Category Archives: picture a day

Picture a Day #260 – A Visit to Downieville

Posted on September 22, 2012 by joanienaz

Today was a perfect day, the first day of Fall, to take a trip into the mountains. We drove north from Nevada City, California on Highway 49 for about an hour, into the North Yuba River canyon to the tiny hamlet … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #259 – Last Day of Summer

Posted on September 21, 2012 by joanienaz

In honor and celebration of the final day of summer, I took my easel outside this morning, and did a little painting en plein air. I have been thinking about my immediate surroundings and forming a composition in my mind … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #258 – Another Sunset

Posted on September 20, 2012 by joanienaz

Here is a recent sunset, photographed in the gold country of northern California. I think the contrast is stunning!

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Picture a Day #257 – Completed Abstract Watercolor

Posted on September 19, 2012 by joanienaz

It has been over two weeks since I posted my abstract watercolor. I could have stopped there, but I wanted something more… I began filling in the spaces, and I was afraid that I was ruining it. But I continued. … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #256 – Deer Food

Posted on September 18, 2012 by joanienaz

It’s the last week of summer, and a bit late to begin planting seeds. But I have an empty planter on the front of my porch, and that just doesn’t seem right! I have been collecting seeds from the nasturtiums … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #255 – For the Birds

Posted on September 17, 2012 by joanienaz

A pair of Red-tailed Hawks have been making quite a fuss in the area lately. I was finally able to take a photo of one of them circling overhead. Never a dull moment!

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Picture a Day #254 – Back Yard Birding

Posted on September 16, 2012 by joanienaz

It’s hard for me to ignore the birds I hear around the cabin. The other day I took my camera outside to see what I could find, and heard some commotion in a small oak tree near the front porch. Just … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #253 – A Thrift Store Treasure

Posted on September 15, 2012 by joanienaz

Today I went treasure hunting for a small planter, and was in luck. I picked up a little vase that was just the right size to turn into a planter for some philodendrons that I had rooted. I put half an … Continue reading →

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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 #251- Morning Flower

Posted on September 13, 2012 by joanienaz

While watering in the garden I share with my landlady, I was startled by an unfamiliar flower. I had noticed the seed pods on the plant, and thought it was okra, but I had to check. Sure enough, I was right! What … Continue reading →

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