As summer wanes

 

Summer is on the way out.  You hear that summer? Let's have some cooler weather please.  Rumor has it we will see some 60's this week.  It's hard to work up the excitement to get out and shoot when its silly hot out.  Hence the above night shoot and the lovely, quirky dairy cows from New Mexico.

 



 I did find some gems while traveling to a show in Temple a couple of weeks ago.  Has anyone visited the historic town of Bartlett?  It deserves more time and its on my list to visit when I can walk around and find all the hidden gems like this doorway.

 

But before that happens I've got two weeks to spend in Tuscany.  This will be my second visit to Italy and I'm getting pretty excited.  I'll be braced this time for the cinema like shockwave that hits when I step off the plane.  I'll be posting mostly on Instagram while traveling and will update everywhere else once I'm back home.

 

 

Here's what is on the books for upcoming shows for the rest of the year.

 

Sept 16  Blanco Saturday Market on the square

Oct  21  Blanco Saturday Market on the square

Nov 4    Utopia Art show

Nov 25  Comfort Christmas Market

Dec 1,2  Castroville Old Time Christmas Show

 

As always, if you see an image you'd like to make part of your home,office or business place and can't find it in my Etsy shops, let me know.  We can make it happen.

 

Until next time my friend.  Stay open and see what you can see around you.

 

 



Scotland 2016 is in the works

 

 

Hi-

 

I'm in the middle of edits from my Scotland adventure.  Here's a look at an image from Skye to set you dreaming until I have more to share in a post.  Take a look at my images on my Flickr page (link in the right hand column) if you just can't wait.

 

I'll be back soon with impressions and stories from the trip.

 

See me here this weekend and why I haven't had time to post much here yet.

http://www.artsroundup.org/

 

Talk to you again soon,

 

Kim

 

 

 

 

New Mexico adventure

New Mexico certainly did live up to the title Land of Enchantment.  We followed rainstorms and back roads all about the state.

Wandered through old neighborhoods and envied colorful doors, windows and gardens.

The best part of all was having these adventures with my Mom and sister Cheryl.  The "go see" gene is strong in the family and roaming the roads with like minded folk can't be beat.

Continuing the Western theme of the summer will be my next venue.  I'll be on the courthouse square during Celebrate Bandera this Labor Day weekend.

Celebrate Bandera Labor Day Weekend

Come out and enjoy all that makes Bandera the cowboy capitol of the world. Longhorns, cowboys, music, food and fun.

Hope to see you there!

Kim

ps Next up Scotland!

Headed West Again

 

     As so many other Texans do when the summer starts to set in I'm headed to New Mexico.  I'll only be there for a couple of weeks but I'm so looking forward to running some of those back roads.  I will be there to work as well.  If you are in Ruidoso come see me at

The show is on July 22,23 and 24th of July at the convention center. 

Cowboy Rick will be there along with many others.  Hope to see you there.


We'll talk again soon,

Kim

Giving Thanks

I decided that today is the perfect time to reflect on this year and some things that I'm thankful about.

 

Mom, always

 

Dad...who left us in February but what I'm grateful for was the extra time I got to spend with him.  If I hadn't made the decision to leave work when I did that wouldn't have happened.  Miss you Dad

 

My wonderful sister Cheryl who got to share her new home with the family this year.  Here she is with Mom on a road trip she, Mom and my brother Bruce took around the Southwest recently.  I was home cuddling the kitties. My wonderful nieces and nephews and extended family. Love you guys!



 

 

 

My fabulous friends Shannon and Mario who introduced me to my favorite place on the planet...Scotland.  My trips with them and www.scottishdreamtours.com as well as our other adventures are always a highlight to any year. Love you guys.

 



The above two images are from this year's adventure and bring to mind an online community that I'm a member of that enjoys and dives deep into the world Diana Gabaldon created with Outlander.  Here's a shout out to the online community at www.storywonk.com headed by Alastair Stephens and Lani Diane Rich of The Scot and the Sassenach podcast that help me keep the grey matter firing.

My dear friends that became so much more than just fellow Etsy shop holders.  I've been lucky enough to meet each of the ladies in person and in fact with our powerful magic we are even able to conjure rainbows out of thin air as witnessed here as Janet and I came off the mountain in Jerome AZ this year.  The power of friendships is amazing.

And finally, my near and dear local friends that are always supportive, always willing to go for a ride to see what we can see, talk shop about photography, offer their support online and "like" just one more image from Scotland and the new friends I've made along the way this year on my travels.

It has been a year with highs and lows and I'm so thankful that you all were there to share them with me.

Talk to you again soon,

Kim

Scotland was amazing as always





 Hello my friend.  I've been back from Scotland for a few weeks now and been through all my images.  While trying to decide what to share I was spoiled for choice so I'm going to share a lot.  I'm sure there will be more than one blog post about the trip.  So how would I #hashtag the trip?  #heather it was in bloom and covering the hillsides in amazing shades of purple, lavender, pink and beauty. #whiskey Well of course I tasted some and enjoyed every drop. #romance How can you not be set dreaming in an atmosphere like this? #goodfriends I'm so lucky on the trips to be able to share them with such good friends and make more along the way. #breathtaking The beauty of Scotland never fails to leave me with my jaw dropped and eyes opened wide in wonder.  So, no more words just look at some of what I captured. Let me know if you want more particulars about a particular image. 

Till next time,

Kim