THAT'S A BIG MUSHROOM!
I AM TRYING TO SOFTEN THE BLOW. WHEN I WAS YOUNGER THE END OF SUMMER DIDN'T BOTHER ME. NOW THE SHORTER DAYS ARE TINGED WITH SADNESS. CANDLELIGHT HELPS. 
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE PHOTOS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE OMO VALLEY IN ETHIOPIA, AND THEIR "NATURAL FASHION." CLICK HERE AND HERE FOR MR. SILVESTER'S PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS AT AMAZON. I'M SPEECHLESS.
HERE'S A SNEAK PEEK AT A FEW OF THE PAINTINGS NATHAN WAS MAKING WHEN I VISITED PROVIDENCE IN JULY. OF COURSE MY PHOTOGRAPHY DOESN'T DO THEM JUSTICE, BUT YOU CAN GET SOME IDEA. NATE WILL HAVE A WEBSITE UP SOON - I'LL BE SURE TO POST A LINK.
ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND CLAIRE TOOK US TO SEE AN EXHIBIT OF PAINTINGS ON CANVAS AND PAPER AT THE DRAWING ROOM IN EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. THE WORK IS BY NEW YORK PAINTER CAIO FONSECA, AND I AM IN LOVE WITH IT. IT MAKES ME WANT TO PAINT!
POPSICLE TONGUES . . .
SPRAY ON SUNSCREEN . . .
AND SUNSHINE SUPERMAN! :-)
WELL, THERE MAY BE A FEW MORE SWIMMING DAYS LEFT THIS YEAR, BUT LABOR DAY WEEKEND IS A BOOKEND ON OUR SUMMER DAYS.
