Category Archives: Arts-a-Poppin’

Special focus on the Visual Arts (or when I am being extra artsy with the camera)

A DAY IN SEDONA

Posted on July 1, 2020 by

The Landscape of Red Rock State Park – The Art in the Galleries

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40 More Days of Outdoor Memories

Posted on June 21, 2020 by

Covid 19 Taketh Away, but these Photos Remindeth When Covid 19 started us sheltering at home, and I started posting daily photo reminders of lovely outdoor memories, I didn’t think I would be doing this for three months and counting. … Continue reading →

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LOOKING UP FROM MY LAWN CHAIR

Posted on June 1, 2020 by

While the world goes to hell … … I looked away from the news on my lap top and pointed my camera up and about while still perched on my back yard lawn chair…

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40 Days of Outdoor Memories

Posted on May 12, 2020 by

Thanks A Lot, COVID 19!   Back in early April, when it became clear we would be hunkering indoors for at least the next month, barely getting out, and certainly not doing any traveling, I started posting on my social … Continue reading →

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GRAND CANYON – BRIGHT ANGEL TRAIL

Posted on April 20, 2020 by

  Taking a Morning Hike Down into the Grand Canyon   The morning of our final day at the Grand Canyon, we took the Bright Angel Trail down to the first rest house and back up again. These first pictures … Continue reading →

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GRAND CANYON – Long Walk along the South Rim

Posted on March 23, 2020 by

  Day Two at the Grand Canyon (South Rim)   The day after we drove along the Desert View Drive, and a lovely sunset at the trailer park we were staying, we returned to spend a full day walking along … Continue reading →

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GRAND CANYON – DESERT VIEW DRIVE

Posted on March 6, 2020 by

  Grand Canyon South Rim – Day One   Our first approach to the Grand Canyon’s South Rim (see the North Rim post here) was from the East. Even before one enters the East Entrance of the Grand Canyon, one … Continue reading →

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LAKE POWELL & RAINBOW BRIDGE

Posted on February 8, 2020 by

  A Day Trip on Lake Powell to Rainbow Bridge     Lake Powell is a manmade lake, created by the Glen Canyon Dam at the Arizona side and mostly snaking deep into Southern Utah, filling the canyons carved out … Continue reading →

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HORSESHOE BEND

Posted on January 24, 2020 by

  Horseshoe Bend is the dramatic loop the Colorado River cuts through the land just south of Lake Powell by Page, Arizona. Lake Powell was formed by the building of the Glen Canyon Dam 1955 – 1966, which in turn … Continue reading →

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ANTELOPE CANYON – Scooped Out Swirls of Light and Rock

Posted on January 18, 2020 by

  After we visited the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, we didn’t immediately drive down to the South Rim.  We first drove to Page, Arizona, on the shore of Lake Powell.  A Lake Powell boat ride booked for the … Continue reading →

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Pierre Cardin at the Brooklyn Museum

Posted on January 5, 2020 by

  The Pierre Cardin: Future Fashion exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum is coming to a close today.  I went last Thursday, and found my shutterbug instincts whipped up until my cellphone needed recharging. Here are some of the images that … Continue reading →

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COLUMBUS CIRCLE HOLIDAY MARKET & Yuletide Music Quiz

Posted on December 24, 2019 by

  A Photo Stroll around New York City’s biggest Holiday Market, plus a little Yuletide Music Quiz*.   *answers tucked in the tags at the bottom of this post   Yuletide Song Quiz 1: What is the name of the … Continue reading →

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LONGWOOD GARDENS – SEASONALLY BEDECKED

Posted on December 20, 2019 by

  A Handsome Season’s Greetings in a Classic Botanic Conservatory   Longwood Gardens –  thousand acres of gardens, woodlands, and meadows in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania – was seasonally decked out for the holidays the Sunday after Thanksgiving, when Ed and … Continue reading →

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IMPEACHMENT EVE, NYC

Posted on December 17, 2019 by

A Photo/Video Diary. On the Eve of the Impeachment Vote in the House of Representatives, hundreds of thousands across the country are rallying to demand the Criminal in Chief be impeached and removed. I joined the thousands that rallied in … Continue reading →

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Navajo Bridge over the Colorado River at Sunset

Posted on December 14, 2019 by

  This is the Navajo Bridge crossing the Colorado River by Marble Canyon…     I didn’t take the two pictures above, nor the third below.  I found these to show you the most iconic perspectives, in bright daylight.  But … Continue reading →

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GRAND CANYON NORTH RIM

Posted on December 6, 2019 by

  The Great American Southwest Adventure Continues!   Driving South from Brice Canyon, we made our way to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, in Northern Arizona just south of the Utah border.     Most people who visit … Continue reading →

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