…very-good-to-go indeed!

It’s important to keep your energy up and your nutrition flowing as societal events continue to churn and froth.

The chaotic universe has been chaotic for some 14 billion years…it is chaotic now…it will continue to be chaotic some 14 billion more. . .so enjoy the ride as much as you can during your short and puny time here.

I send you peaceful and tasty vibes from some dining spots in coastal North America…feel them…they can help you stay fit and focused.

It’s lovely out there.

Full moon, baby–

MMM!  The moon is full, the sea is calm and the breezes are soothing. . .there is magic in the air tonight.

As time ticks on and on we continue to feel gratitude for simply existing…simply being.

Things feel a bit kooky at the moment, but as we continually study history we see that things have been much worse during many past decades and centuries…and humans have continued to thrive while moving upward and onward through it all.  And it will be same now and beyond as well.

Humans are resilient little buggers…humans continually survey the landscape and adapt to ever-changing events and surroundings.  We have no choice…we adapt or whither away.

So, keep knowing that all kooky things, too, shall pass…humans will weather all that is thrown at them, and while doing so we will continue to gaze at the sea and the moon and the clouds and the stars and go, “aaaaaahh.”

I send all of you forward-looking vibes. . .feel them. . .they will help you sleep well tonight and every night.

It’s lovely out there.

Always smell the flowers–

HEY!  Always smell the flowers no matter where you are…always.

You could be toolin’ around in Tennessee or Georgia or Kentucky or Florida or wherever, and there will always be time to stop and smell some fragrant flowers. . .

. . .or time to take in a magnificent vista. . .

. . .or time to admire a sweet sunrise or sunset. . .

. . .or time to simply be…BE…HERE…NOW.

It’s September 2020–we made it!–and no matter what turmoil may be affecting you or surrounding you or on your mind at the moment, there will always be fragrant flowers to smell, lively sounds to enjoy and glorious vistas to appreciate.

I send you tremendously uplifting vibes from a few of the highways and byways of ‘merica. . .feel them. . .they will help you go, “aaahhhhhh!”

It’s lovely out there.

August: chill time–

MM-HHMMMM!  The animals know what to do when things get hot and steamy: just find a spot to sit and relax and breathe a little. . .that’s all we gotta do right now.

The iguana perches on the back of a chair and says, “aaahhhhh.”

The black bird or crow or whatever this dude is perches on a balcony post and says, “mmmmm.”

The human perches on a cushy chair and says, “cheers!”

We are all gonna get through this global pandemic just fine, methinks.  Keep wearing your masks, washing your hands, and social distancing. . .the clinical researchers of the world are working on creating a vaccine…multiple vaccines will probably come out of this work…all we gotta do is chill–it’ll all be better before you know it.

We send you soothing and relaxing and uplifting vibes from coastal North America…feel them…they are good for your well-being.

It’s still lovely out there.

Keep the light in sight–

The light is always out there and all around you…don’t lose sight of it.

Sometimes you can dive straight into it while watching it sparkle on the water.

Sometimes it cuts through the thickest clouds and provides a glowing target to aim for.

Sometimes it bursts around the edges of an obstacle and says, ‘look, I’m right here, follow me…get to me.’

Sometimes it is obscured by dust–Saharan dust, to be specific–but we laugh at that because the dust simply makes the light more alluring and desirable.

And sometimes the light is just out there in the distance knowing that you can see it and that you can easily make your way toward it as it makes its way toward you.

Whatever the case, all we gotta do right now is keep it in sight. . .work still needs to be done, but the light is always there and always ready to reappear brighter than ever.

Look…here it comes again…good job!

It’s lovely out there.

Beach, pizza, views and love–

KABAMMY!  The lockdown is continuing somewhere on the eastern coast of North America…mmmm, aaaaahh!

We got a little beachiness…we got some tasty pizza…we got some good sunrise views…and we got love–lotsa love.

The globe is still a magical place even though there is unrest and injustice and turmoil happening at the moment…but humans will figure this thing out, as they always do…they will bump into each other, talk about and at and over and around and with each other, they will bumble and tumble toward some kind of plan for moving forward, and magic will pop up and continue in surprising bits and spurts as time marches upward and onward.

The ocean continues to ebb and flow, the sun continues to rise and set, and humans continue to fall and get up in our ongoing evolution toward. . .toward. . .who-knows-what–soooooo. . .

. . .do whatever you can to help, donate to helpful and vital organizations, think good thoughts, commit good actions, send out positive vibes, focus on the little things you can control, and keep on keepin’ on.

I send you all soothing vibes from coastal North America…feel them…they can help us all see a more tolerant path forward.

It’s lovely though uneasy out there.

Social distancing with style–

BAM!  This social distancing thing is quite easy when no one is around…we hang at the house, pop out when the streets are empty, and pop back in when it gets ‘crowded.’

What a lovely time for reflection…for contemplating the mystery of existence–which remains unsolved…and for appreciating being right here, right now.

As Buddha say, “you are always exactly where you are supposed to be”…now is a great time for everyone to remind themselves that when some doors close, others open. . .we are excited about the huge upswing that is coming for all of us after this thing is addressed and managed–so much more good stuff to come–jaaaa!

But right now the universe wants you to be still, stay home and pause–so DO IT with style.

Keep your distance…wash your hands often and thoroughly…hang with your loved ones…and send out good vibes to the entire universe.

It’s lovely out there…though very quiet at the moment.

Meditative motorcycling–

MMMeditative mmmotorcycling mmmakes mmme mmmove mmmagically.

Damn…the breezes are August warm…the skies are bombastic blue…the clouds are puffy pillows…and the roads are open, clear and soothing. . .Harley and Davidson done built this machine right–it feels like it will roll on and purr forever and ever, as long as I remember to change the oil on a regular basis.

I can ride through the rolling hills of southwestern Wisconsin all day long…thinking about this ‘n’ that…laughing about those ‘n’ them…breathing in ‘n’ breathing out. . .mmmm, aaaaahh!

The world is in turmoil or parts of it are…this is what we are told, this is what we are fed.  Can’t feel any of that out here…in the land of personal responsibility…in the land of ‘you ride your ride, and I will ride my ride.’

I send out scintillatingly uplifting vibes from a road somewhere in ‘America’s Dairyland’. . .feel them. . .may they help you find the ride that is most helpful to you.

To see more stupendous images from around our teeny-tiny planet simply click on a location of your choice in the category menu on the ‘About’ page of this blog. . .do it. . .so much to see and soooooo little time.

It’s lovely out there.