windfall

a friend from p.b.i. 

makes amazing work in his home workshop

including lots of paper experiments.

charlie showed some of these on facebook

and offered to send me

a couple of squares.

instead an entire box came

filled with experiments and thoughts. 

this is the second layer, actually,

the first i'd taken out

before i grabbed the camera. 

 these, alone, are what i was expecting

 but instead i have lots of food for thought.

thank you charlie wisseman!

 meanwhile, the weather turned.

from warmish and no snow

to lake effect snow

which means

 the winds swept over lake ontario 

and hit the north country

 probably another vortex--

i don't know.

i am relieved to have one week off.

winter break.

 from this to this

 at the place i'm calling home 
gwen rests, a sundog,
at my feet.

 while out the window

the cold dances.

30 below zero is cold indeed.

i was trying to get a shot of myself

with the winter tree line behind

i did get some clouds.

today it's warmer,

around zero,

and i have appointments

(teeth and car)

and work to do.

so many preparations still to attend to.

a week off is a great treat.

keep warm you all!