I didn’t look up as I walked in and did not see this until I came out of the French Moderns exhibition.
It’s over the ticket desk. The special exhibition section is behind that and I was focused on getting paid ($15, not expensive) and getting in.
The permanent collection is mostly upstairs.
I was an Audible subscriber before Amazon bought them. I did not like that it made me an instant user of Amazon, but I like audiobooks a lot and I stayed.
I like ebooks a lot, too. I like backlighting and I like being able to highlight a word or phrase I’m not sure about and getting instant answers.
But, I really hate Bezos and his monopoly. So, I’m changing my ways.
Libro.fm is a way to buy audiobooks that pays a local bookstore. I was getting 2 credits a month from Audible for $24.67/month and 2 credits on Libro is $25.61/month. I can afford the extra dollar and I feel better about my purchase.
Bookshop.org is a way to buy ebooks that, also, supports a local bookstore. If you pick a store, they get 30% of the retail sale. If you don’t, that goes into a pot for all the booksellers they work with. They also do mail order of physical books.
Both have apps. I have chosen different bookstores because I like shopping at both of them and that feels fair.
It’s that time!!
When I bought this house, I got a mixed bag of daffodil bulbs. I wanted multiple clumps of single varieties. So, I put one of each in various places under the trees in the far back of our yard. Daffodils don’t spread as quickly as I thought they would. Also, there were fewer varieties in the bag than were on the label. But, they are still sunny yellow as Spring starts inching in.
This is very small.
So, I found the huge frame puzzling. (I’ve been noticing frames more in the last couple of years after a conversation with a friend about them.)
Makes me think of Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof. I don’t think that’s coincidental.
My cousin is a big fan so I texted the picture to him while I was there.
Another fairly small piece in the French Moderns exhibition. I don’t remember ever seeing this before and I’ve seen a decent amount of Monet’s work in books that I have never seen in person. I love the feeling of impending rain from the sky and waves. I can almost feel a cold wind.
I am the Audience 