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This time we are chasing Lawren Harris' Entrance to Quidi Vidi. We knew in the field we didn't quite have it-so we'll head back. Finding & accessing the correct spot, light, lens to shoot with, etc. is a wonderful puzzle of technical, geographical, & outdoor skills. #NLgeoartFrom my first post on Twitter about the #NLgeoart project,Last weekend, we wanted to head out on a hike. For inspiration, Marian remembered that we'd been to a virtual talk by Jim and Sue Waddington entitled "Following the Group of Seven" where they used their canoeing skills to revisit the spots that had been the inspiration for several Group of Seven paintings. Marian remembered that they had said there were Group of Seven paintings that had been done in NL and that Jim and Sue had asked for folks in NL to track down the sites. Online we went and found a painting by Lawren Harris. We also found a painting by Robert Wakeham Pilot and we set off to find the spot from which they may have been painted. We stopped in many places comparing the topography to the paintings. Here I'm getting close to the spot from where Robert Pilot may have done his painting as well as Lawren Harris. It was such a cool exploration and led us to a spot above Quidi Vidi we hadn't been to before! The second image is me trying to see how close we were by lining up Harris' painting with our photograph. The third is so you can enjoy the view without me interrupting it! :-) Stay tuned...the project continues...Our 5th day on the line. We had so many visitors: biology students,My happy place with my happy person…nothing like a great hike after a morning of walking the line!TA’s Facebook Page
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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Visual Soliloquy #1187 Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure…
Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. ― Paulo Coelho
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Visual Soliloquy #1186 Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come…
Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will … Continue reading
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Visual Soliloquy #1185 Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment…
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. -Jim Rohn
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Twillingate…Totally Awesome Adventures
I’ve been coming to Twillingate for some time now. Each time, I’ve found adventures around every corner, on land and sea, in town, on trails and beyond. I’ve just had the privilege of being here for my longest visit ever … Continue reading
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Rooting for Adventure in Twillingate
Sometimes it’s best to tell a story from end to beginning. So here is our intrepid group at the end of our experience of seeing where an unscripted walk, searching for root cellars, would take us. We are holding root … Continue reading
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Buns on the Beach
This morning we left on an adventure. With red bags filled with baking gear, we headed off toward the trailhead. We took a left at the sign and headed over to French Beach. We stopped and nibbled on a few … Continue reading
Foraging for Adventure with Adventurous Foragers
A gorgeous day greeted us as we headed out on our “Foraging for Adventure” workshop at the Unscripted Twillingate Digital Media Arts Festival. Starting with Newfoundland’s iconic berry, we began our day looking at blueberries in lots of new ways…the … Continue reading
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Audio Post from the Top of Twillingate
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SPOT Check-In from the Top of Twillingate
TA Latitude:49.62207 Longitude:-54.74759 GPS location Date/Time:09/22/2015 12:00:30 NDT Message:This is our Unscripted Twillingate Media Arts Festival location. We’re out capturing adventure all over town! Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/Qra4E/49.62207N/54.74759W If the above link does … Continue reading
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Visual Soliloquy #1184 I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples…
I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples. ― Mother Teresa
Visual Soliloquy #1183 I dream my painting and I paint my dream…
I dream my painting and I paint my dream. ― Vincent van Gogh
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Visual Soliloquy #1182 Believe in love. Believe in magic. Hell, believe in Santa Clause. Believe in others. Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams. If you don’t, who will?
Believe in love. Believe in magic. Hell, believe in Santa Clause. Believe in others. Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams. If you don’t, who will? –Jon Bon Jovi
Visual Soliloquy #1181 I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it…
–I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. Pablo Picasso
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Visual Soliloquy #1180 Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much…
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. ― Helen Keller
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Visual Soliloquy #1179 I had gained the summit of a commanding ridge, and, looking round with astonishing delight, beheld the ample plains, the beauteous tracts below…
I had gained the summit of a commanding ridge, and, looking round with astonishing delight, beheld the ample plains, the beauteous tracts below. –Daniel Boone
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Visual Soliloquy #1178 Delight in itself is the approach of sanity. Delight is to open our eyes to the reality of the situation rather than siding with this or that point of view…
Delight in itself is the approach of sanity. Delight is to open our eyes to the reality of the situation rather than siding with this or that point of view. – Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
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Visual Soliloquy #1177 Aprils have never meant much to me, autumns seem that season of beginning…
Aprils have never meant much to me, autumns seem that season of beginning. ― Truman Capote
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Visual Soliloquy #1176 No, not conquer, that is too foolish a word. Any person who scales a mountain is still but a person, a transient speck compared to the immensity and permanence of a mountain…
No, not conquer, that is too foolish a word. Any person who scales a mountain is still but a person, a transient speck compared to the immensity and permanence of a mountain. ― James Rozoff
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Visual Soliloquy #1175 You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never stick it out…
You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never stick it out. –Steve Jobs
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Visual Soliloquy #1174 When you reach for the stars, you are reaching for the farthest thing out there. When you reach deep into yourself, it is the same thing, but in the opposite direction…
When you reach for the stars, you are reaching for the farthest thing out there. When you reach deep into yourself, it is the same thing, but in the opposite direction. If you reach in both directions, you will have … Continue reading
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