1387. Elvis

give me 10 on 5

robbing the piggy bank—

running on Elvis!

I went out for an early morning hike. On the way home, my eye caught the flashing E…E…E on my dashboard, so I pulled in to the gas station. “I’d like 10 on 5,” I said, then put down 9 singles and 4 quarters on the counter. (Earlier, I’d left home with just keys and driver’s license, no money, so i had to rob my coin box for gas money.) The salesclerk glanced at the bills and coins, rolled his eyes and gave me a sideways look. I gave him a smile, “I need gas….my car’s running on Elvis!” 

I remembered the time a gas station attendant filled up my car then said with a big smile….you musta been running on Elvis! Some people we never forget.😚

1386. bumblebee

deeper and deeper

diving in to a sea of green

a bumblebee

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bumblebee 

lost in a mountain of petals

getting smoked

 

As I watch the bumblebee ascending the mountain of petals, diving in—disappearing into the petals then reappearing—again and again, I imagined what it must feel like—how soft, how cool, how tasty and fragrant. I looked up Hydrangea Paniculata and read that sometimes this flowering plant is smoked as an intoxicant. Then I imagined the bumblebee feeling a little tipsy! Hmmm… 

1385. mellow meow

saki-sake

seven cats sipping saki….

mellow meow!

 

“In a Mellow Mood” — 12 x 15” — Origami Art

Midnight Concatenation—cats and sake, saki and cats—serenely sequestered, sitting back and sipping saki all night long. I made this collection of saki bottles three years ago and didn’t know what to do with them, so I set them aside to age. Then these seven cats just showed up and….voila!