That's just one of many views!
Arrived to find Dona & Jim getting themselves organized with Jim all set to head out on his hike.
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| (L to R) Dona, Jim |
Dona let me know that Barb and Bonny were already up at the building.
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| Bonny |
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| Barb |
I saw Pat had pulled in right after me, was trying to get a picture of her leaving the vehicle, but she was taking her time. Instead here she is walking up to where I was with Bonny and Barb (who chatted between each other the whole 2 hours by the way - not that I was listening 😉 )
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| Pat - watching her step! |
Then, the next thing I know I see 1/2 of the Prescott contingent heading towards us too!
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| Karel |
Oh, and here she is doing the "artist thing"
Mike returned from visiting family in the rainy part of the country. He said, while it was good to see them, the RAIN is really a bit, well, rainy and continuous!
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| Mike |
Several more joined the group, all mostly lining up along the fence by the parking area that overlooks the creek.
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| Dona, Anna |
Anna showed up with her chair and desk setup. Hard to tell who this next one is since I missed getting her pic with her head up. But, that's ok, I know who she is.
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| Janel |
It's Janel who was busy getting ready to paint. -- Then this person came whizzing past.
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| That's Pete and front and center is my brush |
I wasn't quick enough to get a good pic of him, so I tried when he went back down to his spot.
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| Pete |
Sarah who only joins us intermittently when she's visiting stopped by to say hi before she set up in her spot.
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| Sarah |
And, here she is -- stuff all over the ground. I guess when you become inspired by a spot, you just drop everything and get to it!
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| Sarah in her spot on the ground |
Oh, here's the other half of the Prescott duo.
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| on the right -- John over on the left -- Mike |
Did I mention there were a TON of visitors -- wow, here's just a sampling.
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| See the crowd in the background- that continued throughout the morning. |
So, earlier in the post I mentioned how everyone seemed to line up along the rail by the parking lot. Well, here they are.
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| (L to R) Mike, Pete, John, Dona's SPOT, Anna, Karel, Janel |
I know you can't see them all and most look like little dots. So, here they are from the other angle.
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| (L toR) Mike (see the red chair), Pete, John, Dona (now in her spot), Anna, Karel, Janel |
This, line up as it was, caused many visitors to comment -- wow, look at all the artists! Yes, we were quite the group and all managed to create some really great paintings.
And here are some close ups --
And, as we all gathered while waiting for the last few to show up, we all stood back and admired everyone's work. Questions were asked "how did you mix that green", "what did you use for the red rocks" & "oh, someone painted the cows"! We all decided it was a fun morning. That, of course, all led to us smiling on 2!
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| Back (L to R) - Mike, Dona, Barb, John, Bonny, Pat, Pete, Karel Front (L to R) - Anna, Janel, Me, Sarah, Jim |
And, so we ended 2025 with smiles and well wishes for the year ahead!
Happy New Year all!
Cecilia