Cold Beans & Daylight

There ya go!

Cold Beans and Daylight

Debut the end of September 2025

My YouTube channel name! 

Yay for me!

Here’s the story.

You know the question:

If a tree falls in the woods, then does it make a sound?

Well, this morning in a dark room, I open the blinds to see daylight! I’m thinking then, it’s like a tree in the forest, if the blinds aren’t open, then is there daylight!?

I laugh aloud as I go over to the tiny kitchen to cook breakfast. I decide on one egg and some cold canned beans (maple flavor).

Right then and there, with my thoughts all jolly and whatnot, I tell myself that is a great YouTube channel name, Cold Beans and Daylight. It fits my quirky personality. And, it has a genuine story. 

An Internet search results in nobody online using cold beans, as a brand or profile name. Cold beans as part of a title but not in the context of my channel name. The domain name, cold beans, is available for over five thousand dollars.  In other words, my made up channel name is good to use as it does not step on anyone’s toes. 

Back in the 1980s my mother served cold baked beans at a family barbecue. I was appalled! Outraged! Disgusted! Over reaction city I was. 

Then I tried them, after I was told they are safe to eat right out of the can.

Cold beans and potato salad with garden relish has been my favorite summer meal since then.

My YouTube channel may not be the biggest or most popular someday, but it will be lots of fun for me. 

Summer Updates

Inking lines has begun

Updates on current artwork has a Monday morning type of going to be a fun week vibe. Malaise had been grabbing me aside whenever it wants to. I have been very hesitant to select which lines to ink because in this style of drawing, mistakes can mean starting over completely. 

The second ink and watercolor drawing is a go with the flow with no or very little planning. It is more relaxing to do because I can play with mistakes to turn them into successes.

Abstract drawing in progress

Elsewhere…

Last week the side of my left leg banged into something sharp. I don’t remember what it was. When the plum size bruise is noticed, I start looking for things at that level. Trying to match up a bruise with an object is probably one of the weirdest experiences of my summer thus far. 

The object might be my iron framed coffee table. If I was getting off the sofa, the leg could have made contact then. 

I have been careful this summer to avoid (most) injuries, wear sunscreen and use bug spray. I think I’ve had one mosquito bite early in the season. 

The weather here has been dry or downpour season, an indoors or maybe outdoors kind of summer. 

I missed the county fair due to a calendar mishap. I wrote down the wrong dates. 

A particular derp depression slump left me with widespread catching up to do. 

How is your summer going?

Summer Photograph: Ice Water

Water & Ice