Tag: Monday Mood

Mood: Monday

A photo previously posted here was of a 2021 painting by Chris Rivers, Neptune.

What I listened to while I wrote Sunday. The great Annie Lennox with Diva; Medusa; and Bare. I hope to get a lot more writing done today if things go well.

Today is the new moon, a good time to set intentions. It sounds significant this month, so I’m including this link to Kevin at Body, Mind, and Soul if you’re interested in hearing more.

Mood: Monday

A photo previously posted here was of Night Sky Painting, 2015, acrylic on canvas, by artist Hyoyoun Lee, Korea.

I got up this morning and started writing so intently that I forgot to turn on music. At some point, I played the next four “H” CDs, all from the spectacular John Hiatt.


John Hiatt: Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan; Overcoats; Walk On; and Perfectly Good Guitar.

If you think you don’t know any John Hiatt, you may have heard his songs covered by (deep breath, Wikipedia): Rosanne Cash, Aaron Neville, B.B. King, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Chaka Khan, Albert Lee, Dave Edmunds, Delbert McClinton, Desert Rose Band, Emmylou Harris, Eric Clapton, Iggy Pop, I’m with Her, Jeff Healey, Jewel, Jimmy Buffett, Joan Baez, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Cocker, Keith Urban, Linda Ronstadt, Mandy Moore, Maria Muldaur, Marti Jones, Nick Lowe, Paula Abdul, Paulini, Rodney Crowell, Marshall Crenshaw, Ry Cooder, Suzy Bogguss, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Searchers, Three Dog Night, Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel, Don Henley, and Willy DeVille. The Dutch singer-songwriter Ilse DeLange recorded the album Dear John with nine of his songs.

Mood: Monday

Previously, I posted a photo here of Machine, a pencil on paper work by the artist Stefan Zsaitsits from 2013.

The first six-plus hours of my day have been spent dealing with tech issues…and certainly not writing or any other fulfilling activity.

Even if you don’t have a mood guess for the art, feel free to drop a comment so I know you can see this and your comments are being published. Been dealing with website issues. Thanks!

Mood: Monday

I previously posted a photo of the oil and paper on canvas work, Guitar Solo, by artist John O’Donoghue.

I’ve fallen in love with John O’Donoghue’s work. On part of the printed material on this painting are the words “I want to run…hide…” I had already been thinking of a post for 1/16, sharing photos from my past, that would begin, “Do you ever want to run away to, and hide in, a certain moment from among your memories…”

Later, unrelated, I began searching Google images for something for today’s post, using the search term “art with guitar in the title.” This painting caught my eye from among many, and only after I decided to use it did I realize it contains lines from U2’s “Where the Streets Have No Name,” tying it in theme, if not level of talent, to a painting I did last year in honor of a character–all of which I’ll talk about more on my post a week from now, which is also a Monday. Probably I should have saved this entire thing for then, but I was so excited to discover a new-to-me artist, marveling again at the way the Universe assists us when we ask for and are open to answers. I’ll use another of O’Donoghue’s paintings on that post that more closely matches the memories I plan to share.

Hope you tune in again on the 16th for my follow-up.

Mood: Monday

I previously posted a photo of by an untitled oil on canvas painting by Forrest Bess.

Posting this in the wee hours of the morning and then hoping I can sleep through the night and wake up feeling better. Our weather’s beginning to change, with a freeze expected later in the week, and I think my body’s struggling to adjust, so I’m feeling a little rundown.

Happy birthday to Mark in England! I know you enjoyed a celebration with friends earlier in the month and hope you have a good “second” birthday on your actual date.


This is also the birth date of our late nephew Aaron. I can’t believe it’s been ten years since he died. He’s so deeply missed and loved. This photo is from a spontaneous trip David, Geri, Aaron, Tom, Debby, and I made to Galveston during Mardi Gras in 2011. I don’t remember who shot the photo. It’s a day that I always think of with happiness.