tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48181364980713583142024-03-14T00:11:07.501-06:00Notes from Ogden CanyonA photo and written journal of my life in Ogden Canyon, Utah. Mollie and I enjoy hearing from visitors. Please leave a comment.
I appreciate you respecting that the art, photos and written word are my original work unless otherwise noted.Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.comBlogger661125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-32252375211894330542019-04-23T14:32:00.002-06:002019-04-23T14:32:47.702-06:00April Mini Watercolor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-18072584971940213262019-04-23T14:25:00.001-06:002019-04-24T09:13:50.080-06:00Checkered Fritillaria<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This cool flower blooms each spring at the Eccles Art Center. It is a Checkered Fritillaria. I would like to get some of these bulbs for my home garden. I was able to learn more about this flower at: <a href="https://www.gardeningchannel.com/how-to-grow-checkered-lily-fritillaria-meleagris/">https://www.gardeningchannel.com/how-to-grow-checkered-lily-fritillaria-meleagris/</a>Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-39968213720253543512018-12-26T13:23:00.000-07:002018-12-26T13:23:20.626-07:00Patchwork SnowThe abundant snow in our front yard is a patchwork quilted together by dog trails. Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-56228404309504589462018-11-25T03:46:00.002-07:002018-12-03T21:51:39.395-07:00SnowYesterday morning, we woke to snow on our lawn. It was a fine, wet snow that stayed much of the morning.<br />
Later, the clouds moved on and the sun shined. The snow retreated to the shadows.Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-65233322694985098442018-11-10T08:53:00.000-07:002018-11-19T10:54:37.349-07:00Crabapples<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="899" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u3aNsDb29ck/W_L1kc00KvI/AAAAAAAACQM/oUp4IeaKTU4pIZt3_UYXnIniDAK8rOXLACLcBGAs/s200/WP_20181110_08_44_42_Pro.jpg" width="111" /><span style="color: #783f04;"> The Crabapples are numerous this </span><span style="color: #783f04;">fall</span><span style="color: #783f04;">. I expect that we will be visited by Cedar Waxwing and other birds that will harvest the colorful crabapples. </span></div>
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-41466551351922590732018-10-30T13:30:00.000-06:002018-11-19T10:39:15.008-07:00An Apple<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This tree put all its efforts into creating one apple. <a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RBYV3mzqKxE/W_L003YjhqI/AAAAAAAACQA/NNET3k9wFvIeqfxklvyH2_q9-oP00E4IgCLcBGAs/s1600/WP_20181030_17_29_06_Pro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="996" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RBYV3mzqKxE/W_L003YjhqI/AAAAAAAACQA/NNET3k9wFvIeqfxklvyH2_q9-oP00E4IgCLcBGAs/s320/WP_20181030_17_29_06_Pro.jpg" width="199" /></a></div>
<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-80494563067007702832018-10-23T08:46:00.000-06:002018-10-23T09:07:32.977-06:00Rainy Morning MomentWhile driving to work this morning in the rain, the clouds broke over the mountain. Sunlight streamed through, I was in a pool of light. Just ahead of me a rainbow, of bright color arched into a grove of golden cottonwoods. This morning I did see gold at the end of the rainbow.Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-62301379611160739062018-10-05T11:09:00.000-06:002018-11-19T11:11:14.043-07:00MonarchsAt work we participated in the creation of a temporary art installment based on the migration of the monarch butterfly.<br />
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Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-15862206901261081602018-09-30T10:42:00.000-06:002018-10-02T10:42:59.882-06:00Weekend Walk & Watercolor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-27992479635502513102018-09-20T10:44:00.000-06:002018-09-20T10:44:14.897-06:00Historical Photograph<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Ogden Canyon in 1924. Only partially paved. <br />-J. Willard Marriott digital library</span></span>Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-45625566572104171992018-09-13T09:22:00.002-06:002018-09-13T09:22:35.545-06:00Latest Woven Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-45453464928047991852018-08-23T07:53:00.000-06:002018-08-23T07:53:52.798-06:00WaterYesterday, we finally had a little rain. It was heavy at times and came down off and on for a three hour period. This morning the Smokey the Bear sign says that fire danger is very high. This sign since mid-July has been telling us that the fire danger is extreme.<br />
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Last night, we had a hail storm. Pea size hail.<br />
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This morning, I was excited to see fog hanging in the mountain valleys.<br />
