Yesterday was a great day. Well, they all are great days but yesterday we heard Jennifer Boyden read some of her poetry at the Lincoln City library. The poems we heard were amazing. It was like looking into someone’s head and seeing their visions articulated, in a pictorial way but with words. Funny, maddening, moving. Afterwards we had some very stimulating conversation with Jennifer and her husband Ian who is a visual artist and a poet. The other residents here are also great to talk with. It’s very refreshing to be with artists from disciplines other than music, and to hear them talk about how they work and think about things. The sun came out finally yesterday and is warming up the place again today. Last night I went with three other residents for a full-moon hike up to Cascade Head. The moon rose about the clouds and was glorious. The hike down in the dark was hard but I made it, obviously.
I’ve been using Kees Boeke’s Three Exercises in the morning for finger and reading work. I really like them. Current modern pieces I’m working on – Lux Aeterna by Markus Zahnhausen and Melodie by Louis Andriessen. Both fascinating and completely absorbing. 
