Mike Smale

A line of trees painted at a nature reserve near Cambridge.

A pen and watercolour woodland sketch at the Beechwoods nature reserve near Cambridge UK.
#watercolour #watercolor #enpleinair

‘Hey’ came before ‘hi,’ and ‘hi' came before ‘hello.’

‘Hi’ is most likely a variant of ‘hey.’

‘Hello’ is not related to either.

Goodbye.

Things must be changing quickly because that guy used to be all about helping out his neighbour-eenos.

An acrylic painting of a skeleton framed head and shoulders leering at a Chicago-style hot dog it is holding in its hend. The hot dog has a little face that is just two eye holes and a mouth hole, and some spooky, ghosty green ectoplasmic things are floating up out of the little face holes. No I don't know why either.

I have once again been way off w/r/t actual painting so I wanted to mess with something small and low stress and dumb with no attachment to how it was going to turn out and I think it's safe to say I accomplished that

A green Dilophosaurus with brown spots stands at the edge of a glass saucer and eyes a baked potato sliced in half with yellow and white cheddar cheese melted atop each slice. A light blue pot holder lies beneath the glass saucer.

Dilophosaurus is happy to finally have some real food.

#DailyDilophosaurus #Dilophosaurus #BakedPotato #Dinosaurs

Post a photo of you in another decade/century/millennium/era/eon.

First day of the First Grade, 1993.

Meet Myles…. Cuz he’s miles from being a heifer 😭 #OnlyCalves

Ancient 'weirdo' reptile graduated from 4 legs to 2 in adolescence

Ancient 'weirdo' reptile graduated from 4 legs to 2 in adolescence

T. rex took 40 years to reach full size, study finds Tyrannosaurus rex may have taken far longer to grow up than scientists once thought. By analyzing growth rings in fossilized leg bones from 17 tyrannosaur specimens and using new statistical methods, ...

That's because they coddle them too much now. Back in my day, it only took 20 years for T-Rexes to fully mature, because they had discipline. Spare the rod, spoil the terrible tyrant lizard.

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A green Dilophosaurus with brown spots stands before an orange and white tomcat with an orange smudge on his nose while standing on a beige rug with brown and red floral patterns. A black piano bench is partially visible in the far upper left.

Dilophosaurus is happy to be back home.

#DailyDilophosaurus #Dilophosaurus #Cats #Dinosaurs

Back home and washed of all the sweat and stink, can barley walk after being bedridden for three days, have more bruises (and a black eye) than I'd care to admit.

Heading home from the hospital, on seizure medication from now on, no abnormalities in the brain but no idea what’s caused this.

I tried to buy a game at GameStop and was told the display cases only show what games they might have, not what games are in stock. I asked them if they have all the Funkos in the their display of Funkos and the guy said "most of them!"

I don't know what GameStop does anymore.

A green Dilophosaurus with brown spots stands before a white, empty hospital urinal atop a moveable table. Various cups, cards, and bottles decorate the table.

Dilophosaurus wonders what the heck that thing is.

#DailyDilophosaurus #Dilophosaurus #Hospital #Oddities ##Dinosaurs

Just had an MRI so I should know more soon.

Had another seizure, heading north to the larger hospital for to the night and an MRI, updates tomorrow.

Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: 7. Reverie (Träumerei), by Mike Smale from the album Robert Schumann: Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15

Another glimpse in my Schumann record...

#BandcampFriday #Piano #ClassicalPiano #ClassicalMusic #Schumann #Music #MusicSky

A green Dilophosaurus with brown spots gets a little tangled in a Swiffer duster with a yellow handle and blue and white dusting pad. Both are atop a green throw under a dramatic light.

Dilophosaurus gets lost in the dusting.

#DailyDilophosaurus #Dilophosaurus #SpringCleaning #Zanzibar #Dusting #Dinosaurs

Earwig Rising, by Mike Smale 5 track album

I always have to share my first original EP, it's from where my username comes.

#BandcampFriday #Techno #Electronic #ElectronicMusic #DanceMusic #EDM #Music #MusicSky

Orion, a black and white domestic short hair cat in his giant "elephant bed" as we called it. You can't see it here, but he had a perfect little white tip on his tail.

Kitten on a String, by Mike Smale from the album Finger Food

I recorded this the day my cat Orion passed seven years ago, and it was renamed for him afterwards. A little sentimentality behind the track.

#BandcampFriday #Blues #Jazz #BluesPiano #Piano #Improvisation #Music #MusicSky

Ducks enjoying the deep freeze a few weeks ago.

Romance for Piccolo Bass, by Mike Smale from the album Wild Raspberries

If you've never heard of a piccolo bass before, well here it is. All of my social profile pics were taken when promoting this one as a single at the end of '19.

#BandcampFriday #Music #MusicSky #BassGuitar #PiccoloBass

Glass Slopes, by Sophie Kazandjian 13 track album

I also highly recommend the records by Sophie Kazandjian, beautiful piano works that I made sure to get today.

#BandcampFriday #Piano #PianoMusic

Black Cake II, by HEXSYSTEM 14 track album

If you're over on Bandcamp today, also check out HEXSYSTEM's "Black Cake II." I had put this one off for far too long and am so glad that I finally picked it up.

#BandcampFriday #ElectronicMusic

Text from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. It reads: "Dawn of The Final Day -24 Hours Remain-"

The local ice cream stand opens tomorrow for the season, only one day remains to wait.

Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: 1. About Strange Lands and People, by Mike Smale from the album Robert Schumann: Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15

Happy #BandcampFriday, have some Schumann to get started!

#Music #MusicSky #ClassicalMusic #Piano #ClassicalPiano

A green Dilophosaurus with brown spots stands on top of a white electrical plug and eyes a pink Dimetrodon as an alternative energy source vie his sail and, therefore, wind power. Both are atop a white drawer with a second drawer in the background. A red ball and booklet covered in yellow and pink tulips is visible inside the background drawer through the transparent sides.

Dilophosaurus attempts to utilize sail power.

#DailyDilophosaurus #Dilophosaurus #Dimetrodon #AlternativeEnergy #Dinosaurs #Synapsids

Watch out, puppies.

Easter Yeggs, my favourite and I love the Dead End Kid.