An eye for detail

Don -- the neighbor who works at Duval House -- called the other day. We like hearing from him: Besides being a nice guy, he walks past the house a half-dozen times a day, and keeps a good eye on it.

But his news was surprising: "There was a guy painting your place this morning." Roy back to touch up something he'd missed on the exterior? "I mean, he was across the street and doing a painting. He's good, and he said it was one of the prettiest places on the island.

"He said he'd give me a picture of the painting when it was done. I'll send it along to you."

And so he did, and here is the shot of Richard Matson's acrylic on board, 8 inches by 6.

Robert, of course, wants a whole-house portrait, and I'm sure there will be opportunities for that.

But I'm with Mies -- God is in the details -- and I like this one a lot.