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Sun at Noon

Saturday I went to a park with a dear friend . . . we looked up from our blanket on the lawn and saw the sun through the oak tree branches.

Sun in Morning Fog

About 7 a.m. I looked up from the news and my coffee; the fog was slowly evaporating to give way to a brilliant morning: The sun, the fog, the trees.

“Rest and Be Thankful” was the name of a book by Helen McInnes I read years ago. It came to me as the perfect title for this image – it was a lovely place to sit and be quiet, glad for being able to enjoy the beauty around me.

Apple Trees at Oak Creek Canyon

Oak Creek Canyon comes as a delightful surprise, and one needs to stop to look. The drive to Sedona from Flagstaff, Arizona, is along a curvy road, one undergoing serious reconstruction when we drove it (bump, bump, bump!). There are numerous turn-offs for hiking and viewing along the way, but we chose to stop at the Oak Creek Canyon Park to hike.

Originally, a pioneer family settled in, raising food for itself, such as chickens and apples. The apple orchard is still there, as are remains of the rather fancy chicken coop (see a later photo) built of the native red stone. In the 1920s it became a resort, evolving from a homestead to a place for the rich and famous.

Now it is an area to be enjoyed by the rich and poor alike, along with tourists and other such riff-raff. Definitely a beautiful spot! Bring a picnic and spend a day – plenty to see and do and enjoy. It was one of my favorite places on our road trip.

Panorama at Shoshone Point

Digital allows you to use the proverbial scattergun approach to imaging for a panorama . . . film requires a bit more thought through the viewfinder. Parts you think you have disappear, and you don’t know until you have left the place. Sometimes CS6 can fill in the gaps and other times you just have to crop, even if you have a different vision. Ah, well. Here, though, I was pretty pleased, though not perfectly pleased, with the results.