We had a light snow yesterday evening, but it's supposed to get colder -- as if Zero (F) isn't cold enough. New suet in the feeders keeps the Woodpeckers coming around -- they'll wait out the Magpies.

MORE Footbarn Pictures at: Theater X-Net

Starring: Ida Rubinstein Belle Epoch Russian/Parisian beauty.
Ida's Places in Paris -- from my first jet-lagged day by the Seine.
Read more about Ida in Sisters of Salome by Toni Bentley

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In The Community: The encore presentation of my Footsbarn slide show was better paced. A strange coincidence occurred: A young student named Claudia was in the audience who's from the SAME region of France. She was happy to see sights from her home.
Those %$#@! Ace Powell miniatures should be on the Museum wall at last today. We are implementing ing new security measures. Hockaday Museum of Art

Media Watch: I watched a movie called Ballet Russes, about the twisted, branching, but still-traceable history of of the St. Petersburg dance company which brought Ballet into the 20th Century, and transplanted this magnificent art form across the globe.
Ida Rubenstein, patroness of this blog, seduced Paris, France during Ballet Russes premiere in 1909. After founder Diaghilev's death, George Ballanchine became famous in the West by coming in and going out of the company, which later split into two competing groups, and -- Hell, watch the frickin' movie -- it has it's own BALLET RUSSES WEBSITE, which is very much worth a perusal.

Ain't this a kick in the head?
Yvonne Craig (Then and Now) joined the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in 1954 at the age of 16, danced in the Corps de Ballet, and was promoted to soloist. After leaving in 1957, she went to Hollywood, appearing in 16 films and over 60 TV series. She is best known for her role as Batgirl on television.


Yvonne Craig choreographed her own stunts, which was smart. Bruce Lee was re-writing the stuntperson's manual on the same stages playing Cato on Craig's sister-production Green Hornet. If only the writing was better -- but it wasn't. Julie Catwoman Newmar watches her fellow dancer kicking high. Ms. Craig was never the sensual dynamo that Ms. Newmar was, but that's true for damn near every other actress in the world!