I love the prospect that this image holds for the record. Even if the music didn’t hold up, the atmosphere of possessing an “imaginary kingdom” of one’s own is absolutely thrilling. Quite apart from the ravages of loneliness are the epic potential each of us have for creativity, friendship, travel, personal change etc.
It’s such a spectacular image: the treed sky and of course birds. What time of day is it? Maybe it’s always the same time the keeps offering itself. Wearing a medieval walled city for a hat! Then there’s the watercolor face drawing with an unapologetic nose and dark sport coat the is absorbed by the lower darkness. What do the eyes tell us: It’s alright. This is your chance again.
the artwork is done by Debaser (Aaron Hayward & David Homer}