Picture of the Week #96 "Cradle of Bloom"

Picture of the Week #96 "Cradle of Bloom" Bremerton, Washington USA 2010 Signed and Stamped

If you are ever near Seattle or Tacoma you must go to the Elandan Gardens. Dan Robinson is a Gardner Extraordinaire. A major artist of monumental proportions. He works with five story high burnt trees, down to little Bonsai that adorn his waterfront garden of 7 acres in Bremerton Washington. We were lucky enough to visit when he was there working on growing a tree. A process that can take hundreds of years. He told us how he became interested in this when he was 7 years old. He was more interested in trees and cactus than baseball. After spending time in the military in Korea he brought home seeds, and worked for years as a fireman until he was able to devote himself full time to this reclaimed waterfront property that he leases from the City. It is an incredible living Museum.

Picture of the Week #95 "The Human Landscape"

Picture of the Week #95 "The Human Landscape" New York City, NY 1969 Signed and Stamped

After my divorce from my first wife, way back when, I did the usual dating ritual of having lots of girlfriends. This one was someone who trusted me enough to pose when most women would not. We had gone through the uptight fifties to the swinging sixties and this was a remnant of that era. Turn the image sideways and you'll see that it is of a woman from the back in strong silhouette.

Picture of the Week #94 "Blowing Bubbles"

Picture of the Week #94 "Blowing Bubbles" Thimpu, Bhutan 2000 Signed and Stamped

On our journey through the magic Kingdom of Bhutan, high in the Himalayas. we visited many temples and monasteries. One in particular stuck in my mind. It was here that I saw that the young Monks were no different than other kids, playing games, poking fun, and blowing bubble gum.

Picture of the Week #93 "Following Elliott"

Picture of the Week #93 "Following Elliott" Dordogne, France 1994 Signed and Stamped

This is my version of the classic Elliott Erwitt black and white image of a man and boy on a bicycle going down a tree lined road in France. I think it was originally published as an advertisement for Air France. I've updated it to a moped, but the driver is still wearing a beret. And the bread is once again affixed to the rack in the back. Much has changed in the world but buying bread in France hasn't. Viva la France! And a Thank You to Elliott Erwitt who showed us how to see.