Cathy Cullis

Sixty-six years
Piling sins,
I leap into hell -
above life and death.
Dogen

I have not been inspired by many living artists during the past 10 years. All of my heroes are dead.

So it was a nice surprise to be inspired from a book written by a living artist, Cathy Cullis, Cherry Blossoms for the Heartbroken.

The past two days I worked on 2 recent photographs exposed in my home when the sun was setting. In each picture I added a drawing by Ms. Cullis, and then added words to finish the picture off. I made sure to include her name in the picture, and I emailed the artist asking her if she minded me making these pictures. Since I am not making these for profit, I am hoping she won't object.

Awesome bike ride today. Rode 1 hour around the cemetery, never losing speed, and I was smart enough to wear two pair of socks and warmer shoes.

Walking home from work I stopped at a massage therapists and asked if they could help loosen up my leg. Rick, the owner, took me back into his mini gym and had me get into various stretch positions to determine my problem. He said I was extremely inflexible, no surprise, as I have never been able to touch my toes. He was knowledgeable about running, and revealed that he had helped a Canadian 3k champion reach a PR through his massage/stretching techniques.

I was sold, and signed up for a 1 hour leg massage tomorrow. It sets me back 60 bucks, but if it helps even a tiny bit it will be worth the money spent.