Tappan-Hayes Reunion

What an amazing time!  Of course, the best part was playing in performance with Don, Bruce, and Barbara for the first time ever.  I won't attempt to name everybody, but here are a few pictures from the event. 

Heritage Gardens and Museum with Bruce and Susan

 Bruce had one full day with us in Massachusetts before flying down to the Tappan-Hayes reunion in NC. and so we took him down to the Heritage Gardens in Sandwich, a place he had visited with Irene many years ago. 

A great way to test out the Iphone 13 pro camera.  

With Ken and Erin

 The very rare treat of having time with Ken and Erin alone happened with their invitation to spend several days in their wonderful cabin near Troy, Vermont, almost at the Canadian border, and near Jay Peak, their skiing destination. 

A few pictures from our time with them. 

Before the trip up to Vermont, 
dinner at Johnny Macaroni's

The cabin. 

A most relaxing retreat, an ideal place for a glass of wine, 
or a cup of coffee in the morning. 

Lunch in Stowe

A wonderful walking, biking trail in Stowe

A rare selfie

Ken with Millie and Stanley

Millie pretending to be a 19th. century hunting dog portrait by 
Currier and Ives

Harvard Art Museum with Mark Slawson

 A visit to the Harvard Art Museum, with Mark Slawson.  This is such a wonderful museum, so easily visited, so much great art in a modest amount of space. 

I have photographed some of this before, but a lot is new.  And Beautiful

Beautiful courtyard, 

Okuhara Seiko  1837-1913
Blossoming Plum and Moon

Clouds across an azure sky of ten thousand leagues
the moon fades amid the fragrant expanse
A stem of plum across an emerald brow,
on a narrow path she greets the immortal.
An arbor of radiant flowers covers her, 
parting to welcome me with cool elegance.
A swath of frost lies over her boughs.

Hong Chun Zhang  b.1971
60s, from the series Long Hair 2016 (detail)

Woman's robe with floral decoration
19th century

detail

Jasmin Sian (b.1969
Garden 2, 2013
Sheep pow wow under Texas redbud tree 2013
Garden 1, 2013
Chocolate tree with donkey and sheep 2013

Dragon bangle bracelets  1850-1870

Gai Qi  1774-1829
Farewell to Spring Briar Roses

Casually, she coils her hair atop her head

and dons simple robes,

flowers are already withering

She, a beauty, is most nostalgic about the Spring, 

She breaks off a flowering branch for 

a closer look

details for fans

detail of above

detail of above

And for prep to my trip to Rome:
Fra Angelico
Christ on the Cross, the Virgin, Saint John the Evangelist, and
Cardinal Torquemada  1453-54

And Michelangelo's first influential teacher
Domenico Ghirlandaio
the Virgin and Child, c. 1480