Rainy afternoon

This post kind of reminds me of my quiet morning post.  I took Cody out for a walk in the rain yesterday and noticed all the red and green around me.  Perhaps I am anticipating Christmas.   

It felt nice to walk in the rain.

Bread

I find pleasure in the simple things . . . like making bread from scratch. 

I've seen this recipe pop up on blogs for the past few years, and I finally made an attempt to make the bread myself.

It wasn't very hard . . . it just took a lot of time.  I didn't have bread flour so I used regular flour and it turned out okay.  It wasn't the prettiest loaf of bread (okay, it was kind of ugly--it kind of looked like a bread turd) but it did taste good.  You'll just need a decent cast-iron dutch oven.  I love my Le Creuset via Ebay but there are cheaper brands that work just as well, such as the ones from Lodge.
  

Check out this video from Mark Bittman of the NY Times if you're interested in making your own no-knead bread (or you can search for recipes online).  Everyone seems to have their own take on no-knead bread.  I think I'm going to try adding spices and herbs into my next loaf of bread.

A collection of images

In the Zone

I think I like watching artists create just as much as experiencing what they create.

Daedelus via KCRW

Alvin Ailey Dance Company: image via here

Maya Lin: image via here

Basquiat: image via here

Keepin' at it

Sometimes this . . .

Leads to this . . . 

And these . . . 

Watercolors

I started playing around with watercolors again.  I particularly enjoy seeing the colors bleed and blend into one another.  It's like you're visually capturing movement when you use watercolors.
(Thanks for the watercolor paper, S!)

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