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December 15, 2017

12/15/2017

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Good morning,
 
It’s currently 22 degrees and amidst the clouds. Yesterday’s high was 33, with an overnight low of 20. The trails up top have plenty of ice and the winds have started picking up.
 
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I woke from a deep comfortable sleep. While preparing for the day, I made a mental note to keep sipping peppermint tea with honey before bed.

​Wandering up the trail, I stared thoughtlessly at the blue-jean colored landscape. When I arrived at Myrtle Point, the artist had already begun painting his morning masterpiece. I found a seat and watched the show.
 
I gave a standing ovation. The artist continued to paint…
 
...I sat back down, awestruck.
 
Cheers,
Seth

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"It’s more important for a photographer to have very good shoes, than to have a very good camera." -  Sebastião Salgado
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Leah
12/15/2017 09:59:16 am

Your pictures are beautiful! What kind of camera do you use?

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Pat N
12/15/2017 10:01:19 am

Thank you for another magnificent post.

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JW
12/15/2017 10:04:26 am

Great Pic love to be there now will be up soon

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Leah Overmyer
12/15/2017 11:56:33 am

Your pictures are amazing! What kind of camera do you use?

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Tammy (TX)
12/15/2017 12:46:27 pm

If that peppermint tea with honey continues to help you have a good night's sleep, please keep us informed or email me and let me know. I could use a deep sleep some nights. Beautiful words as usual in your post!

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Christy
12/15/2017 01:43:41 pm

amazing...behold the beauty....I, too, am in awe

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Betty
12/15/2017 02:27:04 pm

Your photos are incredible. Your thoughts take me there. Thank you.

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Sherleen
12/15/2017 03:31:23 pm

He does such a great job painting AND you do such a GREAT job putting it all into words. Thank you for putting me right there beside you. God bless and forward Seth. :-)

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KnoxBill
12/15/2017 09:53:11 pm

Love the Salgado quote, and glad you have a good pair of shoes!

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Sharon F.
12/16/2017 12:30:09 am

Wow!.......that sunrise......just WOW!...........

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doug y link
12/16/2017 08:37:56 am

Like many others I enjoy and appreciate your photos. I am not very familiar with the camera you are using but its lens certainly enhances the color blue making for some stunning photos. G'day

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