abderian	Cartoon courtesy of  Drew Dee...whose website: Toothpaste for Dinner is only one of  the addictive digital playgrounds he and wife Natalie have created and maintained.  A IS FOR... Given to incessant or idiotic laughter
abecedarian	A person who is learning the alphabet
abligurition	Excessive spending on food and drink
accubation	The practice of eating or drinking while lying down
aeolist	A pompous windy bore who pretends to have inspiration
agelast	A person who never laughs
agerasia	The state of looking younger than one actually is
alphamegamia	The marriage between a young woman and an older man
anopisthography	The practice of writing on one side of the paper
apodyopsis	The act of mentally undressing someone

Idea whose time has come:

Genetically re-engineered mosquitos who suck fat instead of blood. 

BUT UNTIL THEN, THERE'S: 

Mosquito Deleto, the Electronic Swatter, Mosquito PowerTrap, Mosquito Terminator, Mosquito Magnet, the Bug Zapper, Mosquito Control Plus, the Solar Mosquito Guard, the Dragonfly Mosquito System, Mosquito 'Cognito, the Sonic Web and Insectivoro...not to mention all the lotions and sprays. 

BUT SUMMER IS OVER AND ONLY THE GREEN AND BLACK FLIES ARE STILL BUZZIN ON THE BAY IN THE SPRINGS, AND EVEN THEY SEEM TO BE LOSING THEIR MOJO. 

And now with the cool air having sent all the "some-are-people" back to whence they came, the place looks and feels even more idyllic than ever, though it doesn't entirely  make up (for we newly addicted Stand-Up-Paddling junkies)  for the fast dropping water temperature. 

About 1/4 mile from our house is Gerard Drive, which bisects a narrow peninsula with Gardiner's Bay on one side and the  shallow Acabonic marsh/harbor on the other.  Searching for images, I discovered an artist and fellow Blogspot Blogger who has painted various scenes of the area.  Her name is Tina Duryea and her site is: http://tinaduryea.blogspot.com/. 

Some of her work follows with her descriptions:

A different section of my favorite road, Gerard Drive in Amagansett.  I started this painting on site and finished it in the studio.

Accabonac Boats - 32" x 48" - Oil on Wood Panel - This winter I visited some friends out in East Hampton.  Their family home is in an area known as the Springs, perhaps most famous for being the location of Jackson Pollacks studio.  The Accabonac Marsh is one of my favorite types of water bodies.  A salty marsh, separated from Gardners Bay by a Sandy spur of land.  I think I could paint here for years and never get tired of the different views of sea, sky and water.

Gerard Drive II -

Clamdigger, The Springs - East Hampton, 32" x 48"

While visiting friends in the Springs this past March we saw someone digging for Clams in the Accabonac Marsh.

...and "A" is also for Arlen, as in Harold Arlen, who penned this gem with lyrics by Ted Koehler.  To some ears, this may seem a pretty simple and lightweight confection, but I've been playing with it for a few days and finding all sorts of wonderful possibilities in the voicings to bring out the inherent "Blues" that seems to run through all the great Arlen songs.  Even Somewhere Over the Rainbow can be played with a more than a touch of blue colorings--which  to me makes it even more affecting.  This is (the wonderful) Catherine Russell doin it with a combo that includes the always tasty Matt Munisteri* on guitar.  

BTW:  if at first you get a "Video currently not available" message on the screen, just refresh the page on top of your browser...then start video again...that usually works. 

* My Thanks to Dave S. for turning me on to him!