I was the first to arrive but it didn’t take long for Betty (who finally returned from touring Italy - she had a very nice time) showed up with Bob.
Betty & Bob
They were followed by Carolyn and Tecla.
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| Carolyn & Tecla |
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| New Girl Diane (I know not a good photo for face recognition) |
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| Mike and his Mug |
Then, last but by no means least, it was the Birthday Girl 🥳 Nita. She celebrated being over 21 the day before.
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| Nita the Birthday Girl |
Ok, now before I get into finding spots I have a few announcements to make. So, apparently it's Award Season.
Congratulations to Mike who won the first place award at the Cottonwood Fair.
The other congratulations goes to Nori who will be the "Artist in Residence" at The Amerind Museum in Dragoon, AZ https://www.amerind.org/ for 4 days in October. Those days happen to coincide with the Slide Rock Fall Fest, so she obviously won't be joining us for that. But a Big Congratulations to Nori!
Well, before everyone headed off to their spots, some more chatting went on -- this day everyone seemed to be very talkative!
Tecla, Nita
Then off they went. Here's Tecla and Nita once again but now off in search of their spots.
(L to R) Nita, Tecla
Alright, I know that's once again "not a good photo for face recognition", but I wanted to give you perspective. I'll zoom in so you know I'm not just taking pics of random strangers.
Ok, so Nita's face isn't showing but surely you recognize her chair which is sort of hidden by the shrub 😳
Anyway, Tecla's spot was just about where they were talking and Nita continued on up a way to hers.
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| Nita in her Spot |
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| Tecla in her Spot |
Diane's spot turned out to be that nice little plot of land in the middle of the parking lot that you have to drive around.
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| Diane in her Spot |
Hmm, guess you still can't see her face. Guess you'll have to wait till the end.
Bob actually thought Diane's spot was ideal too and picked a rock to sit on nearby.
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| (L to R) Bob on rock, Tree Branch, Diane |
Carolyn picked the spot where we set up our gallery last week.
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| Carolyn in her Spot |
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Hmm, just realized that Carolyn's spot may not have been so ideal. Guess she was lucky, but I wouldn't advise tucking your feet and stuff under rocks as those things with rattles will be becoming active. I had wandered around a little bit to talk to those nearby and this happened to my spot.
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| My Spot with Thanks to Mother Nature |
In case you were wondering, a strong breeze picked up!! Believe it or not, nothing broke and the 2 containers of water did NOT spill themselves on my painting, but did water the plants.
I took that as my signal to pack up. I didn't find Mike's spot nor Betty's. But, they found spots and painted because they showed up for the Gallery.
Once again everyone was talking so much we all almost forgot that we still hadn't smiled on 2. So, we promptly converged around those rocks and did so.
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| Front Row - Betty Second Row (L to R) Tecla, Carolyn, Bob, Nita, Mike Third/Back Row (L to R) Me, Diane |
Yeah, still not a good photo of Diane for face recognition -- hmm, perhaps next time. But, those of us who were there will recognize her!!
Cecilia