It felt good to finally give my camera a run today in Rocky Mountain National Park.. Or I should say, rather, to give myself an opportunity to look a little more closely at my surroundings. I haven’t gone out with my camera on any country roads or anywhere else for a long time, which is something I prefer to do often.
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“When we are alone on a starlit night, when by chance we see the migrating birds in autumn descending on a grove of junipers to rest and eat; when we see children in a moment when they are really children, when we know love in our own hearts; or when, like the Japanese poet, Basho, we hear an old frog land in a quiet pond with a solitary splash – at such times the awakening, the turning inside out of all values, the “newness,” the emptiness and the purity of vision that make themselves evident, all these provide a glimpse of the cosmic dance.” -Thomas Merton
Seeking that glimpse, as always, above my old bedroom window on a moonlit night during the 2009 Perseid Meteor Shower, Atchison, KS.
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Because maybe it’ll come true. (Although I think wishing involves right thought & right action for mind to reality manifest.. nothing just happens on it’s own. My little infusion of psychobabble for the night). 8 x 10 inch paper cutting. Sold.
Hello from Frisco, CO. I decided to camp out (in a Holiday Inn) here for the night. Above: A snapshot from my drive to Aspen last week.. I think I brought the rain to Colorado. It seems to be following me. First Denver: major rainstorm & flooding. Then last weekend, my Edwards show got rained out on Saturday, and then within the last hour on Sunday, some insane rain came pouring down, but even worse was the wind that tried to carry my tent away.. I ditched my sandals and ran about a quarter mile barefoot in that rain to retrieve my car from the artist lot so I could load all my stuff to keep it safe. Of course, as soon as I got to it, the rain turned into a drizzle. No art casualties, but one sidewall destroyed from the wind and now a car full of wet tent equipment which will likely be a smelly mess by the time I get to Boulder… I’d find a good spot to set it out to dry, but alas it’s still rainy, with rain forecasted in the area until Thursday. Hoping Boulder will be a bit drier. Despite the rain, it’s been a great trip. Really looking forward to some wilderness in a couple days. Tomorrow, I’ll go get my cosmic fix at the Gates Planetarium at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. It’s all in the stars. Til next time..
Howdy from Edwards, CO, at the Art on the Rockies festival produced by the Vail Valley Arts League. Unfortunately, today pretty much got rained out and I ended up closing down early to head to warmer pastures because I was about to freeze out there. Feels like rainy October.. And here I sit in my hotel room with the heater on. It’s all good. Hopefully tomorrow will be better, although there is more rain forecasted. Denver was an amazing show that totally exceeded my expectations, and then I got to spend a couple days in Aspen with someone I think the world of, and there’s pretty much nothing that could go wrong at this point. All is grand in my little world. Heading toward Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park in a few days for some R&R and sight seeing & nature photographing, and then the Boulder show, and then home. It’s all going by so fast… Til next time…
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