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Loosen Up and Have a Good Experience
As a I write this, I’m sitting in my garden shed chair at my potting table. I’ve brought out my writing and drawing materials and opened the shed doors to have a view of the trees and pond. I decided to draw with my Pentel pigment ink brush pen. It’s capable of both fat, thin,…

Part 4 of Oregon Trip: Day of the Wedding
The morning before the wedding, Steve and I had enough time to take a short walk along the Deschutes River. I got caught up in how the sunlight was reflecting off the grass and flowers along the water.

Enough
I decide a photo is enough
Says it all really
I love this dog
This bite to the air

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