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The rain water refreshed the colors. Autumn tints are already showing on the mountains. Last night, autumn color was added to our walk with leaves that the hail had helped to fall. Looking up I notice that the acorns are starting to ripen to brown.Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-6035600570301903632018-08-06T19:30:00.000-06:002018-08-07T16:41:57.620-06:00Patio Post Mini Watercolor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-69022979251786703372018-08-04T12:48:00.000-06:002018-08-06T12:49:04.974-06:00What to Paint?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-51867398217662939872018-08-04T09:28:00.001-06:002018-08-04T09:29:42.849-06:00Sunset red smoke skies<br />
The scent of honeysuckle<br />
Flash . . . hummingbird wings.Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-32407154636576599782018-07-22T15:35:00.002-06:002018-07-22T15:35:36.446-06:00Roadside SunflowersFriday, I saw this year's first roadside sunflowers in bloom. My sister felt that these were the first herald for back to school.Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-32225276026589348932018-07-18T08:23:00.000-06:002018-07-18T10:27:32.794-06:00Another Plein Air Watercolor<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bzaJNQ83AxU/W09pGullowI/AAAAAAAACL4/qsdtx9XgHwkekVqTykvfIMFYX_wKcGu1ACLcBGAs/s1600/WP_20180718_08_41_26_Pro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="965" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bzaJNQ83AxU/W09pGullowI/AAAAAAAACL4/qsdtx9XgHwkekVqTykvfIMFYX_wKcGu1ACLcBGAs/s320/WP_20180718_08_41_26_Pro.jpg" width="193" /></a>Last night I sat outside, trying to capture the gray cliffs above my home. I think that I went too dark, but by the time I was finished it was getting dark.<br />
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A Foreground was needed. <br />
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Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-79255821513193676672018-06-17T17:37:00.002-06:002018-06-20T22:39:09.457-06:00Summer RainAn evening summer rain. Large, quick drops, splash through leaves and drum on the roof. The scent of heat and earth. A rain dance. As a child I loved to dance in a warm summer rain, as I got older I shared this joy with my niece.<br />
The growl of thunder.Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-89849955435538723482018-05-20T19:41:00.000-06:002018-05-21T10:46:54.635-06:00Mini Fiber Art Designs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After obtaining inspiration from an article in the magazine "Daphe's Diary"; I created the following small woven fiber designs. My friend Kathy had given me these small canvases last summer. The are an inch and a half square. I designed the sunflower first, then the poppy. As the poppy need something more, I added a sink art lady bug.<br />
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Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-51828190432310426182018-05-06T17:29:00.001-06:002018-05-06T21:10:53.251-06:00Memories from a Creative Writing ClassWhile cleaning, I came across a tattered pink pocket folder filled with assignments written by my teenage self. The assigments are from a high school Creative Writing class with Mrs. Phyllis Gillin (a tough but fair instructor).<br />
The assignment is a story, "Jenny's Whistle". The story of a young four year old spending the day with her grandfather in her grandmother's garden. The grandfather whittles the young child a willow whistle. I recall my teenage self asking my grandfather to take me through the steps for making a willow whistle.<br />
My story reminds me of the taste of the whistle. " The wood felt smooth in her hand.... Grandpa tapped the willow whistle surface with the handle of his pocket knife... Grandpa slipped the bark handing the round inch long bark to the child/ teenager. ...the underlieing wood was a blondish green. Grandpa cut a V-shaped chip. Then took the bark ring back from the child/ teenager and slipped it back on over the wood whistle. She put the smooth whistle in her mouth, it had a spicy, green taste that matched its spicy green scent." <br />
In the margin Mrs. Gillins has written the note "great". My adult self is pleased with this notation as I am sure my teenage self was.<br />
At the end, Mrs. Gillins writes "This is the best writing you've done. Your grandparents are a rich source for your essay, too." I don't recall if I used my grandparent as a source for my essay, but they were a strong influence on my childhood. They were my and my bother' s and sister's caregivers while we were growing up.<br />
In the story the child " kisses his clean shaven face, that smelled of his signature aftershave." My teenage self describes "Grandpa was sitting on the front steps dressed in his gray work clothes. His funny, old gray hat covers his shiny white hair, and his worn wooden cane lays close by his right hand. In all her four years of life, Jenny had never seen him walk without it."<br />
Later "Grandpa slowly gets off the steps and offers his hand to Jenny. She puts her hand into his large gnarled one, which completely covers her small one. She slows her pace to his."<br />
My present self through these written descriptions is reminded of his love, making a me a little sad, but joyful that I was loved by him.Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17012988356002113608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818136498071358314.post-36043639266478594992018-04-12T20:30:00.000-06:002018-04-13T14:39:32.563-06:00Watercolor Leaf Buds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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