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Paint and Sip coming up at Xanadu in AstoriaPaint and Sip coming up at Xanadu in Astoria

January 31, 2025, 6pm to 8pm-ish Led by yours truly. $40, one drink provided Must reserve ahead of time but you can pay at the door when you arrive (for
To Climb or Not to Climb?To Climb or Not to Climb?

Roots and branches and vines and decorative design and distant cities and light and dark and even a ghost cat and a road…Welcome to my watercolor journey, and welcome to
Gratitude, Anger, and Healthcare. My new beginning.Gratitude, Anger, and Healthcare. My new beginning.

My friend told me recently to change the way I’m looking at something so that I make it a positive. She said it frees you up from being angry or
LaunchLaunch

The Jeep and me( and the cat) all stopped at Zion and Bryce Canyon on one of our trips. Another time, we all slept a night in the Grand
Wyoming, 2016Wyoming, 2016

I drove south from Jackson, WY and was rewarded with beautiful vistas like this one. Then, about 45 minutes into it, there was a huge back up of cars all
Zion National ParkZion National Park

3-21-2016 This is from the Emerald Pools Hike that I decided to do on a whim. It was a mostly cloudy day and as a result not too hot
Pisaq, PeruPisaq, Peru

South America. The Incan Trail. Fabled land of green terraces and beauty and inconceivable effort. How did it come to be? How did they live up here? But as
Winter by the LakeWinter by the Lake

It’s cold in Chicago today. Bitterly so, actually. As a matter of fact, we’re setting records for low temperatures. There’s a wind chill of 42 degrees BELOW ZERO. And it’s
Sense of Scale/Shutterbug MagazineSense of Scale/Shutterbug Magazine

The assignment was to show a sense of scale. Whether you were positioning two items in a frame that clearly defined the size of one or the other, or whether