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| Don't you love the leaves on that branch in the middle of the water |
As you can see, we were once again by the water. Amazing how much time this group spends by the water when you consider the fact that we live in AZ, not exactly a place you would think of having a lot of places to go by water.
Well, I wasn't the first person to arrive, as Dona, Jim and Pete were already out of their cars. In fact, Jim was already taking off parts unknown.
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| (L to R) Dona, Jim, Pete |
At this point you're saying -- well, I don't see Jim. But he's in the pic, let me show you.
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| (L to R) Dona, Jim |
Told you he was already heading off to parts unknown. So, the 3 of us (Dona, Pete & Me) headed on down to the water. I had a surprise when we got there ...
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| Betty |
Betty was already there and set up on the water's edge. So, she's standing there with her hand on her hip and a look that says, "where you guys been, I've been here a while". Guess she was just very eager to get back to plein air painting as she's been otherwise occupied for several weeks.
We still have a few more arrivals to see, here comes Mike. Guess it took him longer to come down to the water because he was probably finishing the contents of his "mug" up at the car.
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| Mike, no Mug |
Let's see, that brings us to 8:31:50 -- this can't be right.
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| Nita |
Wow, someone's been getting an early start, Nita's right on time. When I first looked at this photo I thought, oh she's holding a plant. 🙄 My mistake, that's just a little branch sticking up from the tree on the left. But, you see, I really wouldn't have been surprised, she's been known to carry rocks in her pockets because she needs "models" to paint, so a branch isn't too far off.
Nita wasn't the last one to show up either, here is another surprise.
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| Sophie |
Yes, the Wanderer has returned. Sophie wandered pretty far this time and for a long period of time too - she went all the way to the other side of the world - wanted to see some Kangaroos among other things. Oh dear, that triggered a song in my head ... "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" by Rolf Harris (1960) --
Final Verse:
Tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred Tan me hide when I'm dead So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde And that's it hanging on the shed All together now!
(Final Chorus – often sung slower or with a fade) Tie me kangaroo down, sport Tie me kangaroo down Tie me kangaroo down, sport Tie me kangaroo down
SOOOO, did you all sing along? I know I did because the song is still stuck in my head. And, just when was the last time you heard that song??
Ok, back to our artists. Here comes another one.
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| Yes, another great photo taken by "Yours Truly"! |
Let's see if I can put a head on the lady in green.
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| Nori |
Yes, that one is much better. Now we can see her pretty face and actually tell who it is!
Artists all wandered off to various spots. Here's Sophie heading on down the narrow path through the grass and passing Nita as she goes.
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| In the distance, Sophie, in blue is Nita |
To be honest, the only reason I knew that distant person was Sophie was because of the way she was carrying her paints.
Here's a closer picture of Nita's spot.
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| Nita |
Notice how she's balancing one finished painting on a mound of grass. Oh, I just found another photo of her that shows who else was near by.
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| (L to R) Betty, Nori, Nita |
I know, Betty's a bit hard to see, but if you were to scroll to the top where she's in a photo, you'll recognize what she's wearing. (And, you all thought I knew who these people were because I took the photos - nope, I have to usually stare at some of these photos a bit to see who's who - of course, the quality of the photos has nothing to do with that).
Speaking of Betty, here's a photo I must've taken at just about that same time, but closer up.
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| (L to R) Nori, Betty |
And, not far from this group I found Mike.
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| Mike |
Yes, once again, hidden in the weeds!There are still more spots to find. Whatever happened to Pete?
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| Pete |
That guy needs a taller tripod! Of course, he's probably so used to standing that way to paint that he'd probably just not put it up higher anyway.
I had yet ANOTHER surprise when I went to find Dona.
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| (L to R) Kirsten, Dona |
Yes, Kirsten has managed to make it 2 weeks in a row! I'm not sure how she snuck in past me, but I was completely surprised when I saw her down that path.
Well, it's time for me to round everyone up -- most make it to the meet up spot on their own, but there are those who've wandered (hmmm, who could I possibly mean??). So, I set off to locate Sophie the Wanderer and ran into some people as I went, always asking - "Is Sophie down this way", responses "I think she's down over there SOMEPLACE". I did find Kirsten as she was heading my way though
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| Kirsten |
She's another one who always has a big smile - it makes you smile!
Well, I found Sophie off in a field and gave a shout out -- she heard me thankfully and said she'd be right there.
We used the same road pillar for our gallery. It actually provides the right lighting without casting any shadows. But, I did have to pull away weeks once again (they really do grow quickly).
That wraps up this location for a while since it was Day 2. Next week off to someplace new -- I just have to find it on a map now as it was suggested by those who were there this day.
You know what this means - it's time for everyone to smile on 2.
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| Back Row - Pete, Mike, Jim Middle Row - Kirsten, Dona, Nita, Betty, Sophie Front Row - Me, Nori (off to the right) |
Till next time!!
Cecilia