Author Archives: Rogelio
The Power of the Human Mind
Not exactly the Queen’s English but this at least gives us some hope for texters, tweeters, twitterers, and emailers, for whom spelling does not seem to be a primary concern, or at least, for whom typos seem to be second … Continue reading
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The Country – Too Much Uncooked Meat Running Around
When we arrived at our upstate house last week we were confronted with this doe, with a “what the hell do you think you are doing here” expression on its face. To some folks this is very cute. To Helga … Continue reading
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Giving AT&T a Hand
Guido Daniele, from Milan, Italy, has created these remarkable images for an ad campaign for AT&T. Look carefully – other than the phone, everything here, the leaves, the trees, the animals, are entirely painted hands. Click here to see the … Continue reading
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Hit by a Mini-Twister
New York is not exactly Alabama, but last night, out of nowhere, a violent thunder and lightning display, a mighty roaring noise, and while we wrestled unsuccessfully to try to close the front door against the incredible wind, a mini-twister … Continue reading
Warm Enough for You?
This is the time of the year in the US when you suddenly don’t need the heating set on 68 Fahrenheit (20 Celcius) any more. We were looking however at a couple of old room thermometers we own, one from … Continue reading
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Thomas Heatherwick at TED
At the TED conference in March this year Thomas Heatherwick gave a short but wonderful presentation of some of his current work and thinking, which is very much outside the box. Click here to see Thomas Heatherwick’s presentation at TED. … Continue reading
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Disappeared but not Forgotten
This week, to draw attention to the “disappearance” of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, his sculpture consisting of twelve separate bronze sculptures, each one representing one of the animals in the Chinese Zodiac, has been installed in Grand Army Plaza in … Continue reading
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Bubble Boy
Never a dull day in Central Park. We rarely walk through without something going on. This morning, a guy making giant soap bubbles just for the fun of it. If only these could be frozen in time and left there. … Continue reading
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Art, Art, Art
The rear end of a rapidly tarnishing gilded bronze of General William Tecumseh Sherman being painted by a none too friendly artist (as it turned out) with a straw hat, about to be cocooned by the spider-like public art piece by … Continue reading
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Spring in Central Park
Arriving back in New York at this time of year is not exactly a chore. The forsythia and cherries are just blooming and Central Park is as wonderful as ever. This photo was taken yesterday on our daily walk through … Continue reading
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