Miki Madness

… responsive to the weather and the land - knowing the trees - it's a good way to live, connected to the earth in a real way. checking out the amount of brush that needs clearing the apple tree - z. had been picking apples off one by one with a picker - i shook the branch and a dozen ripe ones fell down - appleshower! Chatchke-free zone ! beautiful site - with indonesian day bed - pagoda - an afternoon tea pavilion view to the south+ west : over the ridge 8 miles to ocean

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=8392856 Trolley dances at the SF Main Library were superb - also at the West Portl Station - really fun! + Lines Ballet - Alonzo - you know what beauty is !

MOST of my time is wasted waiting for a bus - once you get a ride - there is often an altercation - i turn up my iPod (if i remembered it) and try to be invisible 100th birthday of the San Francisco Symphony - celebration at City Hall new windows being installed - noisy messy dangerous job in this 12 story concrete building

Short walk from my studio to the midst of this colorful ethnic Festival - Another reason to love SF ! Nihonmachi Street Fair & Aloha Festival ~ Japantown, San Francisco ~ Free local festival ! Fabulous!

Be Safe ! Do the most good for the most people … Graduated and got my hardhat, vest and gloves - I was good at planning/strategy (Intelligence dept) - dealing with incoming information at command center and responding by directing and deploying teams where needed; a role I played in one of our rescue scenarios. I felt more competent doing that than trying to extricate victims from fallen debris or putting out fires. 25 victims and 22 rescuers participated in the last scenario… everyone was assigned a role - rescue teams of 2, 3, 4 or more. Teams elect a leader immediately - strategize + assign responsibilities - decide where to put the walking wounded, where to put dead - etc -tying color coded plastic tape visibly on each victim as they are triaged - black for dead person - red for person needing immediate medical attention - yellow for someone whose medical needs can be met later - ("delayed" category) and green for walking wounded - able to get themselves to first aid ar...

annual festival ~ dancing in the street - takes place in front of the Buddhist Church on my corner - Dancing in the street ~ Japanese style

Nimely Pan African Dance Group based in Oakland

Cala lilies from the backyard deciding whether I like new haircut - hmmmmn

Los Angeles County Museum of Art I love Mary Cassatts' work - humble and sweet 3 shots of same Hockney : Mulholland Drive

Judith waiting for the MOCA weekend shuttle: Disney Concert Hall in background: GRAF show at MOCA Live: Graf artists working on piece inside the show - tricky balancing act! Art Car Century City (Manhattan with sunshine)