I guess labeling this location as the "End Of Verde Valley School Rd" doesn't really do it justice, however, since Cathedral Rock can be seen from multiple places ...
So, I arrived at the End of Verde Valley School Rd a bit early and sort of hung out in my car until this fellow appeared.
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| Mike - no mug |
Yes, it was Mike and by "no mug" I'm not referring to his face but his coffee mug, so stop laughing.
We waited for a bit but as 8:15 came and went and we weren't hearing any cars coming down the road, we headed on down to the creek to find our spots.
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| Mike at the creek |
As the two of us were wandering around looking for spots I saw a person carrying what looked like a canvas panel, it was a guy but I wasn't quite sure who it was. I recognized the hat and thought for a second it was Ed, but it wasn't.
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| Person with canvas panel, NOT Ed |
Ok, I did get to see his face right after that but didn't get a picture. I was so surprised that I didn't think to take a photo. You see it was David who has been away for the whole Summer. Welcome Back David!!
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| David & Mike |
And, here is where & when I learned something I never thought of about beards. Bet that has you wondering, well you'll have to keep reading to find out what I'm talking about.
David was surprised to see that Mike grew a beard too -- hmmm, guess David hasn't been reading the blog or not really looking at the pictures, anyway moving on.
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| Mike in his spot |
Nothing to see here folks, just Mike hiding behind a bunch of trees again. Of course, the area has become so overgrown that if you want a view of the water, that's what you have to do
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David selected a fairly level spot on the rocks with great views - still can't see his face. Well, ok, guess I'm to blame for that.
Anyway, while I was close to finishing my painting in my spot I saw someone come down the hill towards me and they said "Hi Cecilia". I'm embarrassed to admit I wasn't sure who it was at first, although the tell "tail" should've been my first clue.
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| Robin & Hamilton |
Yes, another surprise this morning, it was Robin & Hamilton. While Robin wasn't able to join in the painting, she decided to take a ride down and say Hi. It was really good to see her and we had a fun time chatting. We also made plans to see Lisa's demo at El Valle this week. And she took a pic of me in my spot.
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| Cecilia (Me) in her (my) spot |
Yup, eyes shut, that's what happens when you don't have a 2 to smile on 😊.
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| (Front) Robin, Hamilton -- (Back) Mike |
As you can see from the above picture, we were just waiting on one more painting to complete the gallery. Certainly was an easy fit this week with so few of us.
Well, here we go, the happy and mostly jowl"less" group. This time, I did smile on 2 as did everyone else, even Hamilton!
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| Robin, Hamilton, David, Me, Mike & it looks like my backpack |
I really want to thank Mike, David & Robin for showing up. It would've been awfully lonely without them!
Cecilia