Category Archives: history

Picture a Day #252 – I Love a Parade!

Posted on September 14, 2012 by joanienaz

Last weekend we attended the Constitution Day Parade in Nevada City, a tiny hamlet in the gold country of the Sierra Nevada foothills of northern California. It was a beautiful, warm late summer day. After a picnic in the shade of a … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #249 – A Day Remembered

Posted on September 11, 2012 by joanienaz

Today I thought it would be most appropriate, in honor of the memory of all those who lost their lives at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, to talk about a movie that I saw this past weekend. … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #248 – A Covered Bridge

Posted on September 10, 2012 by joanienaz

This was the first weekend that we stayed at the cabin near my husband Sam’s new job in the Sierra foothills, instead of driving home. We decided to do a little exploring, so we headed over to South Yuba River State Park on … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #230 – Painting Triangles Inside Rectangles

Posted on August 26, 2012 by joanienaz

This is my first double post day (although I did post twice on the 18th because I posted around midnight). I am attempting to “catch up” with myself in order to reach 366 posts by the end of the year. … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #223 – Expressing Myself

Posted on August 20, 2012 by joanienaz

I haven’t had much time lately to paint, so this morning I sketched out an idea that has been tumbling around in my brain for a while. Then I drew and painted! I have a print of this work by Wassily … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #215 – Americana

Posted on August 2, 2012 by joanienaz

On the road again today, listening to Neil Young and Crazy Horse on their most recent album. Americana is an original interpretation of classic folk songs. I loved it!

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Picture a Day #195-The Mohawk Valley of New York

Posted on July 13, 2012 by joanienaz

We left our campground in the Green Mountains of Vermont, and drove through the Mohawk River Valley of New York as we headed west on our great cross-country adventure of 2008. The next stop on our route: Niagara Falls!

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Picture a Day #187-More Fourth of July

Posted on July 5, 2012 by joanienaz

The Fourth of July wouldn’t be Independence Day without some kind of message. Here are the rest of my photos from yesterday, celebrating a holiday in a small Northern California town. Some of them are political, and all of them … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #186-Independence Day Holiday Celebration

Posted on July 4, 2012 by joanienaz

When I was a kid, there was always a Fourth of July parade in my home town. I lived in Gilroy, the southernmost town in Santa Clara County, California during the 1960s. It is known as the Garlic Capital of the … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #168 – Crossing the Valley

Posted on June 16, 2012 by joanienaz

My husband and I left our Northern California hideaway and drove across the Sacramento River Valley on Wednesday afternoon. It was 95 degrees F. Thank goodness we have air conditioning. I watered my garden before we left and hoped for … Continue reading →