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Cute and Goofy History

Ha!  Sam Green found an old photo of me in 

second grade at the Old Fildalgo school on March's Point.  

That was the year I lived with my grandparents.  

I don't remember the school there at all.

'From 1917 until 1954, Fidalgo School was a 

four room eight grade school. Each teacher 

taught two grades in one classroom.

Around 1954 the school building was remodeled 

with a basement added. The school then went 

to a program of six grades and six classrooms. 

The school closed to make room for the Texaco Refinery in 1957.'

Studio Cleaning

June 2021

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Winter Solstice 2019

May the sun cleanse away all falsity, hatred, and injustice in the strengthening year.

Oi vey

Thanks, Mom, over Ten years

Cosmic Serpent, world egg, fertile void

10 Years

Fwd: Napoleon Baterija

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From: John <jhurd@qsoup.net>
Sent: July 14, 2019 5:31:08 PM GMT+02:00
To: Spencer <spencerhurd@outlook.com>, Tim <zeebang@live.com>, Lori <verlthehorse@gmail.com>
Subject: Fwd: Napoleon Baterija

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From: John <jhurd@qsoup.net>
Sent: July 14, 2019 5:30:22 PM GMT+02:00
To: Julia Email <julia@qsoup.net>, Eliot <eliot@qsoup.net>, kyra <kyrahurd@gmail.com>
Subject: Napoleon Baterija

Hiked 4 1/2 hours, over 11 km (long story, some stupid choices) , to point near Milna. Nicely, I could get to the sea there. I was surprised to find some old ruins. I knew they were older than WW2 by their construction but I didn't know how old or what they were. Doing some research I discovered they were an artillery fort built by Napoleon in 1806 trying to defend the island against the Russians. He failed in a large naval battle and Brač welcomed the Russians. In fact Milna for 1-year became the capital city of the island under the Russians. The ruins were overgrown but very cool. Of course following Eliots advice I looked in all the stone wall cracks but found nothing. I needed him here!

Darko and Julia

Spring 2019

Back in Dalmatia after a couple of years absence. Catching the end of Springtime, just in time to find my favourite wildflower: love-in-a-mist.

Spencers late birthday dinner

A late, impromptu dinner for Spencer! (Pirate Eddy with Charlotte's hat and sword )

Chicken Day 2019

Ah, little Edison is on the map now! There were hundreds of people at the annual chicken parade yesterday. 15 cars backed up trying to make it across Chuckanut Drive into Edison.

Washington Pass

Driving back from hiking trip with Tim last Friday.

Vernal equinox

The teeter totter is moving our way. Hoo Ray.

Happy Birthday, Papa John (I)

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Observing the Winter Solstice

Hoo-ray! Hoo-rah!

Tuesday

Small wine with water.
Clothes drying in sun.
Neighbors, hornets buzzing, buzzing.
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After Sarajevo

Bosnian dog? Serbian dog?
Johnny Smokva says:
Woof!
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Pleasant Evening on our Terrace

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Rough Sailing

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Wine making season

Slavko says: "Machinery is ready for tomorrow, all washed and cleaned!"
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Arrival, Unexpected Weather

Old Perun farts,
stomach grumbles,
golden mustachios flash,
tears leap from his eyes as he
laughs at his own cleverness.

Hey, John, old friend, long time!
Dobro dosli!!!

Hahahahaha!
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Tin at Two

Tin at two,
Noisy Fjaka,
Billiards, football on TV, late night lingerers
Jugo moaning deeply between the boats and down stone streets,
Whistling abruptly through the masts, Puddles on the Riva where
Perun welcomed me back with stomach rumbling, and golden mustachios flashing.

Tin, us two, travarica at Vox.
What is this singing?
Pennants in the winds,
Solidarity, friend!
Observe without judgement!
Smoke that cigar butt.
Finish that drink.

Go home to bed.


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Beauties of the Night

... Before our gate...
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And

"After his wife divorced him, Joe asked his best friend, Bill, to fix him up with a blind date. Bill obliged. The next day Joe called up Bill and shouted at him angrily: "Bill, what kind of a guy do you think I am. That girl you fixed me up with was cross-eyed; she was almost bald; her nose was long, thin and crooked; she had hair growing on her face; she was flat chested; and her ankles were as thick as her thighs".
Bill answered: "Either you like Picasso, or you don't like Picasso."
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Found

A wealthy man commissioned Pablo Picasso to paint a portrait of his wife. Startled by the non-representational image on the final canvas, the woman's husband complained, "It isn't how she really looks." When asked by the painter how she really looked, the man produced a photograph from his wallet. Returning the photography Pablo observed, "Small, isn't she?"
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Milna evening

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After Six months of Sun....

Rain and thunderstorms finally hit Milna.

Slavko writes:

"Last night it started, first signs were thunderbolts from the west, than downpour, and ever since it is soaking, slowly, constantly... what a refreshment! 


A little anecdote: my grandfather in fifties went to the field to check on the crops after the great drought. It looked sad. Clear sky with just a tiny little cloud on the horizon. Enraged he cursed at it: "what are you doing here, did they send you to scout if there is anything left alive!"


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A Summer's Work - Major Stuff

The Red Comb (For Charles)  5/2017

Untitled   (For Charles)  5/2017

The Summer Nights Series (Selections in Roughly Chronological Order -- 6 to 8/2017)

ANd . . .  Huelsenbecks Dog on a Summer's Night

And a couple Still in Work

Summer Nights

I am framing some of my smaller Summer Nights series of paintings, just to see how they look.
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Happy Summer Solstice 2017

Engage in some private reflection, go to the Fremont Festival, pick a few flowers for the table, have a quiet walk.....
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The Streetz Gotta Eat!

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Now

We are in a two bedroom, 300 square foot, apartment in New York. Valued at over $900,000. USD. Like living on a boat.
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At the White Horse, Greenwich Village

Haunt of Dylan Thomas, Jack Kerouac, 60's folk singers, and others.
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Waiting for the M Train, First steps in the City

Some subway entertainment.
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Monday

On the train into New York City.
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Tulip party

Melanie had a tulip party Saturday showing off some of the flowers that Charles had planted in returning to Seattle just before he died.
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Munich Vacation

In January, our good friends Almir and Dragana of Sarajevo vacationed in
Munich for 12 days. Besides spending time with her son and his wife,
they made Almir very, very happy by snagging tickets to Wishbone Ash,
Almir's favorite band since 1972! One of the last times I have visited
Almir, we sat in the Manhattan Bar in Sarajevo drinking beer and
watching Wishbone Ash concert videos.


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Here's a treasure

Lori asks, 'Know anything interesting to do with a beaver skull? We found a complete skeleton.....'
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