Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Lucas Cranach And Happy Birthday, Mister Fox



who are you in this picture? it was mysteriously sent to be by a man turning 60 who said he was the fellow in the wheelbarrow far left. oh who am i kidding? that was no stranger, that was the brilliant nick fox, husband to fay weldon. i replied as well i could:


You must not pity me because my sixtieth year finds me still astonished. To be astonished is one of the surest ways of not growing old too quickly.

-Colette

5 comments:

George said...

I'm amazed a lot. Does amazed hold hands with astonished? Or, do they diverge at some point, seeking clarity>

FINNABLOG said...

no, but they begin to quibble and then they break up.

George said...

I'm that guy off to the right talking to the three naked chicks. They all want me.

FINNABLOG said...

yes, i thought that was you. UNCANNY.

Polly Kahl said...

What an interesting painting. I'm not sure which one, but I'm one of the gals in the pool. That certainly gives me a wide range of body types to choose from.