Frenchman's Bay, Maine

Frenchman's Bay, Maine

Tuesday, April 06, 2010

South to Sunshine

Last week was spring break here in Washington, so we headed to southern California with Anna for a few college visits and also a requested trip to Disneyland.

Reminds me of the flowers in Burundi--very tropical and bright.


Surf and sand at Venice Beach.


Are your eyes doing funny things? No, just Van Gogh.


Yes, some cliches about California seem to be true!

Monday, April 05, 2010

In A Flash

In a flash, at a trumpet crash,
I am all at once what Christ is,
since he was what I am, and
this Jack, joke, poor potsherd,
patch, matchwood, immortal diamond,
is immortal diamond.

--Gerard Manley Hopkins