It was a busy but interesting weekend as usual around here. First I was lucky enough to see Brian Blade, one of my favorite artists, blaze with his band at the Catalina Jazz Club. It was a performance I won't soon forget.
There was the very creative exhibit at the National History Museum of Mateo's friend Hudson's school Blueberry, where the preschoolers took nature photographs and wrote some pretty deep poetry. It was a great example of how a simple activity can turn into one that affects the whole community. Taking photographs of nature soon turned into a campaign of children urging everyone to take better care of the Earth. And the best part is that the idea came from the children themselves, not prompted by the adults.
And since we were already at the museum, why not see some bears?
And some butterflies…
they were very friendly butterflies.
There was the drum circle on Venice Beach, which on approach always looks like some wild, throbbing organism under the setting sky.
It never fails to produce some very offbeat characters, whom Mateo is always fascinated by,
Or some very infectious rhythms.
And with the Laker's winning the championship, what more could you want?
