Common GrackleBrooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1

Common Grackle Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1

i cannot stop myself from a) painting strawberries or b) adding little sparkles to my paintings

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The more I think about Chief/Chef, the more I like it, lol.

Lin has a casual tryst buddy that she gets to see when she is in Zaofu. Suyin is oblivious because she would never fathom her "uptight" sister would be interested in a former pirate. Lin gets the slight thrill of the scandal and gets to exchange meaningful glances while he serves their meals.

Most importantly, he is a chill dude around her own age (maybe a little younger). He isn't trying to push anything. AND, when she comes to visit, he always makes sure to cook all her favorite stuff.

Bonus: He's got big biceptsssss and forearms and can lift her up like a feather.

Why this also works: As a former pirate, he definitely has the nerve and isn't afraid or intimidated by her. He can tell the bark from the bite essentially.

Since he has worked at the Zaofu estate for well over a decade, if not from the beginning, he is privy to everything that has gone on over the years, especially since he talks with all the service workers behind the scenes. This provides an endless amount of entertaining dialogue as he regales all of Suyin's less than glamorous, and sometimes morally dubious, blunders from the start of Zaofu. He straight up roasts her for being a bit full of it sometimes, lol.

Ultimately, it's totally just a "we are having fun" thing and they are both good with that.

Guillaume Apollinaire, tr. by Anne Hyde Greet, from Calligrams; “Snapshot,”

Amsterdam - Manuel Di Chiara , 2017.

Italian, b. 1976 -

Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 110 cm.