Number 2 in the Bear Canyon Series.
Today snow comes to Teton Valley, plans change in an instant.
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The Quick Practice
Studying Teton Valley.
Sun comes. Clouds. Rain. A bit of snow. More clouds. Sun again, then gone.
Ursa Major
Inspirations seem to arrive in an instant. A different way of seeing the World appears to come overnight. In truth our subconscious works through the transformation until it surfaces in our conscious state of mind.
The Big Bear is always with us, her home is in the wilderness.
This new work, presence of my Sea Change is part of a Trio. The others will be arriving here soon.
bootie boycott
I know, I know. I have seen those videos on Facebook, too. But I promise you don’t look like them with the booties on. And you even wore them once before when you were much younger and it was super cold outside, like today. You want to go skiing, right? OK! Lets go….
“Really?” she says, “these don’t fit so well. And the snow is collecting around the ankle. And they kinda’ hurt…..How about if I just lay here in the snow and wait for you to come back this way?”
Lesson Learned: Give up those boots. Run wild in the snow. If its too cold outside wait for it to warm up first.
Turkey Scratch
Wild turkeys came to visit yesterday while the hunters are out in droves across the creek. Now, I have nothing against hunting, but I don’t own a gun. So, here is my Thanksgiving celebration . Feeding the turkeys!
Happy Turkey Day!
Sea Change
drawn from the river
It’s time. Time to consider direction and conception, where we are headed, and how we do what we do.
“Full Fathom five thy father lies,
Of his bones are coral made,
Those are pearls that were his eyes,
Nothing of him that doth fade,
But doth suffer a sea-change,
into something rich and strange,
Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell,
Ding-dong.
Hark! now I hear them, ding-dong, bell.”
Shakespeare, The Tempest
Powder Dawn
It’s time to get out and chase the snow.
quick, she says
oil pastel on paper
“Quick”, she growls quietly. “what’s that?!” I walk to the window with her and we in the quiet light of dawn watch a bushy tailed fox dance a loop in the snow in front of us. Noel, my dog, has never seen a fox before. A beautiful moment to watch. And then as quick as she came she runs across the bridge and up the trail in front of us. Good morning!
Winter Arrives
Away for three weeks. Left reds, browns , orange and yellow . Returned to whites and blues. Sub-freezing temperatures this morning. Place is always changing it’s appearance.
between here and there 