Ghost Cows

Ghost Cows
Originally uploaded by madabandon.

These cows were observed from the window of a train as I traveled from Berlin to Sachsen-Anhalt back in July. They appear surreal. The streets of my `hood have a similar quality today; the heat rises from the street in shimmering waves; the air is chokingly thick and the sky shifts color. Now it looks like storms are approaching. This is the hottest weather we have had here since the summer began. I lose my desire to go out, but at the same time I feel stir-crazy staying in. Dilemma. But I am getting work done. Lots.

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Originally uploaded by madabandon.

Starting two new projects as the shadow of the school year looms makes me a little unsettled, yet nothing is a better motivator than a time crunch. So I move forward. It has been quite hot here in NYC and thus I have stayed inside, skipping the Francis Bacon show at the Met, due to close on Sunday. I am not actually a huge fan of his work but I did want to see it in the context of a retrospective. But the last few times I've gone to the Met it has been so crowded that it has made me grumpy. I don't like to be rushed, and I don't like the distraction of hordes of people walking past while I try to look. So unless tomorrow is magically cool and NYC is partially evacuated--although the latter feels true since most people go away in August--I will skip it.