I arrived just before 8:00 am and found Bob & Betty sitting in their car. Denise, however, decided she wasn't going to waste any time and headed right on up to the Rangers' Station patio.
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| Denise |
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| Bob exiting the vehicle and Betty ( I can see her foot on the right) |
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| Denise & visitors |
As you can see, I wasn't kidding, Denise wasn't wasting any time. She quickly picked her spot and set up while Bob & Betty took in the view.
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| Bob and Betty - plus "The View" of course |
I heard talking and since it was still too early for visitors, I had to see if it was any of our crew.
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| It was! Here's Mike, Nori & Sophie |
Bob ultimately opted for the covered patio as did most of us.
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| Bob in his spot |
Nita2 came briskly walking in as well.
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| Nita2 -- background is Betty leaning over |
One thing that's convenient about this location is that I don't have to do a lot of running around trying to find people. But, that also meant I did get a little lax and didn't catch everyone's spots even though they were right in front of me (sorry Mike). I also didn't catch Nita2's spot - but it was also on the patio.
It turned out that Nita2 wasn't the last to join us. LeAnne came strolling in at 8:14.
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| (L to R) Denise seated, LeAnne |
Smokey was also there - ever vigilant fellow!
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| Smokey |
Geez, I got Smokey in his spot but missed getting Mike, Nori, Nita2 and Sophie. Oh well! Smokey wound up having some company since Betty chose the bench on the left side of him.
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| (L to R) Betty and Smokey (just in case you weren't sure who was who) |
So while it was pretty silly of me to have missed getting Mike, Nori & Nita2 in their spots 😳, it's really no surprise I didn't get Sophie "The Wanderer" in hers. Don't really know exactly where Sophie's spot was, but it was somewhere down below in the wash and she had to be called in for the group photo and to hang her piece in the gallery.
As we waited for Sophie to arrive, we made use of Betty's bench for the Gallery. However, the amazing thing was that visitors would come over and just through their stuff on top of our paintings so they could take a picture with Smokey -- ummm, folks - there was the other bench! They were just lucky that it was a watercolor piece on the end and not one of the oils!
Oh look, you get a sneak preview of all the artists and visitors too -- see the reflections in the window!
But, first, here's a closer look at the paintings.
Soooo, as it turns out, the Group Photo is going to need a little explaining. Ahem, I really wasn't on top of things this day - think I was tired. Anyway, it might seem that LeAnne doesn't seem to quite fit in - you'll see what I mean.
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| (L to R) (Back Row) Mike, Betty, Bob, Denise, Nita2, Nori (Front Row) Sophie, Me, LeAnne |
LeAnne is special in this photo -- she has her own background! And, for those of you who haven't already guessed what happened ... I didn't get LeAnne in the photo - see the far left and Pink Check Shirt - that's her. But, thankfully, she magically appeared next to me and look she even changed her top!
As you know, few things are kept secret as I manage to point out various things noted in photos, but sometimes it's stuff that isn't in the photo. This day was Bob's day to leave things behind 😲. When we got there he went to take a picture and realized he left his phone at home - ugh, we all know what that feels like. We've really become dependent on those things. But, you see, that's not all. After all was said and done, I turned around to get my painting to put away and saw that there was another lone painting sitting near it. I quickly looked around and realized its owner wasn't there. Well, I'm sure you guessed the answer to this one - it was Bob's. Have no fear Bob, I have it and will get it back to you.
'Till the next time, have a good one!
Cecilia