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Art Store Trip

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"Artist Coffee" Austin, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, ISO1250
 “Artist Coffee” Austin, 2018

こんばんは。How’s it going?

It seems like Bay and I visit Jerry’s Artarama a lot these days! It’s really fun to check out all the art supplies… it reminds me of when I was Bay’s age and painted a lot. Cool to look at all the things that I used to buy, like canvas stretcher bars, gesso, palette knives, etc. And I love that Bay is into his art! So I don’t mind buying him the supplies he needs.

I ended up getting him a good-sized canvas and a couple new brushes, while I picked up a 6×12″ watercolor book. I want to paint some simple seascape horizons. I’ll take some photos of the work!

Today’s photo is of some cool coffee beans they were selling. I totally should have bought a bag, since we are just about out of beans at home. 😞

I hope you had a nice day!

またね～

Contest, Critique, and Misc

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"Critique" Austin, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/105 sec, ISO6400
 “Critique” Austin, 2018

Today Koa’s percussion ensemble participated in a contest and critique. It was very interesting to hear the comments from percussionists at the top of the field. One of the judges is a professor at Florida State University, another is the Principal Timpanist for the Austin Symphony, and the other is a well-respected band director. I think that hearing the perspectives from these experts made a great impression on the kids.

In other news, I took care of some business around the house, including raking, fertilizing the lawn, tidying up our planters, and replacing a license plate bulb on Mariko’s car. Digitally, I decluttered and organized my desktop computer files, and made a fresh backup. And then I almost finished a book I am reading and did my daily exercises. It was a long, but fun, day!

Student Recognition

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"Student Recognition" Leander, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X-T10, 18mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec, ISO320
 “Student Recognition” Leander, 2018

こんばんは。How’s it going?

Today’s photo is from an event at the school district’s board meeting. The occasion was to recognize the students of three different extra-curricular activity clubs for outstanding achievement, and Bay was one of the kids recognized! He’s in a club called Youth & Government which is really interesting, and honestly, something I didn’t think Bay would be interested in, but he actually took this on all by himself and has excelled. I am so proud!

I hope you had a great day!

またね～