Sketches for Jonkanoo series:
Jonkanoo Sketches
Wild Life
For all of you wildlife lovers, here is a 5-minute video of sea otters in British Columbia:
Short story, “My Grandfather Is a Limetree”
My Jamaican short story about my grandfather is featured in Red Bird’s weekly view. (It went live there today.) You can view it by following this link: http://www.redbirdchapbooks.com/content/my-grandfather-lime-tree.
New York or Hamburg Steinway?
Which piano should one use to perform Mozart’s Concerto No. 22? A Steinway, yes; but which one? A New York Steinway? A Hamburg Steinway? And just what exactly is the difference between the two? Watch as Jan Lisiecki chooses his piano for his upcoming (debut!) concert at the San Francisco Symphony:
Wandering Around California with Three Mules
On a recent city hike, I came across several stickers in the North Beach area of San Francisco. These stickers had the photograph (logo?) of a single mule. There was no explanation of what these stickers represented (Mule Gallery, perhaps?). Intrigued, I went home and did a Google search for “mule logo San Francisco.” I came across an Atlantic Magazine article about a man wandering around California with three mules. The man has an Internet presence too. He recently had a date in court because a ranger gave him a citation for stopping to rest overnight on public land/open space, with his three mules. I like this guy! Read more about him here: 3mules.com
The Best Movie You N/Ever Saw
The best movie you n/ever saw is just 17-minutes long. It is, “I am John Wayne” — A Film School Short.
Sunday in St. Ann
Probably (most likely) the ladies in Jamaica are all dressed up for Easter services.
“Sunday in St. Ann” (the Jamaica Series) Ink, watercolor, acrylic and newspaper collage on handmade paper 5 x 7 in © 2014
Boy Asleep
“Boy Asleep” graphite on paper — from the sketchbook series, 2016
Before Organic Farming Was a “Thing”
Before organic farming was a thing, there was ital cooking by Jamaica’s Rastafarians. Here is an 8-minute video on hillside farming in Nonsuch, Portland (Jamaica): natural eating.
If you ever get a chance to visit Portland, Jamaica, try to visit the Nonsuch Cave, a system of nine chambers of stalagmites and stalactites. Inside this cave you will find seashells and other fossils embedded into the walls. This is quite amazing since the cave is high atop a hill! This area must once have been undersea. A favorite place to stay when on this end of the island is Trident Castle: here, peacocks greet you from the rooftops at evening time.
Daybreak at Venice Beach, California
Something about the scenes in this video reminds me of the waterfront area by King Street and Harbour Street in Kingston, Jamaica, before the crowd arrives. This Vimeo is a little under 2-minutes long: Good Morning, Venice Beach.
Bay Area Adventures at WeWereNothing.org 
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