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Light and Magic
This photograph was made on a cool October afternoon in Eugene, Oregon, and my wife and I were sitting outside on our porch and listening...
paulhawkwood
Apr 203 min read
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Light, Shadow, and Mystery
In my enjoyment of photography, I look for not just shapes, but light, shadow, colors, and textures as well. For instance, I was eating...
paulhawkwood
Dec 3, 20241 min read
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Beauty and Vandalism in the High Country - a Choice.
For a number of years ago, I would go for a walk on the road near our home in Sedona, both to get the exercise and to see the world and...
paulhawkwood
Oct 7, 20242 min read
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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...
paulhawkwood
Aug 3, 20242 min read
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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...
paulhawkwood
Aug 3, 20241 min read
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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...
paulhawkwood
Jul 4, 20242 min read
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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...
paulhawkwood
Mar 2, 20241 min read
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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...
paulhawkwood
Jan 24, 20243 min read
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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...
paulhawkwood
Dec 12, 20233 min read
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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...
paulhawkwood
Nov 22, 20232 min read
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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...
paulhawkwood
Oct 17, 20232 min read
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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...
paulhawkwood
Feb 20, 20232 min read
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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...
paulhawkwood
Dec 12, 20222 min read
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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...
paulhawkwood
Dec 2, 20222 min read
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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...
paulhawkwood
Nov 26, 20223 min read
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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...
paulhawkwood
Aug 29, 20223 min read
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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...
paulhawkwood
Aug 14, 20222 min read
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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...
paulhawkwood
Jul 29, 20222 min read
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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...
paulhawkwood
Jul 18, 20222 min read
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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...
paulhawkwood
Jul 12, 20221 min read
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