Favorites

Some of my favorite things—today’s most prized at any rate and no, raindrops on roses are not included. Whiskers on kittens? Sure…why not.

Albums
* Rhythm of the Saints—Paul Simon
* The Downward Spiral—NIN
* Abbey Road—Beatles
* Steve Reich: Different Trains/Electric Counterpoint—Kronos Quartet
* Exposure—Robert Fripp

Birds
* The Great Eared Nightjar—looks like a baby dragon, doesn’t it?
* Cranes
* Blue Jays
* Cardinals

Food
* Veggie tempura
* Salmon tacos (WITH an avocado slice)
* Carrot cake
* Saag Paneer (mmmmmmmm!)
* Falafel

Books
* Black Tickets—Jayne Anne Phillips
* The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven—Sherman Alexie
* Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal—Christopher Moore
* Old Man’s War—John Scalzi
* All Systems Red—Martha Wells
Okay, one more—anything by Walter Mosley

Sea Life (NOT to eat, just to look at)
* Koi
* Harlequin Jawfish
* Psychedelica (a type of frog fish—at right)
* Vampire Squid (at left)
* Blue Ringed Octopus—click the linky. Beautiful, no?

Paint colors
* Cadmium red medium
* Yellow hansa light
* Silver
* Copper
* Cerulean blue

Fabric
* Good, soft, solid lambs wool (now that it’s chilly out—wool socks!!!)
* Fleece—I need a new winter vest to wear indoors.
* Fluffy warm fake fur in a leopard print—my jammies and bed jacket.
* Have I mention thick, cozy lambs wool yet? I could use another sweater. NO, I will not be knitting one. I’m not that talented with the needles OR interested in that avenue of creativity.

Activities
* Sleeping
* Reading in bed
* Floating (in the warm silica lagoon while snow drifts down on me)
* Walking along the seawall at dawn (at top right...I know DUH!)

Yup, I'm just a thrill a minute here.

Paintings
* Medicine—Gustav Klimt
* Ashes—Munch
* The Burning of the House of Parliament—Turner
* Yellow Canyon—Helen Frankenthaler
*  everything by Franz Kline

 What are some of your favorite things?