Your words and the layers of curiosity and passion in your explorations are parallel to my own...the gardens to explore and the artists. I also love macro images and drawing leaves 🍃
So many things in this post brought me joy, it was lovely to read again. I have just left the cinema after seeing the film about Maria Callas. I wept, it was beautiful and tragic like a good opera should be. I love the opera so much and feel it in my bones. I remember many years ago I gave your mama a cd of the mezzo soprano, Cecilia Bartoli - they are both educators and you can’t take their work in isolation you just feel inspired to research their references and it’s always such a nice thing to do.
Georgia O’Keeffe is in the air today, earlier I read a post about her relationship to clothing. I am reading the book you referred to “My Faraway One” the love letters - it’s a tome but well worth the read as you can almost imagine her speaking the words.
Botanical drawing is something. I have always wished I could do - I don’t have the skills but I have a friend who is very talented and it’s beautiful. My own grandmother was a herbalist and I think I secretly hoped that I would at least have the skills to draw but sadly not.
I have enjoyed this post so much and had forgotten about the connection between kusama and O’Keeffe- it was nice to be reminded and to see your photos of the exhibition.
This post has made my day today. Such beautiful references - especially hearing about viewing Saturn through a telescope- just magical.
That looks like such a beautiful place. I can understand the fascination with plants and also with microscopes. I worked in a laboratory for a while (not plant microscopy but microorganisms) and I just always loved to look at the very small details and patterns of things. Also connect to the thought about sometimes not finding out why something was/is not working for quite a long time afterwards on the journey.
I will. I think my wife and I are going to make a big road trip out of it. Driving across the country to visit relatives back east. We have started planning!
I’ll be visiting Sarasota soon and you’ve reminded me to make sure to visit the Gardens. It’s been a few years since I’ve been there and now I have even more wonderful anticipation of visiting.✌🏻
Ohh yay I’m so happy - and their new restaurant will be open by then, too!! A net positive restaurant with edible garden on the roof!! Let me know how you like it :))) 🌱🌱🌱🌱
Thank you Jesse for this wonderful and revealing portrait of such a special part of your life and of your experience at Selby Gardens. I had the good fortune to be in attendance for last weeks performance, as well as your mom’s appearance at Selby in November. The exhibit at Selby in 2022 featuring your mother and Robert changed my life, and made be a life long fan of your mother and of Selby Gardens. All my best to you. May nature and music nurture your soul.
The Mary Selby Botanical Garden sounds like an enchanting place and the Kusama exhibit looks great in pictures! I didn't know she had corresponded with G. O'Keeffe. Their work are so very different! I love them both immensely, having discovered them way into adulthood. I loved your story about Saturn. I had a very similar experience just last year. My partner finally bought a telescope, after dreaming about it for years. We live in a city, but we have a balcony on the 4th floor of our building, overlooking some backyards. He set up the telescope, pointed it, did some fine-tuning. Then he offered me to look in it. I thought he'd been watching a star. I looked into the telescope, it was a little blurry, I adjusted that and... it was Saturn. And just like you said, it was so perfect. Its rings so clear. Oh it was such a moving moment. Thanks for sharing your encounter with it!
Jesse, your love of learning is clearly evident in each of your posts. It's seems to me more a "passion for" rather than "a love of" because of the intensity you direct toward each endeavor. Learning does
open our eyes, opens doors, opens hearts and minds - all to the whole world, down to the thinnest
vein of a leaf. Even when not fully comprehending a subject I've immersed myself in, I still have the
sense that something new has entered my life. The lightbulb moment may or may not come - but
a connection is in the works. Here's to more journeys of discovery. Happy trails Jesse.
Another trip into yet another realm of wonder and awe…I am so grateful to you for taking the time to share, in your beautiful words, each of your magical experiences, opportunities to learn a plethora of different facts about so many interesting things our world has to offer. I always see things you write about a bit more clearly than I have seen them before. Much gratitude to you, always.
Such a beautiful post Jesse ! Your words and pictures as always touch my heart ! I love your enthusiasm for learning and for life ! The video and your pictures are truly wonderful . Thank you for bringing some much needed colour to this dark cold February night ! 🌹
I admire your positive attitude despite the big disappointments, especially after working so hard! It is an inspiring reminder that sometimes things just don‘t work out and we need to let go and move on, grateful for the experiences we had. You make it sound so organic, just part of life. Good luck with all that you do!
Your words and the layers of curiosity and passion in your explorations are parallel to my own...the gardens to explore and the artists. I also love macro images and drawing leaves 🍃
A beautiful reminder of what is within ✨️
Thanks
So many things in this post brought me joy, it was lovely to read again. I have just left the cinema after seeing the film about Maria Callas. I wept, it was beautiful and tragic like a good opera should be. I love the opera so much and feel it in my bones. I remember many years ago I gave your mama a cd of the mezzo soprano, Cecilia Bartoli - they are both educators and you can’t take their work in isolation you just feel inspired to research their references and it’s always such a nice thing to do.
