Cat Sidh

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Iphigenia Series

Now I am confounded in all things.

What things fit so perfectly inside this moment?

These stately ships over the see
Will live in memory.

Listen to me, listen.
You have dared a fearful thing.

With what gladness
Terrible enough
to break my heart?

Wishes
They stand close
to the brink of grief.

Well, what is that star
That moves across the sky?

These, our ships --
With their
Mother
wings

Is not this sorrow
My grave
and my monument?

My spirit.
facing the light
And alive.

All of these are about 4 1/2 x 6 inches.

I've been spending my mini-staycation trying to get some collage work done. I have not been very productive, but I haven't been totally useless, either. It's just slow going.

Somewhere in there I got distracted reading Euripides. I don't even know how that happens?! So the little series I've been working on all have text taken from him, mostly from Iphigenia in Aulis. If you've never read it, I recommend at least looking at Clytemnestra's bits about her abduction by Agamemnon and on evilness of war. Beautiful and heart-breaking.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Asbestos Abatement

At least I assume they're removing asbestos. The entire center of the lobby is enclosed in a double wall of plastic. Charming, isn't it.

One lane of traffic. I was tempted to turn around and go back home.

Card Catalog

Herman B Wells Library 5E

Scrolls in the Tibetan Collection

Herman B Wells Library 9E

Monday, May 12, 2014

Locust Tree Blossoms

Locust Tree Blossoms

As I walked across campus this afternoon, I kept catching hints of some flower on the breeze. I finally realized it was coming from the trees. And the funny thing is that I had the same experience a few years ago, at a nearby cemetery. There was something in bloom that smelled amazing, but I couldn't figure out what it was. I finally tracked it down to a locust tree growing behind the church.

Lunch

We had an all-day in-house conference at work today. Aside from the miniature books at the Lilly, it was grim. It started at 8am with coffee but NO breakfasty food whatsoever. Not even a damn granola bar.

We got lunch. Vinegary artichoke heart veggie wrap and some kind of gooey pasta with gooey sauce. It was all kinds of awful. Well, except that lunch was long enough that I had a chance to visit the cemetery by the student union. That part was nice.

(The apple was really good! And the brownie was okay. So many carbs, though.)

Miniature Books

Miniature books at the Lilly Library.

Art Museum

Angles upon angles.

Showalter Fountain

Showalter Fountain, The Birth of Venus

Jordan River

Drystone Wall and Jordan River

Bridge Over Jordan River

Jordan River

Beck Chapel

Dunn Cemetery

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Free Falling

écureuil joyeuse

We had a visitor yesterday. Actually, he visits every day. Yesterday, though, he was especially entertaining. He hung there like that for a few moments before jumping down. It was pretty clear that he was enjoying himself.

Raindrops on the Garden

Wild Geranium

Daylilies

Baby Zinnias

Wild Rose

Friday, May 09, 2014

Quarter

It never fails. Whenever I get a roll of laundry quarters from the bank, there's always one that's Canadian or mangled. I have a collection rejects that the machines spit back out at me.

Wednesday, May 07, 2014

Hostas

The hostas suddenly got huge. There is a wild columbine peeping out from behind it, and in the very top left, a wild geranium leaf.

It looks like zinnias are starting to come up, and maybe even some of the sunflowers I planted. Alas, I think Franny and I killed the butterfly bush. If so, I'll plant another one next year.