EricAndChair, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. In case you did not know, today is Eric Clapton’s 65th birthday. To borrow a line from one of his songs, “Hello, old friend, it’s really good to see you…

WhiteHouseInTheWoods, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. For the longest time I never posted any pictures taken in Austin or “my own backyard” as Barbara used to call it. I was Rolodexing, I was penciling in exotic…

StreetLampWithBasilBackdrop, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. Recently, I was poking around a bookstore and happened upon a signed Michael Kenna book. I’m not a big fan of autographs, in fact, I’ve always thought that they were…

ColorUtilityNo3, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. My friend Rose has a new SUV. It’s one of those SUV’s that comes with all those newfangled gizmos, you know, it’s got things like a DVD player that flops…

ColorUtilityNo5, originally uploaded by carolWorldLeader. This is a utility box. Boring, dull, uninteresting. It’s the place where all that stored up energy comes into your home, office, building, yurt, or what have you. It’s the…