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The Rain Clears… Here Comes Fall Color!

First Rains of Autumn The first rain of the fall is always so exciting. No, it’s not like watching paint dry! It smells amazing, invigorating the very air with… I dunno… stuff that make you feel all alive and spiffy. The hubs and I are on a photo trip (I call it ‘photo tripping’) down…

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Envision The Results

Intend. Envision. Enjoy. Cool. Moist. Relief.On my social streams a couple of days ago, I asked for help in thinking “cool, moist thoughts”?. Guess what’s happening now?Rain.Why was this so important? Because of the King Fire, a wildfire that’s been burning out of control since Sept. 11. It’s been moving ever closer to us… while…

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Classical Roots & Impressionistic Leanings

Dream States and Green Smoothies Creating content for my new website (due in Oct/Nov) has put me in a semi-dream state. I’m not dreamy all of the time, mine you – only some of it. It’s unpredictable. Like just now, for instance. I was daydreaming about a piece I’m working on… as I poured green…

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The Chat with Karen Hutton: Art Wolfe

Imagine… Imagine having the same career for 5 decades. Go ahead… imagine it! Take a moment to mull it over. I don’t mind waiting. [checks email, watches the latest Jimmy Fallon lip-synch contest on YouTube, has a snack.] Now imagine loving it so much that it refreshes you, defines you, reinvents you on a regular basis……

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Bucket Lists & Travel Blogs

On the PhotoTraces.com blog today, I was featured in an article called “Top Travel Photographers Reveal Their Favorite Photo Locations Around The World – Part 2”. I’ll admit it… I read every single one of the other photographer’s favorite spots and even made some notes! My said my fave place (so far) is New Zealand.…

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A Season of New Beginnings

Like a Fiery Birth of Fabulocity “Like a Brainstorm.” “Like a Lake Tahoe Vortex.” “Like the Eye of Sauron fallen over on its side.” “Whuuuuut?” I hear you wondering. “What’s IN that chia-and-flax-seeds-in-yogurt mash you’ve been eating??” I see moments like the one above and it’s double take. No.. triple take! No, quick… write the first…

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Simple Pleasures

I’m Not Particularly Simple. But Sometimes… Simple is good. Like a pat on the back, a refreshing minty drink – or staring at the sky when the sky is on fire whilst out for a walk. The latter was my reality selection a couple of weeks ago, when I wanted to get awaaaayyyyyy from the…

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