WILD RUMORS OF REALITY

Caroline said, "She's terribly, terribly disruptive." "So is reality," Hawthorne said. 
—page 228, The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick, in the Library of America edition (Four Novels of the 1960s).

FROST PARK: QUEEQUEG FIREWORKS

Frost Park Chalk Off 5:13 was "fireworks" themed.  I decided to play around with Queequeg from my beloved Moby-Dick, including a "tomahawk" pipe, harpoon, beaver hat, and his idol Yojo.


"Queequeg Fireworks" in progress.


"Queequeg Fireworks" completed.  A quite different Queequeg than the one I chalked nearly a year ago.

MOTH

A small moth, orange body, black-on-ivory patterned wings.  Living room wall.

WE EXIST

Stencil graffiti seems to be more commonplace than I once remember.  "We Exist Jackalope," hidden away in an alley on the side of a building. Main Street, Puyallup, Washington.

FLOWER

The Dog loves to walk, which is as good an excuse as any to wander about, trying to keep one's eyes open to the wonders of the world that surrounds us.

FATHER'S DAY

Father's Day saw TWT acting as grill master for The Father and various other assorted family members.  Hamburgers and hot dogs were plenty.  Fun was had by all.

IRON CROW

Top-hatted iron crow enjoys some kettle corn at Puyallup's annual Meeker Days street festival.

WHITE RIVER DGC

It had been quite some time since I had played disc golf (almost two months), and only the third time since the beginning of the year, but The Wife and I decided to take advantage of some nice weather and time together to tackle the course at White River in Auburn, Washington.  Rustiness and some tree shots meant a 68 (+14), but it was great to be outdoors in the fresh air with discs flying from our fingers.

OPEN MIC

TWT reads two prose poems from a longer piece at King's Books as part of Puget Sound Poetry Connection's Distinguished Writers Series.  The Distinguished Writer was Wisconsin poet Timothy Walsh.  TWT was part of the open mic portion that followed.  Friday 08 June 2012.

FROST PARK: OPHELIA

Frost Park Chalk Off 5:10 was a wet one.  The rain was steady.  Sometimes a light sprinkle.  Sometimes heavier.  But definitely steady.  Then the downpour came and we ended early.


Fifteen minutes into chalking I decided to take a picture of my progress, since the rain wasn't stopping.  Here is a portrait of Highline Community College's Marine Science and Technology Center octopus, Ophelia.  I have layers of color down and am beginning to add suckers on the tentacles.


Half an hour into the hour of chalking, the downpour began.  I added the lettering between bursts and buckets of water and called it a day.  "Ophelia Graduates" commemorates the release of Ophelia back into Puget Sound after a six-month residence at the HCC MaST aquarium.

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Update: view video of Ophelia's release HERE.