Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Spring Drive
Fun is getting in the car on a Sunday (or any day really), and going for a drive with Sam and my camera. It's a time to be together with not too many distractions, and it's a time I can really concentrate on seeing. I love to focus on looking. Looking for beauty, looking for a visual treasure in just what is, that's what I love. Sometimes I don't need to photograph anything, just the joy of looking is enough. We always seems to stumble upon wonderful discoveries by accident, like the cemetery at Nimshew, tucked away in the hills overlooking a ridge. Sometimes we try and find things, like the burned forest at Concow from last summers devastating fires. Sometimes it's a found sculpture like the pulley among the spring wildflowers in Beldon. Always its fun, relaxing, and brings great joy. If I could only do this, be in those moments, that's what I would be and what I'd do.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Sister Road Trip
I was blessed to spend the last week with my two older sisters, Jo and Sandra. We traveled up to the eastern border of California to explore Lava Beds National Park and the surrounding area, Tulelake, Merrill and the National Wildlife Refuge. We stayed at Al and Verna's Winema roadside Lodge, ate some great food, saw three bald eagles, tons of birds, and explored the volcanic tubes and caves of the area in freezing cold weather. We saw some amazing petroglyphs and photographed like crazy, stopping every time one of us got a whim. We walked across the Shasta Lake resevoir, and ended up in Chico, with a tour of Bidwell Mansion and the beautiful Chico Campus. Mainly we laughed alot, told stories, and reminded one another of crazy times from our childhood. I had an amazing time with two wonderful human beings who I am lucky enough to have as sisters.
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