Good Morning and Happy Friday Friends.
This morning is a beautiful 80℉ and breezy here in New York City. We’ve had temperatures near the 90s this week but the next few days are expected to be cooler.
I’m still working on that post I mentioned in last week’s newsletter. I’ve lost some momentum this month and I’m having difficulty finishing projects I set out for myself at the beginning of the month. I’m learning to adjust and be happy with publishing later than expected instead of not at all but sometimes it feels like I need more hours in the day! So I remind myself to take a break, get some rest or go for a walk, and come back to the work refreshed and focused.
Here’s Five Bullets capturing my attention this week:
Last weekend I visited Storm King Art Center, a 500-acre outdoor sculpture park nestled in the rolling hills of the Hudson Highlands. I brought a camera and tried to capture how the sculptures sit in the surrounding natural elements. I’d love to visit in fall or winter to see how the changing landscape interacts with the exhibits. To get a sense of what it takes to construct some of these sculptures, check out Mark Di Suvero installing E=MC2.
I’ve been working on music projects with
lately which got me thinking about a piece I wrote last August about Songwriting and Creativity and how my writing is rooted in music.Every book deserves a proper home! Sometimes I rescue books from the trash just to donate them to my local free library. Whats your favorite book you found sitting on a stoop or at a free library?
We’ve got a little more than a month left this summer (even though Labor Day always feels like the de facto ‘end’) so I’m choosing my next book wisely! Here’s some books I’ve read this year.
When I first saw this photo I thought it was the hold of an old ship! Cellist and photographer Charles Brooks uses medical lenses to take photos inside pianos, cello, a didgeridoo, and now, a Stradivarius violin, showing parts of instruments we rarely get to see unless it’s being repaired. Brooks says practicing cello for years allows him to do this “meditative” style of photography.
That’s all for this week! Thanks for reading and have a great weekend.