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Home once again from my travels!

It feels so good to be home and enjoy the fall weather. But naturally, I am looking forward to and planning my next trip to ELSEWHERE!

This afternoon I walked up to Willamette Heights Park and did some Plein Art. My house is tucked amongst the trees along the Willamette River, not far from the bike path through Dorris Ranch.

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Laramie,Wyoming

Lastly, I stopped in Laramie where I graduated from in 1973, with a B.S. in business. It’s still a lovely campus and I enjoyed walking across Prexy’s Pasture once again.

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Ear tattoo for bull calves, Wyoming.

My nephew Peter is tattooing and ear tagging the registered bull calves. Not all the calves are brave! It’s their first separation from their mommies, but after a couple of hours they are all reunited.
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Legand Rock Petroglyphs, Wyoming

Legend Rock petroglyphs, about 30 miles from Thermopolis, Wyoming. A fascinating site with some estimated to be 8,000 to 10,000 years old, by the Native Americans. Where the figure crosses a crack, part of it is in this earth world and part in the inner earth world. #petroglyphs #wyoming #nativeamericans

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Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Teton mountains

Bull Buffalo in rut.

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Istanbul May 2023

My last two nights in Turkey I spent in Istanbul, getting ready to fly home. The extra day gave me a chance to see the Blue Mosque, which just opened after five years of renovation. My lovely hotel in the historic section had these charming pictures in the hallway. Also, some photos of the Blue Mosque.

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Sketchbook diary May 12, 2023, Turkey

I returned my rental car in Neveshir, near Goreme in Cappadocia, Turkey. ($326 a week). I didn’t have a hotel reservation but drove to what seemed the downtown, according to my map app, and happened on one. It was the equivalent of $20 a night, with breakfast. Nice towels, private room with bathroom. From here I took a bus to Antalya, where I didn’t have a reservation either, and would arrive at 9:30 pm. The buses are very modern and comfortable, plus they make a stop where we can have dinner. It’s very pleasant.

What was fun was strolling through past the neighborhood shops, where I seemed to be the only foreigner, all the women wore head coverings and long robes. Some would nod and smile shyly at me. I felt welcome.

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Sketchbook Diary May 2, to May 10. Turkey, Cappadocia, Hattusa

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Turkey is so beautiful!

View from a castle
Sea kayaking to Kekova Island and the sunken city.
Sea kayaking along the Turquoise Coast of Turkey. May 2023.
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Sketchbook diary, April 22 to May 1, 2023. Israel, Jordan, Turkey