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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
- Jan 13, 2022
- 1 min
Seeing Small Beauty
A few weeks ago we awoke to a light frost. When my wife and I stepped out on our second floor balcony to look around, I noticed that the...
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paulhawkwood
- Jan 4, 2022
- 2 min
Wonder and Gratitude - a Starry Night and the Sound of Onions Cooking.
Many mornings we awaken before the sun has begun to illuminate the eastern sky. We turn our lights off after making ourselves café lattes...
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paulhawkwood
- Nov 8, 2021
- 2 min
Barrier Reef
Barrier Reef Your tiny island has a barrier reef but the tide is rising fast. Let your castle turn back to sand and melt into the ocean’s...
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paulhawkwood
- Oct 14, 2021
- 1 min
The Beautiful Sewer
I enjoy seeing beauty in things that my mind initially overlooks or judges negatively. I was struck by this manhole cover while I was...
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paulhawkwood
- Aug 9, 2021
- 2 min
The Numinous: Sacredness and Light
I love the word numinous as a word for describing that which we call holy or spiritually alive. One definition of numinous means, "to be...
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paulhawkwood
- May 22, 2021
- 1 min
An Impressionist Sunset
One thing I love about Sedona is the beauty of its sky - a beauty that manifests in so many ways that I find myself looking skyward much...
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paulhawkwood
- Apr 7, 2021
- 1 min
Is it Art if it's Done by a Computer?
What makes something art? Does it need to be done by a human? I was looking through my photographs the other day and found this...
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paulhawkwood
- Feb 21, 2021
- 2 min
Moon in Afternoon
I have discovered the sky. One of the things I relish about being in Arizona is not just how clear the sky is, but how vast it is. Here,...
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paulhawkwood
- Jan 1, 2021
- 2 min
Sunrise in Sedona on New Year's Day (or, What's a 9:08?)
I thought I'd celebrate the dawn of the New Year (literally) by taking some sunrise photos where we live in Sedona. I consulted my...
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paulhawkwood
- Dec 30, 2020
- 2 min
The World As a Play, the Self as the Actor
We've probably all heard various ways of saying that life is like a dream or play. But have we really given that idea much thought? For...
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paulhawkwood
- Dec 29, 2020
- 1 min
Courthouse Butte - a Poem in Red Rock
Courthouse Butte I’m standing at the dirt end of Lee Mountain Road, not far from Oak Creek, watching the late rays of sun brush across...
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paulhawkwood
- May 14, 2020
- 1 min
Yin and Yang in the High Desert
A cool and misty morning in Sedona Have you heard the expression "high and dry"? Well, that can often be a description of Sedona,...
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