Georgia O’Keeffe is in the air today, earlier I read a post about her relationship to clothing. I am reading the book you referred to “My Faraway One” the love letters - it’s a tome but well worth the read as you can almost imagine her speaking the words.
Botanical drawing is something. I have always wished I could do - I don’t have the skills but I have a friend who is very talented and it’s beautiful. My own grandmother was a herbalist and I think I secretly hoped that I would at least have the skills to draw but sadly not.
I have enjoyed this post so much and had forgotten about the connection between kusama and O’Keeffe- it was nice to be reminded and to see your photos of the exhibition.
This post has made my day today. Such beautiful references - especially hearing about viewing Saturn through a telescope- just magical.
Thank you.
have you seen this beautiful deep dive into Georgia O’Keeffe’s personal style that has been making the rounds here on Substack ??!
https://fubuku.substack.com/p/a-dive-into-georgia-okeeffes-curated?r=3i3zdo&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true
That looks like such a beautiful place. I can understand the fascination with plants and also with microscopes. I worked in a laboratory for a while (not plant microscopy but microorganisms) and I just always loved to look at the very small details and patterns of things. Also connect to the thought about sometimes not finding out why something was/is not working for quite a long time afterwards on the journey.
I will. I think my wife and I are going to make a big road trip out of it. Driving across the country to visit relatives back east. We have started planning!
I’ll be visiting Sarasota soon and you’ve reminded me to make sure to visit the Gardens. It’s been a few years since I’ve been there and now I have even more wonderful anticipation of visiting.✌🏻
Ohh yay I’m so happy - and their new restaurant will be open by then, too!! A net positive restaurant with edible garden on the roof!! Let me know how you like it :))) 🌱🌱🌱🌱
Thank you Jesse for this wonderful and revealing portrait of such a special part of your life and of your experience at Selby Gardens. I had the good fortune to be in attendance for last weeks performance, as well as your mom’s appearance at Selby in November. The exhibit at Selby in 2022 featuring your mother and Robert changed my life, and made be a life long fan of your mother and of Selby Gardens. All my best to you. May nature and music nurture your soul.
The Mary Selby Botanical Garden sounds like an enchanting place and the Kusama exhibit looks great in pictures! I didn't know she had corresponded with G. O'Keeffe. Their work are so very different! I love them both immensely, having discovered them way into adulthood. I loved your story about Saturn. I had a very similar experience just last year. My partner finally bought a telescope, after dreaming about it for years. We live in a city, but we have a balcony on the 4th floor of our building, overlooking some backyards. He set up the telescope, pointed it, did some fine-tuning. Then he offered me to look in it. I thought he'd been watching a star. I looked into the telescope, it was a little blurry, I adjusted that and... it was Saturn. And just like you said, it was so perfect. Its rings so clear. Oh it was such a moving moment. Thanks for sharing your encounter with it!
Jesse, your love of learning is clearly evident in each of your posts. It's seems to me more a "passion for" rather than "a love of" because of the intensity you direct toward each endeavor. Learning does
open our eyes, opens doors, opens hearts and minds - all to the whole world, down to the thinnest
vein of a leaf. Even when not fully comprehending a subject I've immersed myself in, I still have the
sense that something new has entered my life. The lightbulb moment may or may not come - but
a connection is in the works. Here's to more journeys of discovery. Happy trails Jesse.
Again, a most beautiful post, reminding me of many of my own microscope and telescope experiences, truly seeing with child’s excitement.
Another trip into yet another realm of wonder and awe…I am so grateful to you for taking the time to share, in your beautiful words, each of your magical experiences, opportunities to learn a plethora of different facts about so many interesting things our world has to offer. I always see things you write about a bit more clearly than I have seen them before. Much gratitude to you, always.
What a beautiful trip!
Such a beautiful post Jesse ! Your words and pictures as always touch my heart ! I love your enthusiasm for learning and for life ! The video and your pictures are truly wonderful . Thank you for bringing some much needed colour to this dark cold February night ! 🌹
Such a lovely post! You and your mother have created such enchanting lives for yourselves. I am in awe!
I admire your positive attitude despite the big disappointments, especially after working so hard! It is an inspiring reminder that sometimes things just don‘t work out and we need to let go and move on, grateful for the experiences we had. You make it sound so organic, just part of life. Good luck with all that you do!
Quanta bellezza. Thank you Jesse for this wonderful post! So many interesting things. 😊🪴☮️🌿❤️