As In a Dream— At West End Gallery
Humans are amphibians — half spirit and half animal…. As spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time. This means that while their spirit can be directed to an eternal object, their bodies, passions, and imaginations are in continual change, for to be in time means to change. Their nearest approach to constancy, therefore, is undulation—the repeated return to a level from which they repeatedly fall back, a series of troughs and peaks.
–C. S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters (1942)
Taken from C.S. Lewis‘s satirical novel, these are the words in a letter from a senior Devil, Screwtape, to his nephew, Wormwood, who is a not yet fully a Devil, only a Tempter. I like its description of humans as amphibian creatures who attempt to exist in both the world of the timeless spirit and of the timebound physical world, with their only consistent trait being that are constantly changing.
I kind of see things in the same way. I don’t know if that would have made me a Devil in Lewis’ eyes. Doesn’t really matter, I guess.
Anyway, I am still on break but felt that I still had to share a piece of Sunday Morning Music. It’s become so ingrained and obligatory that it would nag at me if I didn’t at least make this small effort. So, without further ado, here’s a bluegrass take on Pink Floyd‘s classic Time with a short foray into their Breathe Reprise at the end. This is from the Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Greensky Bluegrass. a modern bluegrass group that feels more Phish-y than Bill Monroe. I like their treatment of this song and I very much like their name. Sounds like a title for one of my paintings. Maybe it will be someday. Who knows?
Now, have to run– time is short for this amphibian….
Redtree Times 
We went to First Friday, which is an art walk in Binghamton and went to a few art galleries. Jeff was looking at the artworks with a different perspective since watching you paint. He felt it made a profound impact on his appreciation for the process. Thanks so much for educating us!
Glad to hear that, Lucy! And by the way, thanks again for coming out to the demo and the catnip and dried sardines. The cats loved them, the catnip a little more than the sardines. All my best!