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concrete floors, good luck traditions, hand-painted floors, may day, rabbit rabbit, rabbits, the magic carpet, the morris dance
Rabbit Rabbit! Happy May Day!
Painting late into the night and into the wee hours of the morning, I realized that a new month sneaked up on me! The good luck first words of the day, Rabbit Rabbit, ran through my head! How many of you practice that tradition on the first day of each month?
This cute black and white rabbit roams the grounds of Hacienda Guachala in Cayambe Ecuador. It hip hops along the GPS point of latitude zero – how magical is that?!
Rabbit rabbit, have you ever heard of the Morris dance?
Today is also May Day, and many schools will hold activities in celebration of the outdoors. I will never forget when I worked in a design studio for a UK company, and one of our very-reserved supervisors broke out in an impromptu Morris dance! I will forever treasure that memory!
I worked extremely late last night painting details on the ‘magic carpet’ section of the bodega floor. In a few hours, the first coat of protective varnish will be applied. Would you like a sneak peek at details?
Barbara suggested that I cut a peep hole in the upstairs’ floor in order to take the best photo of the magic carpet! There are a few more tiny details to add when the light is better, and then it’s varnish time!
Thanks for tuning in! Rabbit rabbit and have a great May Day!
Z
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That Rabbit is so cute!! No I’ve never heard of the Morris dance….so thanks for enlightening me on that. My niece Donna was born on May 1 so it has always had a special meaning other than just May Day. Can’t believe the beautiful floor with all of your added extra details! It’s just your way of making it even more special…So are you going to cut that hole in the floor upstairs…hehehe….. Sure miss having that “co-pilot seat” Hope you finally get a full nights sleep sometime soon….
Hugs to you my friend!
hey.. i’m about to catch three or four more hours’ sleep now – hoy!
i wish you were here to help cut the hole.. after all, who will hold my feet and keep me from falling through?
you’ll have to teach your group the morris dance later this morning!
thanks for the feedback! you’re here in spirit!
z
“Rabbit, rabbit!!”
I have to say
today’s the day,
the first of May
when everyone
goes out to play,
and dance with ribbons
bright and gay.
I think each month
I’ll make a habit
of starting them
with “Rabbit, rabbit!”
Love and peace,
Jody
you, my dear jody juanita, are a treasure! get that blog of yours going, por favor! the wordpress world will love you! z
I have never heard this but love it! 🙂
it’s my pleasure to pass it along! friends from the UK told me about it about ten years ago in CR.
I have never heard about rabbit, rabbit, or the morris dance, but now I know! 🙂 Interesting, nice. And thanks a lot for the peek view, lovely details. Your are certainly a great artist. And even living like an artist. Happy May Day! 🙂
thank you! your may day is half over, and ours is just starting! i’m glad that you enjoyed learning about ‘rabbit rabbit’ and the morris dance! z
Z, you made me smile from ear to ear this morning. First cute rabbit, second loved your design for the bodega floor, wish I had your talent…last I loved the Morris dance, I have never seen that before..thanks for sharing, Nancy
good morning, sunshine! i’m glad that the Morris dance kicked off your day with a smile! it is my pleasure to have brightened your morning!
lisa/z
Love the Morris dance, I’ve seen it before , but can’t remember where. Wow, the shadows , the layering , all of the details are totally the zebra, I’m in awe 🙂 There goes the pom poms.. Get some rest (and don’t forget to eat), you gotta stay healthy dear friend
good morning! yes, i am about to go to sleep, and you would be proud that i stopped to eat TWICE during the night! i think i’ll go cook a biscuit or three, poach an egg and break out the stash of local honey! i’ll sleep like a baby!
z
“White rabbits” has been part of my routine for years. There’s an English woman at Weather Underground who introduced us to the custom, and now everyone in that community marks the first of every month in that way. Sandi always does a graphic for us, too. You can see this month’s here, at comment 112. And notice all the greetings others have brought her!
i tune into wunderground every hurricane season, especially when there’sone barreling toward central america. how great that everyone starts the month with that greeting! how great that you mentioned my post! thanks so much! be sure to tell them that i not only tune into the rabbit rabbit, but i also tune into wundergound/tropical!
thanks, amiga! have a great white rabbit kind of day!
z
Happy May Day! Love the painting! ~Scott
Thank you! Happy May Day to you as well!
Such a cute rabbit. I had completely forgotten about Rabbit Rabbit. Love the little butterfly.
thanks! … and i had forgotten about the maypole until someone posted about that!
Happy May Day z. Love your bodega floor!
thank you! happy may da/may month for you! z
That is so beautiful Z. The rabbit is cute too!
thank you! rabbits are one animal that everyone seems to love, unless, of course, it has nibbled all of the tender annuals in the yard! z
It sounds as if you speak from experience. I have had them nibble the snot out of freshly planted pine tree. Definitely not cute.
Exactly; I always planted about triple of what I wanted so that the rabbits could feast and still leave flowers! It wouldn’t be so funny if they destroyed a lot of pine saplings!
I’ve seen the snip off hundreds at a time.
ooh! that sounds like army worms clipping off emerging crops! the pines don’t recover, do they?
Some do, but most don’t because the clip them so low to the ground.
Your beautiful, fun post made me smile too, z! I appreciate so much you sharing your artwork with us. Thank you for posting the Morris dance 🙂
i am glad that you enjoyed it! it surely lightens the heart to watch that fun little dance!
Thanks for sharing the Morris dance video, Lisa. I had never heard of it before either. Was that in Ireland?
hey! you’re welcome. i’m not sure where it was, but it captured the light mood of the dance! z
wow Lisa those details make the flying carpet so real……..I would like to see this soon, today is “Labor day” for us, loved the rabbit!!
Love the sneak preview of the magic carpet and the beautiful bunny. Happy May Day to you Lisa. 🙂
thank you! i have one more detail that sits to my left and is about to be recorded on the piso! z
Can’t wait! 🙂
Cute rabbit, fun video, and the carpet is spectacular!
thank you! the carpet is all but finished. i keep finding little things to correct that no one would ever spot, but than again, in photos they show up, so i keep refining. i just spotted two more little details to fix! z
Latitude zero is where I would like to be at the moment!
i live just minutes of latitude south of that line. it’s magical for sure!
you are working hard, more than any rabbit would! or any drug dealer.
P.S.:
I’m impressed by your drone statement: “…Twice today, air force jets cruised over this coastal area, which they do quite often to try to catch any drug smugglers coming in by sea. One was very low – i’ve never in my life heard one careen overhead at such a low altitude …”
http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/a-question-and-feedbacks/
greetings!
Those shadow details on the floor are so amazing Lisa! Can’t wait to see it finished. Never heard of the song or the dance….but I love the idea 🙂
Happy May day, a day late!
hey amiga.. it must be night over there! thanks, as always, for finding the time to read and comment. you’re an amazing women! z
Not half as amazing as you 🙂
Love Jody’s poem. I have heard of May day, but not the rabbit, rabbit. You better watch the rabbits, as it may become rabbit x 4, then 8, the 16…
Ha! That made me laugh about the multiplying rabbits!
I will probably see Jody tomorrow and will tell her that she has fans!
I’m not familiar with the rabbit custom, but somewhere I think I saw Morris dancing, years ago. I LOVE that video! The bells, the accordions, the clack of the sticks, the costumes and the heavyset guy as light on his feet as the rest of them…the informality, the country setting, the whole thing is such a perfect May-ish thing to see. So thanks! I think your floor is done – I’ve been very busy the last few days so I’m catching up. Love the shadows –
thank you! i’m glad that the morris dance gave you such pleasure! yes, the floor is formally finished!
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