John Paul Davis

My name is John Paul Davis. I write poetry, build things on the web with code, make music and visual art. I love making things. This website is mostly about the things I make and do.

  1. Fog at the base of the treeline early morning in Van Cortlandt Park
    What Sound Does Fog Make?
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  2. The veteran rapper (re-)examines masculinity & maturity with wicked flow & his trademark wit, alongside an afterparty's worth of guests, all of them having a hell of a lot of fun.

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  3. A tree branch seems to grow parallel to a walkway made of wooden planks, along the John Kieran trail in Van Cortlandt Park
    Mimesis
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  4. Exploring the tension between emotional risk & emotional safety, the band embraces a big 1980s sound, allowing singer Maria McKee to widen the range of her powerful, heartfelt singing.

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  5. Two signs, one reading
    This Is Also New York City
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  6. Shadow of fern leaves against a concrete patio
    Overlaps
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  7. Cirrocumulus clouds above the sillhouette of a treeline along the Cross Country trail in Van Cortlandt Park
    You Get The Idea
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  8. Lily pads and the reflection of clouds in Van Cortlandt Lake
    Two Dances
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  9. A tree with lots of tree burls along the John Kieran Trail in Van Cortlandt Park
    The Long Afternoon Of Middle Age
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  10. A tree and a fence on either side of the John Kieran Trail in Van Cortlandt Park
    Praise This Temporary Canopy
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  11. Close-up of Aztec Marigolds
    One Day As A Lion
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  12. Reflection of the photographer standing in Terminal C of LaGuardia Airport against the sunrise over New York City in the distance.
    Self-Portrait With The Sunrise For My Head
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  13. A bouquet of wildflowers in a mason jar on a table on the back porch of the Hummingbird House at Nowhere Else Farm during the 2025 Nowhere Else Festival
    Another Kind Of Harvest
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  14. Shadow of a barn cast against a red shed with chipping paint at Nowhere Else Farm during the 2025 Nowhere Else Festival
    Summer Geometry
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  15. Masterful storytelling & unsparing self-examination via soul-baring lyrics sung in a gravelly baritone as lovely melodies to sparse, beautiful acoustic guitar.

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  16. Cirrus clouds and sillhouettes of trees against a darkening sky at sunset at Nowhere Else Farm during the 2025 Nowhere Else Festival
    Covering Fire's Hit Single
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  17. Meditating on grief and loss, Delmhorst invites friends to sing soaringly & tenderly with her against atmospheric, texture-laden soundscapes that alchemy sorrow to hope.

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  18. Weathervane in the shape of a great blue heron atop the barn at Nowhere Else Farm during the 2025 Nowhere Else Festival
    Headed North-East
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  19. Celebrations & examinations of the hopes & heartbreaks of women emobodied in stunning, emotive singing against lovely, warm, uncomplicated arrangments centered around piano, guitar, organ.

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  20. Sunrise casting light and long shadows along the John Kieran Trail in Van Cortlandt Park
    At Just The Right Angle
    Posted on in Photography
  21. Pink begonias in a planter on Arlington Avenue in the Bronx
    Symmetry Is Not The Only Kind Of Balance
    Posted on in Photography
  22. Clouds reflected in a round rain puddle on the Cross Country Trail in Van Cortlandt Park
    A Sort Of Moon
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  23. A rabbit near the underbrush along the Cross Country Trail in Van Cortlandt Park
    Very Very Very Very
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  24. The moon and a single undulatus cloud above a tree, early morning, along the Cross Country Trail in Van Cortlandt Park
    Places, Everyone
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  25. Eccentric & fun oddball stories sung & spoken over funky rhythms, groovy horns, minimalist guitar, woven to cast a hypnotic, humorous & human spell.

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