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Monthly Archives: June 2020
Where did June Go?
Mainly it went in a swirling of brain-drain as I trained and adjusted to doing a new thing while working from home. It has taken really three weeks to go from abject terror to only moments of wondering what-the-heck-am-I-doing, LOL. … Continue reading
Posted in badass-ness, birds and chickens, clouds, coffee and tea, Do the Work, en plein air, gardens and flowers, gratitude, In the neighborhood, life around us, photography, sunsets, taking time to look, the creative process, watercolor, work (dayjob), world watercolor month
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I went in search of clouds
I’m still in the “exhausted by the mental work of new work” phase of working from home. After work, I sat down at a different computer screen with some ice water and enjoyed Billy Collins’ “Broadcast” as he likes to … Continue reading
Posted in clouds, Do the Work, sunsets, taking time to look, the creative process
Tagged clouds, dothework, overhead, sunset, TakingTimetoLook
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Painting ahead of the rain
Gave myself a challenge because I had a limited time frame to paint in today – try to do somethng with the abundant wild phlox along the roadsides.
Posted in Do the Work, en plein air, gardens and flowers, In the neighborhood, taking time to look, the creative process, watercolor
Tagged flowers, landscape, phlox, pleinair, process dothework, watercolor
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4 June 2020
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. — Dalai Lama Had a day of work training, all virtual, today. It’s been a long week and yesterday I allowed as I had hit the Wednesday wall. … Continue reading
June 2 More Clouds
I was busy doing training today, but dashed out after work to chase some clouds. Randall cattle make a guest appearance.
Posted in clouds, Do the Work, In the neighborhood, overhead, work (dayjob)
Tagged clouds, dothework, intheneighborhood, process, RandallCattle
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