Ribbons

I wasn't the least bit interested in learning how to braid these ribbon leis, but mixing up all the bright strands was a lot of fun. Swishing the colors around on the table is one of those mindless endlessly entertaining things that can amuse me for a good long time. It must be mildly genetic, because I remember my father playing with lengths of that beaded chain that hangs from a light fixture: he would draw with it, making outlines of animals and faces, then jumble it up and start again, over and over...