Hi,
There is no doubt that the weather in the north of California is cooler than in the south. We were there and it was cold in the morning. Our one day adventure was a success.
The very odd 'Easy Tuesday' tune was "Summer Breeze" by Seals & Crofts. I know, too easy. The 'Song of '75' will also be deemed to easy by some: "Love, __ __ __ __ __, think of me babe whenever, some sweet talking girl comes along singing her song, don't mess around, you gotta be strong just stop (stop), 'cause I really love you..." Clue: this hit was by a duo made up of an officer and a lady.
Getting up at 4am is not my idea of fun. When it's very, very cold it makes it even worse. We got up anyway and made it to the famous Lot C near LAX. We stood in the morning cold for twice as long as it was supposed to take a shuttle to appear so a group of us decided to walk to the depot. We got to the airport, got inspected and boarded the plane.
The flight north, in the emerging morning light, was about an hour. As we descended towards the San Jose airport we were enveloped in fog, and then, with a jolt, we were on the ground. Oh my. It was like we landed on another planet. We picked up our car and headed for Palo Alto. The drive went faster than we anticipated since the traffic was light and there was no fog on the road.
Breakfast with Joe, Lisa's Dad, was as delightful as ever. Lots of art talk and family catching up. After we ate, we went across the street to the art supply store where we browsed and saw lots of great stuff we don't need. The is was on to Joe's studio, which is like visiting a wonderland of amazing images and structures. There were prints made from spider webs, charcoal figure drawings, and paper sculptures covered with the writings of Rumi. He's putting together a show of his early drawings that sounds like it will be very interesting. We discussed how he felt when he saw some of his early work, and whether it will influence his future work. It was a very stimulating morning. Eva joined us and we looked at photos of the workshops Lisa has participated in, as a 'Thai artist'.
Driving to lunch with the Oakland Cousins was full of twists and wrong turns. I missed the turn to the usual route and we ended up getting a brief view of San Francisco. We rarely see the city so it was a treat. Then we crossed the Oakland Bay Bridge. What a long ride. Parts of it looked like we were driving into a wall, but it turned out to be fog that was blown away before we got to it. We finally found our destination and had fun hanging out, talking and laughing.
Tomorrow I'll tell you about the rest of our adventure and the trip home. I've been awake far too long.
Looks like a Wacky Wednesday.
Peace,
Danny
you may end up where you are heading."
~Lao Tse
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