All washed up

One day I had a revelation when I discovered the photographic work of Bill Eggleston,
an American photographer.

He possess an eye and a sensibility which gleams beauty in every corner of

one’s ordinary world.

His work is truly significant.

I thank him.

Nothing Remarkable

A block of flats at dusk.
Nothing remarkable

unless you look at the rhythm of the elements,

then it’s a painting, a modernist image.

It’s an Edward Hopper. 
Its beautiful.
But you have to look past the surface.
It’s all there.

The Language of Manga_August's Wallism

The image of the left hand page was found in a Tokyo subway station.
It was an illuminated billboard for an advertising campaign and there were about 10 different billboards in total in the series.
The images were 19th century inspired Japanese based imagery but evoked a sense of contemporary Manga drawings for me.

The image on the right hand page is the current ‘Wallism’ of the Lord Gladstone in Chippendale, inner Sydney.    

Turning a sorrow into a joy

I found this article on line and felt it was too important to just read and forget. 

So lets do it!

"When my grandmother gave me her fox fur coat, I didn’t know what to do with it.
As an animal lover, I wasn’t going to wear it, but I didn’t want to sell a valuable gift from my grandmother, either.

Thankfully, there’s an organization that will take your fur coat and give it back to those who need it the most: our tiny, furry animal friends.

The Cuddle Coats organization turns animal cruelty into animal care.
Located in Minnesota, the non-profit strips old fur coats of buttons and zippers and
sends the furs back out to animal rehabilitation centers around the country.

The program is a branch of the Animal Rights Coalition.
They seek to make the world a kinder place for all animals. 

The pelts have a tremendous impact on orphaned and injured animals.
 The fur keeps them warm and makes them feel safe.

It also helps foster their bond to the natural world, with the hopes of making their reintroduction to the wild easier when they are ready.

The fur also helps minimize the amount of touching that happens with humans hands.
This helps animals feel more at ease.

Over 1,000 coats have been donated since the program began. They have helped bunnies, chipmunks, squirrels, beavers, mice, and countless other ailing animals."

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JoyDay: Stuff that sticks in my head and heart

Sometimes its all the little details that make a place or an experience memorable.

The colour of the coffee cup ,
the wallism outside,
the music that was playing.

Just stuff that sticks in
your head and your heart.

Enjoy every moment.

Celebrate all the things that bring you Joy, even little things, on JoyDay, 25th November every year.

Same same but different

One word: Light.
One room was facing East.
The other was facing West.
And yet they are both the same.

Pat a pup today (please).

Puppies, and by that I mean, all dogs, rock.
Love factories, they be.
So say hello to any and all dogs that may enter your day.
It is a nice gesture on our part to recognise their worth and value.

They are the epitome of JOYDAY.

Branching out in Tokyo

Japan has wonderful food…right? 
It is a palette of flavours that are so different from our western range of salty and sweet.
 
The food in Tokyo is all about raw fish and seaweed…right? Wrong!

The food in Tokyo is as diverse as the fabulous city that it is.

There is a famous landmark in Tokyo called the Tokyo Tower (funnily enough). It looks like the Eiffel Tower of Paris.
 
There are lots of French clothing brands like Chanel and Dior in the Ginza and
if you go to the Sunday flea market at the International Forum, you will find beautiful,
 hand painted La morgue plates among the many French delights and antiques.

So Japan and France, Tokyo and Paris, who knew that there was such a connection.

Branch is a French cafe, nestled in a Tokyo neighbourhood called Yutenji.
It is the creation of a wonderful, open hearted, much talented cook called Naomi.

She produces a small, but perfect array of French meals every day.
She feeds the locals of Yutenji and any travellers who may be lucky enough to find 'branch'.

On any one day you can have: Soup of the day; Pate; Sandwich; Deli plate; Tart; Fresh pie; Lemon cake. 

All made daily by Naomi. This dynamo produces food from the gods, that delights us and leaves us contented.  This place was one of the real highlights in a city that is never ending in the highlights it reveals.

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