By Ted Grussing… one of my favorite exercises for shooting and tracking birds in flight, is to sit on the deck and shoot the fly catchers and other birds that make frequent flights down to the grass and then back up to a branch before diving again. They only stay on the grass for seconds and it is fun to see what you get. The targets are small, fast and unpredictable which makes for a real challenge … also the image you get, even if good, is generally too small to be of much use for larger prints, so they…
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Sedona AZ (July 19, 2018) – The Board of Directors of the Yavapai Food Council announces a transition in leadership that is part of the 2018 strategic plan. An interim Executive Director assumed day-to-day operations of the council in June under the supervision of Harvey Grady, founder and board chair.The board now faces the challenge of finding the financial means to continue YFC programs beyond this summer.
Sedona AZ (July 19, 2018) – What is the difference between civic dialogue and disinformation?That’s the question the city manager of Sedona is asking in the midst of a small-community debate that mirrors a national discussion about fake news and alternative facts, and a federal investigation into international interference in American democracy.
Sedona AZ (July 19, 2018) – The Community Market returns to The Collective Sedona every Saturday in August (August 4, 11, 18 and 25) from 9 am to 1pm. The Collective Sedona and Spirit Wind Farm Store have teamed up to bring residents of the VOC and Sedona this weekly event with aspirations for it to grow and thrive. Each week more vendors are added to the list, so mark your calendars each Saturday morning and come witness the transformation as we build and the busy season hits. The Market offers fresh locally-farmed produce, mind-body-spirit wellness products, and local art…
By Ted Grussing… all else fails, do something different and this is the seventh photo I pulled up tonight. The first ones were of birds in flight, rabbits, cats and aerial shots … all of them did not agree with my mood which seems a little weird tonight. So I took a shot with a bunch of blackbirds in tall reeds and grasses down at Bubbling Ponds and messed with it, thus the caption … even better, I like it.
Sedona AZ (July 18, 2018) – “Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and How It Can Improve Your Life” is the subject of Mental Health Monday on July 30, 10-11:30AM at Yavapai College, 4215 Arts Village Drive sponsored by the Mental health Coalition Verde Valley in partnership with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Yavapai College.The forum is free and open to the public.
By Ted Grussing… thousands of years ago, perhaps, humans and other species of earth gazed out over this beautiful view of the Pacific Ocean dreaming of what might be … eighty years or so ago encampments were built into these cliffs for observers to look for enemy ships that might invade our homeland … and today we freely roam this area, but still in awe of the beauty of nature and the vastness of the sea. The powerful waves crashing on the rocks below fill the air with moisture and an ambient sound level that drowns out conversation … a…
Sedona AZ (July 17, 2018) – The Sustainability Alliance today made public the format and questions that will be used for the upcoming Sustainability Forum of the candidates running for Sedona Mayor and City Council in the August 28, 2018, primary election. The forum will be held at 1:00pm on Saturday, July 28, 2018, at the Mary D. Fisher Theater, 2030 W State Route 89A, Sedona, AZ 86336. The public is invited and there is no charge for admission.
Sedona AZ (July 17, 2018) – The Sedona Heritage Museum will host another round of their popular local history tours, on October 3, 4, 5, and 6, this time visiting historic sites, homesteads and buildings while following the Red Rock Loop Road.
Sedona AZ (July 17, 2018) – The public is invited to attend a Sedona City Council Work session on Wednesday, July 25 at 3:00 p.m. in the Sedona City Council Chambers for discussion regarding the update of the city’s Land Development Code (LDC). The council chambers are located in the City Hall complex at 102 Roadrunner Dr.
By Ted Grussing… I’ve found myself in a few planes (not mine) where you are heading down the runway, you are doing everything you can think of, but the end of the runway is coming up and you are still on the ground … slowly, ponderously you lift off and watch the ground slowly depart at perhaps a hundred feet per minute, maybe fly between a few cacti before you get sufficient altitude to clear earth bound obstacles.
By Melanie LeeAuthor, “A Year In Sedona~Meeting The Muse At Wisdom’s Edge”(July 16, 2018)I recently visited the Sedona art studio of my good friend, award-winning watercolorist Karyl Bennett. I’d gotten to know Karyl after we met on a sunny Saturday morning last year when she was a featured artist at one of those fabulous Artist Coffee Talks at Goldenstein Gallery, where she’s been represented since 2006. Karyl’s new work-in-progress is in many ways different from almost anything I’d seen from her and I was mightily intrigued. A multimedia piece, the new work featured an ambitious marriage of visual concepts illustrating the evolving field of integrative…
Sedona AZ (July 16, 2018) – Master Classical and Flamenco Guitarist Esteban and his daughter Teresa Joy have been performing at Sound Bites Grill in Sedona for over 3 years. As Artist in Residence, he claims the Sound Bites Celebrity Show Room to be one of his most favorite spots to perform because of the intimacy of the space.Esteban performed many decades ago in the courtyards of Sedona’s Talaquepaque Marketplace (An Outdoor Spanish Village) and loves Northern Arizona. It has special memories for him and his daughter. Rumor has it; they are relocating to the area this summer.
Sedona AZ (July 16, 2018) – Sedona’s famous dark skies put on a spectacular August display. Now, local astronomers are ready to guide Sedonans across nature’s celestial majesty at the first Sedona Star Party August 4.
Camp Verde AZ (July 14, 2018) – On July 9, 2018, around 10:30 PM, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a woman reporting her 44-year-old husband, 8-year-old son, and their dog were overdue from a hike in the Beaver Creek area. The pair left on July 8 and were expected to return the following day, July 9. She indicated receiving a message from the ‘Spot’ brand satellite tracking device on July 8 indicating her husband and son arrived for their designated hike and a message the following day stating they were back at their vehicle. By late…