Greetings and Happy Friday!
This week I am doing a TGIF-like post… sort of. I think you will get it once we get started! Some weeks Friday feels like, well… just another day in the week. This week, it feels very much like a Friday… and that, my friends, is a very good thing!
Replacement —
This week saw a changing of the poet… the Poet Laureate, that is. From Joy Harjo to Ada Limón. Two poets I love deeply. I have been spending my mornings in Ada’s The Hurting Kind… one poem each morning to end my meditation time. It is such a lovely place to be… immersed in Ada’s poetry. But this change over has made me want to do the same with Joy’s poems… I had borrowed latest book of poems, Poet Warrior, from my library… but I think it merits some meditation time as well so I will be purchasing a copy for my poetry library. NPR’s Book of the Day podcast shared this lovely interview on Wednesday, it is worth the listen. Likewise, hearing Ada share how she learned that she was selected as the 24th Poet Laureate is an equally inspiring listen (and includes a poem by Joy Harjo!) It makes me a bit sad that Ada will be moving on from The Slow Down, but change is the one constant in life… and so I will embrace her replacement with great joy!
In (case you missed it) —
Change seems to be a common theme most days and there was another big change this week. And the minute I heard of it happening, I knew it was going to be a giant disaster for the City of Pittsburgh. If you are not a Steeler fan, you might have missed the insane news this week that Heinz Field will no longer officially be Heinz Field. Heinz did not renew their Naming Contract. Now, remember what I said about change being constant? Well… all bets are off in Pittsburgh. This is the city that does not do change well! LOL But no one tells it better than the Pittsburgh Dad does!
And for those of you who do not get Pittsburgh, sorry… much of this won’t make much sense to you. However, this Michigan Girl is LOVING that a Michigan company is the new Name Sponsor for Acrisure Stadium!
(in a galaxy) Far, Far Away —
This week had me blown away by the images from the James Webb Space Telescope. Fascinating. Awe. Wonder. These are just some of the adjectives to describe my feelings as I looked at the pictures! However, perhaps the most inspiring is Gregory Robinson… the son of a sharecropper… the man who made all those images possible! (You can hear his interview this morning with NPR’s Steve Inskeep here) Of course, NASA has a blog for The James Webb Space Telescope where they are sharing images and information. It is my new daily check in! Ha!
Fresco-rama —
Okay, maybe not fresco’s per say, but I have signed up for some more watercolor classes which start later this month! This one is an actual class with actual homework. I know! I am so so so geeked! Anyways, I soon will be posting my homework to a private Facebook Class Group for us to see each others work. I am really rather eager for this… as I love learning things from others. This class will go through the end of August. I very much like Rick Surowicz’s style of teaching and I am really looking forward to all the things I am going to learn! (For those interested: I have signed up for the Beginning Landscapes Class)
And there you have my RIFF on TGIF… have a great weekend all! I will see you back here on Monday!
Photo by Jessica Lewis Creative: Greyscale Photo of a Cutaway Acoustic Guitar
I’m wondering if it will still be Heinz Field in fans’ hearts and minds. But like many things, it came down to money. I wondered why Heinz didn’t renew, and it seems like Acrisure was offering >$10 million/year, quite an increase over Heinz’s $2.85 million. (Acrisure isn’t a name that rolls off your tongue easily!)
I’m so looking forward to seeing more of your watercolors and hope you’ll share some from your class. Have a great weekend!
Didn’t understand most of the you tube but so with him on change, just too much its unsettling and disconcerting. Oxford United fans still after many years sing a song that only makes sense in its references to their previous ground!
Love that you are doing water colour painting classes. Hopefully you’ll share your work here too.
The Pittsburgh Dad clip is perfection! I told my husband the new name and he could not remember it. I wish I remembered what he called it instead — Hydra-something. It sounded like a sea monster! I figure people will continue to call it Heinz Field, and of course everyone will know what they mean.
so excited for you watercolor class, something fun to look forward to doing!!
Laughing here. I still call it Comiskey Park even thought it’s been through many corporate-sponsor “renamings.” (Same with Sears Tower. . . ) I have a feeling it will remain Heinz Field to the Steeler faithful. . . 😉 And I’m so excited that you’re enjoying Rick’s watercolor classes, Kat! Can’t wait to see what you learn. XO
The watercolor class sounds like a very good idea. I love learning new things and right now a little distraction from the news is a brilliant idea.