This is our view when transporting the canoe. Can you see the elephant in the distance? We put in at Slick Rock and paddled upstream awhile for a better view of the elephant. Ever wonder what Slick Rock looks like up close? (Sorry, no elephant in it) The reason we were able to put in […]
Last Blast of Autumn
December is winter in our minds, but the reality in Three Rivers is that most of the month is still autumn. Have a look at my studio and workshop with the flowering pear tree! When my friend Stacy sold it to me almost 10 years ago, I told her I needed the largest one she […]
Green apple
At the show over the weekend, a nice lady (with impeccable taste, of course) asked me to paint a little green apple to accompany her pomegranate and orange paintings. (I mean the painting is little – not to be confused with the Roger Miller song!) I was eager to begin, so I went to the […]
A One Week Difference
Last week in Mineral King there was only a hint of fall color. Look what happened in one week’s time!
Labor Day Weekend
Turns out the Park Service granted permission for the show, but didn’t convey the message until I was already off in the Land of No Electricity for the weekend. Hmmm, good or bad? A little of both, but a great weekend was had by all (even those of us who made no $$) Michael and […]
A Quest
My maternal grandmother, AKA Grandma, was one of 12 children born to Martha Bob and Edward Elisha in the hills of North Carolina. Of the 7 girls, she was the only one to attend and graduate from high school, leave North Carolina, and eventually get her driver’s license! (Such a maverick, that G’ma of mine!) […]
Life at the Painting Factory
Didn’t want you all to think all I do is stand before an easel – I DO have a life. Sort of. Okay, maybe it is more of a Cat Disorder, but it is MY Cat Disorder and I am quite content with this state (even though I know I can’t just quit anytime I […]
Time in Mineral King (instead of just painting it)
A picture is worth a thousand words – here are 11,000 words for you to enjoy. Click on them to see them larger. Entering White Chief bowl This is as far as we went; still much snow remains Lots of Blue Lips out! The next day we went to Empire. This is an old road […]
Long Walk, finale!
This marker let us know we had 1 mile to go (mile 20 for us 21-milers). Our feet were ready to stop walking in spite of all the fun. 2/10ths of a mile remaining as we crossed the Carmel Creek Bridge! We were really pouring it on in terms of speed, knowing we […]
Long Walk, part 3
Remember, today is First Saturday in Three Rivers! There were peculiar sights along Highway One throughout our 21 Mile Power Walk. Check out these Shetland ponies! And this guy with his old car, synthesizer/keyboard thing, and 2 flags, one that I did not recognize: The views continued to be almost breathtaking (perhaps if we […]