• Blue Ridge Reservoir

    Blue Ridge Reservoir is in my opinion the most picturesque lake in Northern Arizona.  Many of the lakes in Northern AZ are small, and while fishable, not the most attractive.  Lake Mary is popular upon the ‘walk in’s’ who climb down the hill to cast their lines. Knoll Lake, Bear…

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  • The Mogollon Rim in Northern Arizona is very near to our home, for which I feel very fortunate.  The views are stunning, and varied.  Every overlook uncovers another view, with great ledges, moss, rocks and trees… truly a photographers haven. June is one of the best months of the year…

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  • I just got back from an amazing workshop in Sedona with Scott Stulberg.  Have you seen Scott’s work?  Simply put, it’s stunning.  I was looking forward to the opportunity to learn from Scott and further my knowledge particularly in sunsets, night, and star scenes.  I was not disappointed.  While it…

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  • My Fire Fighter

    John just got his FireFighter Cert.. moving him from Volunteer to Reserve. Most of the calls we get up here are rescue and medical emergency calls for which the guys are first responders and ambulance drivers to get the patient to nearby hospitals.  We do get our fair share of…

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  • The Rocks

    The Rocks along the Circular Quay (waterfront) in Sydney, Australia must be one of my favorite International destinations.  I’ve been fortunate enough to go to Australia probably half a dozen times.  Of all the places I have been, it remains one of my favorites.  The people are part of the charm…

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  • Sedona Snow

    Weather is our friend. I remember when I used to travel, I used to complain when the weather wouldn’t be perfect.  No doubt there is something pleasant about a sun shiny day.  But where’s the fun it that.  Adverse weather brings out all sorts of new adventures… people coming in…

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  • Why I Blog

    I saw this most interesting post on a beautiful blog, who stopped by the other day to visit my blog. Leanne Cole PHOTOGRAPHY at http://leannecolephotography.com/2015/02/13/up-for-discussion-why-we-blog-2/ started this fascinating discussion, ‘Why I Blog’, and I couldn’t resist but join in. In 2009 after watching Julie & Julia, the movie, I realized how easy it…

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  • More Gourds

    I had some lingering gourds sitting on the bench that needed to be worked so that the bench could be cleared for the next project — shelving units for my office. So I sharpened the pencil, heated up the wood burner and got to work. I wanted to do designs…

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  • So, you haven’t heard too much about these concrete tables lately.  Perhaps you thought we’d given up on them.  Tempting… considering the amount of work they have become, but it’s for that reason that we couldn’t possibly. If you recall where we left off … we had poured the concrete…

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  •  We’ve had a number of sightings of big birds in the area.  At first we thought they were hawks.  But after getting a couple pix of them, we discovered they are golden eagles… and bald eagles. It seems they migrate in the winter, so it would seem that they may…

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