–It is mid-October and we have been blessed with lovely weather here on the island. As I type this post at Port Cafe, the wind outside is slightly crisp, coming from the north, gusting at just under 47 km/h. The skies are clear, the bay quiet…Paroikia too. There are few tourists here now which gives the place a charm and solitude I crave after the long, hot, crowded summer. Cafes and tavernas are closing earlier in the evening, sometimes not opening until the weekend. I love it.
–I have begun printing the small images for my “cafe-CAFE” show to be held late in November. I have printed four images so far, on Ilford Warmtone paper using the two-developer process I have come to rely upon. The pieces are all from 35mm negatives and are all from the same cafe I frequent. The show will be mounted there too. I’ll send an E-nouncement to all…
–I have purchased a new set of panniers for my mountain bike (mine are red), the old pair literally coming apart at the seams. They served me well for a year. What do you expect for 27 Euros? The new pair were significantly more expensive but they are of a much higher quality. One friend joked that I will probably get a new bike before I replace them. Not that I need a new bike, mind you…I’ll post a picture or two via Flickr in the next few days.
–A good friend and colleague is having a wonderful exhibit this weekend here on Paros. Jun-Pierre Shiozawa is a painter who has been working on a series of portraits for the past year. He will hang 29 pieces for the opening this Saturday evening at 20:00 hrs. I will attend gratefully and gladly and then I must board the late night ferry to the island of Naxos. The next day is the Naxos mountain bike race, in which I will ride. I am fortunate to be able to do both.
So it is a week of art, photography and bike riding…Superb!
–JDCM
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