Sunrise at Yosemite's El Capitan

Image 1: Yosemite's El Capitan

In March 2023, I had the opportunity to visit Yosemite National Park in California.  Getting up early to see the sunrise, I took these photos of El Capitan, a majestic wall of granite rock that's 3000 feet high (over 900 meters).  I took this photo from across the valley floor, looking up.

 

Image 2: Tree Silhouettes at Sunrise at the base of Yosemite's El Capitan

I love the way the early morning sun warmed the usually gray rock walls with a golden glow.  A shadow line cast by neighboring rock formations made El Capitan fade to blue at the bottom, a blue which matched the cloudless sky.  The rock backdrop framing the tree's organic silhouettes created a contrast between fragile living trees and ancient solid rock.      

Image 3: Yosemite's El Capitan at Sunrise

Yosemite had many notable views, which I hope to share in future posts.  There are so many places to be in the park at sunrise!  Where to go, and for how long?  I looped the valley floor, enjoying what I could find. 

Image 4: Yosemite's El Capitan at Sunrise

"Nature is the art of God."   - Dante

 

Winter is over, an spring is on it's way here.  I hope each and every one of you have a great spring!

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Have a Lucky Day!

Welcome March, Welcome St. Patrick's Day, and Welcome longer days with nicer weather!

Image 1: St Patrick's Day Welcome

This year for St. Patrick's Day I created the sweet mosaic heart ornament featuring shamrocks.  

I upcycled a heart ornament which already had gold paint, and I used three small china plates for the mosaic section.  One plate had the gold border with tiny hearts, and I used two other miscellaneous plates that had shamrocks.  The larger shamrocks awkwardly surrounded the word DAD, so that plate was happy to be reused.  None of it cost much at the resale shop and I'm happy with the result.  

Image 2: Mosaic Shamrock Heart ornament

The Welcome sign was a resale find as well, I've had it at least since 2011.  I was surprised at how nicely the sign blended with the red chalkboard key holder (that I also embellished with mosaics).  I usually hang a seasonal ornament on one of the pegs as the seasons change, and so I needed something for St. Patrick's Day.

Image 3: White and Deep Pink Lotus Flowers and Pods

"HAVE A LUCKY DAY" - I planned on changing the chalkboard sign often, practicing and learning chalk board art.  Great idea, right?  But since I first hung the chalkboard it has only said "Have a Great Day".  This is the first time I have ever changed it, and it's sub-par chalkboard writing so far...  I guess I have lots of room for improvement.  (All those missed birthdays...)

Image 4: My Daughter's Favorite Chalk

I couldn't even find chalk, but thankfully my daughter supplied her favorite chalk.  If I find green chalk I'll add shamrocks and color in "Lucky", but I instead find my self struggling to get good pictures in less than ideal light.  I finally managed to get an image that lets the gold look gold!  Do any of you other bloggers retake and retake images?  BTW, there is a fun story about Hagoromo chalk here.

Image 5: St. Patrick's Day Chalkboard Vignette

I like the idea of saying 'Have a Lucky Day', so this sign may stay this way for months.  Is it better to have a Great Day or a Lucky Day?  Opinions?

Either Way, ....

 

"Have a Lucky Day!"   - Jeanne Selep

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