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About Paul

I'm retired, but working at painting, photography, and song writing. We like to travel and paint plein air in new places. Of course that's also where photography comes into the picture, so to speak. Sometimes I get inspired to write songs about the people and places we visit.

Morning Walk

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Paul

It was 49 this morning for our walk. Storms last night with lots of wind and rain. I love the drops on our garden plants. And the wind didn’t topple a new rock sculpture in our neiborhood park. Drawing class … Continue reading →

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One More Picture

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Paul

Just one more picture sent to us by our friend, Kathy, in Flagstaff. She joined us for a wonderful day at Marble Canyon. This is Jean and me standing on the banks of the Colorado River at the bottom of … Continue reading →

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Home and Art Recap

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Paul

Two days of driving brought us home last night. Of course the most difficult part of the trip, the worst traffic, and the worst drivers all happened in the hour plus it took us to get from the Bellevue city … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona, Art, Bandelier National Monument, Bryce Canyon National Park, Flagstaff, Ghost Ranch, Grand Canyon, New Mexico, Santa Fe, St. George Utah, Travel, Uncategorized, Utah, Zion National Park | 1 Comment

Bryce Canyon

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Paul

Today involved more red rock canyons. We headed for Bryce Canyon National Park, stopped along the way at Red Canyon, spent several hours at Bryce, and drove a scenic route along the south edge of Cedar Breaks National Monument on … Continue reading →

Posted in Bryce Canyon National Park, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Photography, Retirement, Travel, Uncategorized, Utah | 5 Comments

Zion National Park

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Paul

Visiting Zion today is a bit like visiting Disneyland – be prepared to ride crowded trams. Cars are not allowed! The transportation system works well, but is overcrowded most of the day. Parking is a problem even outside of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Photography, Retirement, St. George Utah, Travel, Uncategorized, Zion National Park | 3 Comments

Moving On

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Paul

Today was our day to leave Arizona and see what Utah has to offer. We drove north from Flagstaff to Marble Canyon, which we had visited a couple of days ago. California condors and rafters were on the river. We … Continue reading →

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Oak Creek Canyon

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Paul

Yesterday we followed Kathy to one of her favorite spots, an overlook at the head of Oak Creek Canyon. This canyon is somewhat unique because in addition to being formed by a stream flowing through it a fault line runs … Continue reading →

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Marble Canyon

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Paul

We thought about going to the Grand Canyon today. However, predictions were for 1-2 hour waits at the entrance, no parking, slow traffic. Instead we decided to go to the part of Grand Canyon National Park that fewer people visit … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, John Wesley Powell, Photography, Retirement, Travel | 4 Comments

Next Destination – Flagstaff, Arizona

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Paul

Today we packed our bags and left our Worldmark condo in Santa Fe. Six hours later we were at Walnut Canyon National Monument just outside of Flagstaff. Although we have visited before, this unique cliff dwelling location always has something … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona, Photography, Travel, Ukulele, Uncategorized, Walnut Canyon National Monument | 1 Comment

O’keeffe Country – Ghost Ranch

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Paul

Yesterday we spent the day at Ghost Ranch where Georgia O’keeffe lived and painted for several decades. It is an inspirational landscape. One has no difficulty understanding why she chose to move there permanently after her husband died. The day … Continue reading →

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