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paulhawkwood
- Aug 3
- 2 min
The Beauty of Age
Interestingly, I took this photo at the same location as my previous post - Briar Patch Inn in Sedona. Normally, a tree stump's most...
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paulhawkwood
- Aug 3
- 1 min
A Small World of Ice and Mystery
The phrase "frozen puddle" doesn't inspire us much if we don't actually pay attention to it, does it? What struck me is the multiple...
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paulhawkwood
- Jul 4
- 2 min
St. Francis and the Birds
This statue of St. Francis and the birds is in the garden of the Briar Patch Inn in Sedona, Arizona. I feel a calmness whenever I pass by...
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paulhawkwood
- Mar 2
- 1 min
The Blue Light Special (or the Special Blue Light)
Earlier this year, I went outside on a cold morning and was mesmerized by the blueness of the sky being reflected on the windshield of...
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paulhawkwood
- Jan 24
- 3 min
The Notes He Wrote
I often create my posts by rummaging through my many photographs until I find one that I really am moved by, and then I let the creative...
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paulhawkwood
- Dec 12, 2023
- 3 min
Leaf Light, Canyon Light
As Shakespeare (and many others) said, life is a play of light and shadow. Why is this such a way of seeing and thinking? Well, if...
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paulhawkwood
- Nov 22, 2023
- 2 min
Doorways of the Mind and Heart
This is the front door of the home of a friend in Sedona we were visiting last year, and I was struck by its solid nature - it has no...
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paulhawkwood
- Oct 17, 2023
- 2 min
The World is as We See It
This is a photo of the mirror next to my sister-in-law's front door. I've been struck by it for a long time because of its unique pair of...
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paulhawkwood
- Feb 20, 2023
- 2 min
The Light of the Mind and Heart
Each day, nature gives us a natural cycle of day and night. The light of the sun reveals the beauty of the earth, and the dark of night...
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paulhawkwood
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
Resting in the Light
I love lying in our hammocks - one each in Eugene and Sedona. You can lie lengthwise in them (the usual way), or sit in them with your...
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paulhawkwood
- Dec 2, 2022
- 2 min
Learning to See
Ok, on one hand this is a photo of the hind end of a horse - we don't even see his or her head and face. So why did I frame the picture...
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paulhawkwood
- Nov 26, 2022
- 3 min
Light and Magic
It’s a cool November afternoon in Sedona, and I’m sitting out on our front porch, listening to the water in our fountain gently splashing...
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paulhawkwood
- Aug 29, 2022
- 3 min
Is it a Barrel, or a Sculpture?
Is this a barrel, or is it a sculpture of light and shadow, texture and curves? And is it simply an attractive planter, or does it have a...
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paulhawkwood
- Aug 14, 2022
- 2 min
Ant Worlds, People Worlds
One day, at our home in Sedona, Arizona, when I went to get the mail I saw a fresh anthill on our driveway, with its main hole surrounded...
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paulhawkwood
- Jul 29, 2022
- 2 min
Smiling, and the Gateway of the Heart
The Garden Gate Out of iron a heart becomes a tree, a shadow, a reminder of what's inside. Hummingbirds fly through it and each day we...
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paulhawkwood
- Jul 18, 2022
- 2 min
The Life of a Drawer
What is the life of a drawer? To hold clothes? Office supplies? Toys? Or is it an archeological repository - the miscellaneous stuff of a...
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paulhawkwood
- Jul 12, 2022
- 1 min
Water Flows Through Hard Places
Water flows through hard places and pools in spaces vast and small. It sings to itself all day and has no ego, no plan, no fear of a...
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paulhawkwood
- Jun 13, 2022
- 2 min
Your Inner Pepper
Have you ever looked inside your fruits and vegetables as you're chopping them? They're quite beautiful - the rings of a carrot, the...
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paulhawkwood
- May 29, 2022
- 2 min
Living in the Sky
Living in the Sky Its blue pool holds cool contrails and clouds of all kinds, plus moon and birds, pole vaulters and sky divers, and...
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paulhawkwood
- May 25, 2022
- 2 min
A Cactus Flower, and the Experience of Wonder
Right by our mailbox is a lush cactus that blooms each spring. I say "lush" because this cactus has been growing there for decades, and...
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