Floating High on Blue Mesa

from the series "When Poppa brought the Rain Home"

Floating High on Blue Mesa

12" by 20"

This perspective is a little different.

I suppose it's an introspective angle.

There is the feeling for me that the world is still,

but sloshing.

As Poppa's rain cloud rolls over the top of a distant Mesa.

Burrow stands watch.

Red book in hand.

Time

the spiral

After being lost for 30 some years

This painting came back to us this week-end.

It's a long story.

The interesting part to me is what was written on it's back side--

Pink Ribbons for Anny 1975 Carter Holman.

Roxanne's (Anny we called her then) birthday is in a few days.

She was 3 years old when the painting was painted.

Our Dillon and Roxanne's picture taken about that time.

And here's Roxanne's Max and Kat today.
Kat's favorite color is Pink!

I can't remember Roxanne being excited about any color-

except black in her Goth period,

but there must have been something

because the ribbons were Pink! for her.

Time in a spiral.
The same, but not.

Happy Birthday Roxanne!