Day 9 .... (pause) ... that says what?

I took a mental break today from my work. I headed out for a real breakfast this morning and, once more, as is usual here for me, I was gone for about 2 1/2 hours. These are some of the things I noticed. Not sure which one sums up the day.

No, actually, I can sum up the day as "look at all the stuff Key West has to say to me".

Big tree with sign. What does it say?

That tree is 94 years old.

This was in the famous Key West cemetery. I just walked by today and didn't go in yet. I noticed this grave was really broken up. Then I read the headstone.

"At rest"?
Doesn't look that way.

Is this the mark of a roving band of Mystery writers?

A fresco done alfresco
(Look down towards the end. It's under the arch on the building next door. Yeah.)

Someone smart said to me "and choice is happiness..."
I feel like adding that below this.

Read this "everybody wins"

on this electric car.
You can rent these. I saw a guy hauling several 2x4's in this.

This street is... ? It says Monkey on the sign.

Any Name on a Seashell.
The Key West version of Any Name on a Grain of Rice.

Had my first taste of this today, one small slice of pie.
I just noticed they are open from "10-ish to 10 unless raining".
Ponder that. It's almost information.

Really? An olive oil store.

I'd like to claim that I noticed the name of the store as they walked past but I didn't,

not consciously anyway. I was more taken by how their bodies were intertwined.
It was a happy surprise going through these images tonight to see how it spells out the obvious.
"Nice shot," someone might say.

Key West. Day 4.

graffitti

Today I went to book sale at the local library.

I was heading up the front stairs and a sign told me the sale wasn't inside but in the Palm Garden in back.
Palm Garden.
Library.
Books less than a dollar.
Heaven.

I bought a few poetry anthologies.
I bought the autobiography of Burt Reynolds.
I bought a book full of stories about people living in extreme places.

Then as I picked up my large cafe con leche (no sugar) and a cuban mix sandwich at 5brothers (see last night's post for my discovery of their location! It was every bit as good as people said.) I turned the corner to come home and across the street was a garage sale.

For $1 I got Conch Cooking and a nice little wooden trinket box, and I introduced myself to my across the street neighbour, Sam, cause that's what I do here. I introduce myself, tell people why I am here and invite them to my show and it's just the right thing to do.

local transport vehicle

In fact, it's easy to do that here. It's easy to walk 2 hours a day as I have since I got here. It's easy to say hello to strangers anywhere and anytime and it's easy for me to say hi back. Must be the easy climate.



And in case you're wondering, art is underway.

From the book Conch Cooking:
Pumpkin Funny

PUMPKIN
ONIONS
SALT PORK

Cook the pumpkin and mash very fine.

Fry out the diced onions with the diced salt pork.
When the onions are cooked stir in the pumpkin and salt and pepper.

Serve with fried pork chops.

Montreal Graffitti

All images shot in Montreal this past week.