It’s hard for me to believe it’s been six months since Starbuck was born. Time has just flown by, and baby activities were only the beginning. Little time to update the old blog. I think the best journal of the past six months since the baby’s birth has been the contributions to my Flickr gallery. It’s a visual record of all we’ve seen and done, with over 170 images of baby photos alone. We decide from the onset to involve and expose baby Starbuck to as many of our normal activities as possible. We want a social, outgoing baby. The weather here is rather mild, allowing us to transport the little guy without concern of exposing him to extremes. He goes where we go.
Starbuck was out and about at at couple of month of age. Aside for our regular walking errands to neighborhood shops and services, he traveled to dogs shows, sheep herding practice, a couple of grown-up parties, Tucson and Yuma road-trips. He’s met his older bother and sister, grandma Yadira, and Great Grandma Evelyn, and many of our friends.
This first photo is on Casey and myself shopping at Zam Zam International Market. We’re picking up a couple of Jarrritos Mandarin flavores soda from Mexico and a package of Greek bread, both favorites at home. On this occasion Casey got a little help from nice Muslim woman, exposing his face a bit more for the photo. At the time he could barely see over the edge of the Baby Bjorn (that orange baby-carrier thing).
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Anyone else tired of this look?
I wonder if 38 year-old Shepard Fairey was aware of the visual phenom he would start when he designed Obama’s iconic posters. The art is a nice mix of Communist propaganda and graffiti stencil styles in muted blues and the Commie red, all in the “big face” trademark of OBEY GIANT. I truly enjoyed its debut.
Faireys
Unfortunately the longest election season EVER has soured me on this look. I love the original, but I’ve grown weary of the knock-offs. Sure, sure, I get it, Obama changed your life. You have a new middle name and it’s Hussein. Well, super!
Enough! Please!
What’s next? Ronald McDonald in the Fairey style? This baby is cooked, please move on!
"Street" artist Fairey
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