Oregon Preview

it’s raining again.... i’ve got warm slippers and sweats on and i’m not complaining because i realize most of the country is sweltering right now.  hard to imagine but i know it’s true.  as a get older i seem to have less tolerance for heat.  it zaps my energy and i like my energy.....

 this is the first time we have had wifi so i thought i would use the opportunity to post a few random oregon pics.  hard to choose from the thousand or so i have already, but here is a tiny sampling.  i continue to be utterly amazed at this magnificent state.  hope you are all staying cool as well and enjoying the best the summer has to offer!!

Journey

just a little reminder for you.... hope you are finding joy on your journey!!

Freedom!

Utah

 that’s really what motorhome travel is about for me.  not that my life is so restrictive anyway these days…. but something about getting up, hitting the road in a new area abundant with nature and beauty and not having any real agenda at all… no deadlines or obligations...  it’s just the most amazing thing!

Diaz Lake - Northern CA

Oregon

Mammoth (Sierras)

we never make reservations…. too confining… we just go to areas that are not normally crowded and usually do not have any problem.  we like national forests, state parks and county parks.  oh, the places we have seen!!

 so we are off –  where are we going you ask?  well, we are heading north – rivers, lakes, forests, ocean…. all of that.   and hoping that both the weather and the motorhome cooperate.  we tend to end up off from grid, but i will try to check in once in a while!  Thanks for visiting!!

Salton Sea

Western Colorado

Idaho

 

 

 

 

 

 

So Many Pics!!

it’s true i’ve been a little distant from this space lately…. there are several reasons , one of which is instagram!  i’ve shifted quite a bit of time and attention over there and i don’t feel that it’s necessarily a bad thing.  

 it has really ramped up my O.Q. and has me taking more pics than ever!  i’m using my slr less these days in favor of the iphone.  maybe its’ just a phase… i really don’t know but i am having fun for the moment and as long as that’s the case i will probably keep going with it!

 

 besides the endless array of apps i am experimenting with, there are iphone lenses!  i really like the macro and fisheye lenses, don’t use the wide-angle or telephoto as much at the moment.

anyway, today is the day i hang at the new gallery and launch my new summer retreat.  we are running around like crazy hoping to be on the road in just 2 days.  happy summer!!!

 (all photos taken with iphone4)

In Other News....

Seek Beauty

yikes – lots going on over here…

 

today i will present my first ever inside out workshop to a group of teens… so excited - this is a dream come true!!   just found out there may be BOYS besides the girls.  no, not what i envisioned…. i’m just not sure they will be comfortable with it, but i’m keeping an open mind!

The Weir

Love Valley Barn

Sierra Cabin

Rusty Pick Up

The Ancients

 i have been busier than ever in my studio creating new mixed media art and loving it.  this week i will hang some of my pieces in a brand new gallery: artbeat on mainstreet.  there is a lot of positive energy going into this… very exciting!!

 we are starting a new landscape project and are having a design drawn up for this area that used to be lovely lawn until the gophers and rabbits got ahold of it.  obviously something different (water efficient) is needed!

Back yard - used to be green!

 next week we are leaving on a motorhome trip.  we can’t seem to decide exactly where… i guess that’s part of the fun – figuring it out as we go!  miss bailey is going to love this!!