I love this scene!

Shouldn't everyone cycle with art work between their handle bars?

Just remember, anybody can be exact............

but................an.................artist............... CREATES!

Thanks for taking the time to peek at the JEN ZONE today.

Also....

....It's time to fetch those wool blankets from your linen closet...

....as....

.....fall is cascading from the mountain tops and down to the valley floor.....

...with...

.....cool brisk autumnal breezes quaking parched summer foliage........ sloughing off leaves that sway downward like a soft silent snow.

Hug your loved ones, and your animals, and your stuffed teddy bear friends as you retreat to slumber this evening.

(Read a book for goodness sakes!)

....AS...

.....tomorrow is not promised....

-jj

She sleeps wherever she pleases.

Sleeping underneath the stars, lamp posts and humankind shine above the man-made asphalt of the gridded Valley floor.

Hot round slab of concrete conveniently made into a sound solid bed.

She places her head on the cutting block and trusts that no one cares.....her feet lifted toward the midnight sky.

Let her dreams fill her soul with quiet restful bliss

as

the nightmare of her life drifts away for a bit.

Author's notation: Had to take this picture last evening as I cruised in front of California's State Capitol building.

I had just finished a great work out and as usual chose to drive down the capitol corridor checking out the aesthetically, lit, land mark building of the State Capitol.

Off this subject...

I find myself feeling a wee bit sick in spirit today as I am realizing (hopefully all will be okay) that some very personal, irreplaceable, music tapes I recorded of my vocals & lyrics may have been stolen.

A lower life form cracked open my a storage unit and sifted through my belongings.

Truthfully, I was feeling semi-okay with it all yesterday when I made face to face contact with the below-hill-billy-white-trash-meth-using-rednecks that CLAIM they were "helping" me out by reorganizing my personal possessions.

Welp....the greatest thing of all is that I see these low-lifes didn't steal my families heirloom baby cradle.

I am grateful and relieved about that situation.

Truthfully, the cradle was/is all I cared about recovering.

BUT...............

of course I've had time to contemplate what's been added to my uneven pallet today

and

  I'm hoping that the box of our families favorite childhood books is locateble

along with my vinyl record album collection.

We'll see.....eeeee......

I'm just pleased to be moving forward with relocating my JUNK and I'm going to try to weed my collection of possessions down to a fine, sorted core.

Such is life.

&

I'll be okay with whatever is revealed after I breath in deeply and swallow the hurt and emptiness away.

Can one really do that? - Swallow hurt and emptiness away?

The answer is through forgiveness of yourself and others.....

but

this

method

can

be

hard

to

come

by

and

takes

a

lot

of

work

but

can

be

done.

Peace to you!

Let it be....

Thanks for taking the time to enter my J ZONE today.

I'll be shifting and packing hopefully not too many hours today. We'll see.....eeeee...

Life is good.

I'm a genuine road-dog.....I strongly advise you pick ME for your team.

 SMART thing!

~ Good-bye ~

Mr. Goodykaatz smiled at the moon but chose not to entertain it.

The moon stayed solid in the shimmering heavens and beamed light within her (Estrella's/Star's) loving and accepting heart.

Out of the shadows I choose to move forward to share my love and gifts with others.

Vows

of

aesthetic beauty

reveal inner truths.

A sampling of the meat and potatoes of mankind's spirit to feast upon.

Just remember: Ethics before aesthetics.

What do you think happened to Squeezie Mc Juice?

How do you think 'The Squeeze" died?

We would appreciate any leads or advice regarding the unsolved case of this beloved entertainer.

Was it murder.....suicide.....overdose.....mafia.....lover.....accident?

Can you add any information or use your imagination to help us investigate this story?

Note: SQueeEze Mc Juicer's lover, Manda Rin, has been missing since the day after Mc Juicer's body was found.

Manda Rin's Girlfriend, Marma Laide Blossom has not been seen since Mc Juicer's death.

If you know  of any circumstances, and/or the whereabouts of Miss Rin, or her partner, Miss Blossom, please contact the Citrus Union Authorities.

One orange death is one too many.

Why would anyone want to squash 'The Squeeze'?

(a moment of silence please...)

BTW, Better Plants & Garden's will be celebrating the life of The Squeeze at the Green Thumb Country Club & Community Center.

The G.T. C. is also offering a cash reward for anyone who may know more info. re: this case.

Thanks for peeking

-jj

Citrus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Citrus
Mandarin Orange (Citrus reticulata cultivar)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Subclass: Rosidae (unranked): Eurosids I Order: Sapindales Family: Rutaceae Subfamily: Aurantioideae Tribe: Citreae Genus: Citrus L.
Species and hybrids
Important species: Citrus aurantifolia – Key Lime Citrus maxima – Pomelo Citrus medica – Citron Citrus reticulata – Mandarin Orange & Tangerine Important hybrids: Citrus × aurantium – Bitter Orange Citrus × latifolia – Persian Lime Citrus × limon – Lemon Citrus × limonia – Rangpur Citrus × paradisi – Grapefruit Citrus × sinensis – Sweet Orange See also below for other species and hybrids.
Synonyms
Eremocitrus Microcitrus and see text

Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, originating in tropical and subtropical southeast Asia. The Latin word citrus was borrowed from ancient Greek kedros "cedar, juniper" probably through Etruscan. The Romans applied the word to several different trees with fragrant foliage or wood (compare the completely unrelated cedars)^[1]. The taxonomy and systematics of the genus are complex and the precise number of natural species is unclear, as many of the named species are clonally-propagated hybrids, and there is genetic evidence that even some wild, true-breeding species are of hybrid origin^[2]. Cultivated Citrus may be derived from as few as four ancestral species. Natural and cultivated origin hybrids include commercially important fruit such as the oranges, grapefruit, lemons, some limes, and some tangerines.

Recent research has suggested that the closely related genus Fortunella (kumquats), and perhaps also Poncirus and the Australian Microcitrus and Eremocitrus, should be included in Citrus. In fact, most botanists now classify Microcitrus and Eremocitrus as part of the genus Citrus.^[3]

Beauty is as beauty does.

A digitally manipulated version of a fellow chalk artist's rendition

of

Botticelli's The Birth of Venus.

First: Manipulated by nature's sunlight and shadow and leaves.

Second: Taken through Adobe Photoshop and tweaked around

with

different hues, saturation, brightness and contrast.

Above chalk illustration (previous to my playful tweaking) was created by an individual whom is part of the Natomas Arists group.

The Birth of Venus

Sandro Botticelli, c. 1482–1486

tempera on canvas

172.5 × 278.5 cm, 67.9 × 109.6 in

Uffizi, Florence (Above image & info. - Wikipedia)

(I was fortunate to see the original Botticelli masterpiece located at the Uffizi in Florence. -It is large & brilliant!)

You can make it over to Italy to see this Botticelli & much, much more if you so desire.

Same chalk image as above photographed more directly (not so much squashed, angular & slanted perspective.)

My fellow artist & companion, 'J', noticed the wonderful natural sun light streaming down alongside Venus' delicate features.

I captured the moment, and  took the above image through Adobe Photoshop and used different color and saturation filters along with tweaking with the brightness and contrast.

Another photo manipulation of a fellow chalk artists portrait.

First: Natural sunlight streamed across the chalked images eyes.

Second: Taken into Adobe Photoshop and cropped and manipulated through various filters.

Hey, Tiger!

-Won't you come out and PLAY ?

Above chalk image was part of a larger Alice in Wonderland themed sidewalk drawing.

Author's notation: I manipulated the heck out of it!

and....

had gads of fun while doing it.

Looks like wild kitty is jumping through a glowing, neon-green, ring-O- fire.

(okay, now I'm humming that famous Ring of Fire tune in my head....

I bet you'll be singing this tune all day through as well.)

(link) Johnny Cash- Ring of Fire 1968 (link)

Bring into your world sensations of joy and love.

AND.....

......remember to share it and show it.

Smiling never hurt nobody.

(well, maybe in certain circumstances....but, hey! I'm not the boss of your imagination.)

The hurt that dwells inside you gives you no pleasure.

Stay in the moment, and it'll sift away, and be parted into the celestial plane

and

 be dispersed until it is demolished by universal radiation.

(Ummmmm....I think I better be going now. Please don't quote me on the above dose of literature.

I can't prove that it is a fact. -It just came to me within a nanosecond.

It's now up to you and me to employ that advice.)

~ AND ~

Just remember.....YOU gotta take care O U.

-jj

Post Script: I'm sorry I was not able to properly note all of the artists names alongside their wonderful chalk works.

I photographed many finished and unfinished chalk works during Sacramento's Chalk-it-up, Labor Day, Charitable Festival.

My fellow artist friend, M took a photo of her sister with a provocative pose and wild perspective.

M & L put their talents together creating a lovely, & finely detailed chalk drawing

using their fingers and brush strokes to blend and highlight specific areas with great care.

O, and myself, filled in the rest of the logo design in with lots of pink.

Finished!

Note: I'm headed out to take a better picture of this gal using a ladder for better perspective before the sun comes up over the horizon.

Post Script: I've returned from the above noted trip with no luck.

I missed the opportunity.

The chalk drawings have been washed away by the parks sprinkler system.

I did manage to take some great shots of the blending and fading the water made upon them.

I'm using the above image for my personal avitar.

I plan to add this: http://www.swellsister.com/

to promote the Swell Sister Society. - A women Artist's Society.

Have a fine day, and trust all that comes your way is meant to be.

-jj