Still Lifes from Where I Sit, 1 & 2

One of my sunflowers, sitting in front of a water-damaged portrait of one of my great-great uncles. Morning light casts a lavender hue, exaggerated by the yellow of the flower.

 

Looking to the left of my computers today, this arrangement may be seen. My hippy side is obvious with my patchouly oils, Nag Champa incense and a psychic's pendulum. The creature in the back, dragon or gorilla, or something in between, was bought by my parents in 1951 in Japan. The cranberry genie bottle is from the '30s. There is also an antique railroad spike. They can be found all around the property from the tracks right next to us, just thrown onto Pink Gardens' acreage as they updated the tracks throughout the decades.