So much to tell you about. First of all, Daugherty Johnson mentioned that wind and sun had been having their way with his latest sculpture. I could see that something was up every time I drove by, but as I was always running late (there’s a surprise) I couldn’t stop to investigate. By the time I stopped to take pictures, Daugherty had been at work installing reinforcements, but the towers were still curved toward each other, as if bowing at the beginning of a quadrille. That was yesterday afternoon. By now for all I know the Dali of Eastport may have transformed the dancing castle into a herd of unicorns for Katy, or perhaps wolves, howling, in which case readership will go up at an alarming rate.
Second, Bill Warner of New York Cakes fame has moved operations a little farther north and is collaborating with Friske’s Market on pies, pastries, and focaccia pizza. The only way I can have any of his fresh, from scratch, fabulous stuff is if I snowshoe all the way to Atwood and back. Now where are my bearpaws anyway . . .
Third, as everyone in the Township knows, Sonny’s is closed until the end of February so that Chris and Sonny can have a little rest in the sun. Wusses. I do not begrudge them this rest. That may be a lie. Wusses. I am a tad grumpy from cinnamon roll withdrawal, not to mention sociable breakfasts. I took a picture of the market for the Collective Shoot hometown landmarks post, but it depressed me so I left it out. Here’s the picture. You can see why the Szejbachs fled south. Wusses.
Finally, if you missed the post about the Great Indoor Music Festival you should go read it now and make plans to come along on Saturday. Based on the data from Bruce Laidlaw’s weather station, the TLV Weather Widget claims that we’re going to have much warmer weather by then. Would Bruce and the Weather Widget lie? I think not.
Here, because I never know when enough is enough, is the whole gallery of castle photos.
- Dancing castle
- Detail: Flying buttress
- Dali of Eastport
- Leaning towers of Eastport
- Bowing to the sun
- Sonny’s is closed until March
Leslie
February 5, 2009
I haven’t had a cinnamon roll since I was a child.
I have prickly heat, it is going to be over 100 again today and I am on outside playground duty all day.
Love the leaning ice sculptures!
uphilldowndale
February 5, 2009
I like it just the way it is, magical
Katy
February 6, 2009
I definitely see unicorns..magically from castle turrets Katy
Katy
February 6, 2009
Or a Dali-esque castle
j matson Heininger
February 7, 2009
http://deeplyimbedded.blogspot.com/2009/02/ice-boat-world-out-deeplys-window.html
or go to website link
Gerry
February 7, 2009
Thanks for the photos, Jay. The DN-class World Iceboat regatta will begin on Sunday, weather permitting, and the competitors are all over the place in TC, Elk Rapids, and yes indeed, Eastport. Chris Stoppell tells me there are some 150 entries from Europe and North America. The launch point is from the Bill Good Day Park–you, of course, are in the catbird seat to see the whole course!
dmarks
February 9, 2009
Now I have the song “La Sagrada Familia” going through my head.
Gerry
February 9, 2009
This is what’s so compelling about blogging. Somebody else comes along and adds a new dimension.
When I saw Daugherty’s castle dancing I thought of Gaudi and his extraordinary church, Barcelona’s La Sagrada Familia. (See why at the Great Buildings of the World collection.) Because I’m completely out of it with respect to popular culture and music, I didn’t know about a classic album from 1987, The Alan Parsons Project: Gaudi, until d mentioned the lead track. Now I do. I like connections and surprises.
dmarks
February 10, 2009
One of the two principles of long-since defunct Alan Parsons Project was Eric Woolfson. “Gaudi” was the Project’s final album. However, much more recently, Woolfson adapted it into a stage musical that was performed in Europe. In my view, this reworking is superior to the original (which I consider to be a fine work also) and is one of my two favorite musicals.
When I saw the leaning towers, I thought of Gaudi’s cathedral even before I read your description.
“Who knows where the read may lead us, only a fool would say
Who knows if we’ll meet along the way
Follow the brightest star as far as the brave may dare
What will we find when we get there…
La sagrada familia… we pray the storm will soon be over
La sagrada familia… for the lion and the lamb
Who knows where the winds will blow us, only a fool would say…
Who knows if well ever reach the shore
Follow a rising sun with eyes that may only stare
What kind of fire will burn us there? what kind of fire?
Only a fool would say…
La sagrada familia… the wind has changed the storm is over
La sagrada familia… for the lion and the lamb
La sagrada familia… we thank the lord the dangers over
La sagrada familia… there is peace throughout the land…“
Gerry
February 10, 2009
Thank you, d! The lyrics are intriguing . . . and somehow familiar. Now I have to find a link so I can listen to the music.
You’ll turn me into a Contemporary Woman yet. Or at least someone who can play her on TV.
dmarks
February 11, 2009
I think “Standing on Higher Ground” was the only single released from “Gaudi”, and it did not do well. “La Sagrada Familia” is obscure indeed
Here is a nice Youtube video of the earlier version of the song: