tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20626040859169331432024-03-15T15:42:03.829-07:00James Gordon Patterson PhotographyI'm all about country. If it has horses, cowboys, cowgirls, bulls, country musicians, or traveling in or out in the country (any country), I’m interested in photographing it! I also have a love of teaching. I am based in Phoenix in the wonderful state of Arizona. I invite you to visit my links below.James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-20698527109232543822024-03-15T15:41:00.000-07:002024-03-15T15:41:16.886-07:00Scottsdale Rodeo 10 March 2024<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The <a href="https://rodeoscottsdale.com/" target="_blank">Scottsdale Rodeo</a> Sunday edition came as it did the last several years from Westworld, an indoor arena. </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">If you have ever been to a rodeo, you know there is a lot of pageantry, especially at the start.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBwcDgzKNfeJd0NPZXhoBSL3OXygAojoijuOk0Qu1HBShYP8z9gpcnQV5qKhF5d8Tsb12GpHJQ0Nu2TTD7t_kfvhQIRZzW9VueXKRX6950WH3ajbU49XJbITToC0vhznG8_QEpNQWRjUDx5V_9AJbMLOwRU0bZSaoJLdAEMJh9dgYh_7fNT8bkrQ3-ulg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1754" data-original-width="894" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBwcDgzKNfeJd0NPZXhoBSL3OXygAojoijuOk0Qu1HBShYP8z9gpcnQV5qKhF5d8Tsb12GpHJQ0Nu2TTD7t_kfvhQIRZzW9VueXKRX6950WH3ajbU49XJbITToC0vhznG8_QEpNQWRjUDx5V_9AJbMLOwRU0bZSaoJLdAEMJh9dgYh_7fNT8bkrQ3-ulg=w203-h400" width="203" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red;">Kiana Martinez</span></i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Country music recording artist Kiana Martinez sang some original tunes, then sang the National Anthem to get things started. <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">And the American flags.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5tczEGIIJOGv5tAXDhCsjIV84tqhgeR-auCkWthtO7jchlAWWmam1h3M7rwB5z2NCsm-7C4E2YQ_wmp2Pim5szprUl3wLw3ZG4AFSqef_RNJKxVnEEZpnGTXMN5doQJmMySVElbLihJ2BA3sfaEvGRorpw_Qi4uYaqKr1Gyp3t9rDuhJJmcK7wEO_2es" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2838" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5tczEGIIJOGv5tAXDhCsjIV84tqhgeR-auCkWthtO7jchlAWWmam1h3M7rwB5z2NCsm-7C4E2YQ_wmp2Pim5szprUl3wLw3ZG4AFSqef_RNJKxVnEEZpnGTXMN5doQJmMySVElbLihJ2BA3sfaEvGRorpw_Qi4uYaqKr1Gyp3t9rDuhJJmcK7wEO_2es" width="227" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">And here comes the horse stock!</span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX2EF24zWrUfrPyHIjUu0eqTkRgWxx2vRu2oWVW1_WcNQY_pblEvQN4YbPfuZ19UkEnwGnLsGx2KqqC0PELEfz3OMRkzv58V2ZYWfAk1gsUp56s_VkmZrZjmnnSQ66d8du34uply340bsJ2IXKMrNJzm_eixvmi3c0ew-mZ8fBmMEar6Oqp1LkKp_Lx6o"><img alt="" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="3000" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX2EF24zWrUfrPyHIjUu0eqTkRgWxx2vRu2oWVW1_WcNQY_pblEvQN4YbPfuZ19UkEnwGnLsGx2KqqC0PELEfz3OMRkzv58V2ZYWfAk1gsUp56s_VkmZrZjmnnSQ66d8du34uply340bsJ2IXKMrNJzm_eixvmi3c0ew-mZ8fBmMEar6Oqp1LkKp_Lx6o=w444-h141" width="444" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />Eight seconds seems easy but hard to do.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSlXzX1bz-gvKAcF8WvQjwlxxa_sT46U6uRktibYR3cz1z-RQJhcn3U_Ey8QycP4J0NJePokz_GKLDcGLdrdLn1i95ZF-XmUZvZ5l7-2Ol6C1Oy3tGN9x9QDys1TA77tfARB5XgY_mobUOtjJVNhHUDPlgVifShF1Z_pxnzJSrldoCri5i6miXrO5HeeM" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2004" data-original-width="3000" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSlXzX1bz-gvKAcF8WvQjwlxxa_sT46U6uRktibYR3cz1z-RQJhcn3U_Ey8QycP4J0NJePokz_GKLDcGLdrdLn1i95ZF-XmUZvZ5l7-2Ol6C1Oy3tGN9x9QDys1TA77tfARB5XgY_mobUOtjJVNhHUDPlgVifShF1Z_pxnzJSrldoCri5i6miXrO5HeeM" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">My two favorite events are barrel racings and bull riding and they are traditionally at the end of the rodeo. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMnI_UqAK9eulDFQW6AdbtjxItfSuLqsYcngWjvfYqjOkyZh27JFqMk0An89h4qCYoLPsKrBvWey60QGoG_FzCYRJVkZm44iZ9dU2nnLlk4BhABWTexfLX2JYxMRTpr7Rt8dMgfSE64DoHwDtoeq33OeZqjWSgQMIi9EX-dF_oqDW6exNI_uwX08dTZSc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1865" data-original-width="2440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMnI_UqAK9eulDFQW6AdbtjxItfSuLqsYcngWjvfYqjOkyZh27JFqMk0An89h4qCYoLPsKrBvWey60QGoG_FzCYRJVkZm44iZ9dU2nnLlk4BhABWTexfLX2JYxMRTpr7Rt8dMgfSE64DoHwDtoeq33OeZqjWSgQMIi9EX-dF_oqDW6exNI_uwX08dTZSc" width="314" /><br /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Barrel racing shows off the skills of the lady cowboys. It's timed, and it costs 5 seconds if they knock over a barrel. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx_p6jZCF8TtRKDSEDfza52Z3rjipZHGkHmjGzBISyrR_SumGKBvRUE6W8XOIZv06fYYV6WKiuaSiBdhIZBrPMNcDhHNlE6thoLdaZWHSFscwUDh25gohdkj8NGIgzvyOGkaxzcpbgL8rUxK9Jtcy8c_vnBuqFdP8W9SsYUhO-eBRM65crW89qe1BOaew" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2758" data-original-width="3000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgx_p6jZCF8TtRKDSEDfza52Z3rjipZHGkHmjGzBISyrR_SumGKBvRUE6W8XOIZv06fYYV6WKiuaSiBdhIZBrPMNcDhHNlE6thoLdaZWHSFscwUDh25gohdkj8NGIgzvyOGkaxzcpbgL8rUxK9Jtcy8c_vnBuqFdP8W9SsYUhO-eBRM65crW89qe1BOaew" width="261" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Bull riding scores are more a judgment. 50% on the skills of the cowboy. 50% on the athleticism of the bull.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span><span style="color: #ffff13;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto: jgpatterson.com" target="_blank">Jim Patterson</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">For images from the Scottsdale Rodeo, click <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thecogentcommunicator/albums/72177720315267281/" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></i></b></p></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-42499781883676009502024-03-15T12:10:00.001-07:002024-03-15T12:10:04.800-07:00Arizona Renaissance on 3 march 2024<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It was a long drive from north Phoenix, but in the end it was worth it. The <a href="https://arizona.renfestinfo.com/" target="_blank">renaissance fair</a> was in Gold Canyon, east of Mesa, Arizona. A taste of Olde England.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirRPqEKW7Fn5LXnN2SWQAJKilk6N7UuiK4hCkDmnDnRZxxf-FrRd__0fnq_Yp39bHaWVyTuhZA-0hScyS3C73qLKoBys3fH866sV3U7WQlDH8v5R_uua6VObDM0wIPOQKv5tk9_5eLAeBtk9C_cv6C_74sq_nbw8bOXJZncvdScLdjTMSkV_0gAXEuPgY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2921" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirRPqEKW7Fn5LXnN2SWQAJKilk6N7UuiK4hCkDmnDnRZxxf-FrRd__0fnq_Yp39bHaWVyTuhZA-0hScyS3C73qLKoBys3fH866sV3U7WQlDH8v5R_uua6VObDM0wIPOQKv5tk9_5eLAeBtk9C_cv6C_74sq_nbw8bOXJZncvdScLdjTMSkV_0gAXEuPgY=w390-h400" width="390" /></a></div>One of the first to greet us was the washing wenches. Very pretty girls, I'm sure you agree!</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj84Zx0-7wmg_P2CqqK4_2bm37i_bydy_lIFSbzGGX_UMiNPNBcqBrHc0Xy1-Pl9wfWKXAsRtmOK1OC4VDVw7pUErqb2hRNJD0iTEsTmhSd_15arCpOEDWXv6w5X-8iBnlYwpTcsLCWT6efiq-VcvITf1DI16U8zijz5aeLm-YqrWWeHQlumQWt8yWpfAI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2834" data-original-width="3000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj84Zx0-7wmg_P2CqqK4_2bm37i_bydy_lIFSbzGGX_UMiNPNBcqBrHc0Xy1-Pl9wfWKXAsRtmOK1OC4VDVw7pUErqb2hRNJD0iTEsTmhSd_15arCpOEDWXv6w5X-8iBnlYwpTcsLCWT6efiq-VcvITf1DI16U8zijz5aeLm-YqrWWeHQlumQWt8yWpfAI" width="254" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Another character looks like Zeus to me... And then there were three drummers.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMTgkI8vwy9mN-T24ddt1_OSFpmdmEcszokDtwAdu4fA9RbJHSJuqrugw2s3Eu4e5pvP3j4i4t3hlsMRcF2MJuep-H3d_tjbIwWepA29eOJW4mWr8qAZymC9SeyJMbwbQXnWedLAt0DWEjYUnwaile1zAcgBj4EFK0Ez4iBrNclcGyB3QBFpskipX_yOU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1628" data-original-width="3000" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMTgkI8vwy9mN-T24ddt1_OSFpmdmEcszokDtwAdu4fA9RbJHSJuqrugw2s3Eu4e5pvP3j4i4t3hlsMRcF2MJuep-H3d_tjbIwWepA29eOJW4mWr8qAZymC9SeyJMbwbQXnWedLAt0DWEjYUnwaile1zAcgBj4EFK0Ez4iBrNclcGyB3QBFpskipX_yOU=w400-h217" width="400" /></a></div><br />And a very informative show on glass blowing.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr_xcZRYMJCwgwax4cW8QuzmfVvPd6KiKEdzQ-Blq2F-ULjNwbRQYZ2mwGUEFEvJHdmq6TKzENoHs5bMT2S4ja1DwPFMS8D44qcZsdsP_sbpDILBzRefSCa3Z5qyTFOSVwnL9odVHLmY--bb-4QS-7GsnJxx1qlLIxm4nMPQ3Up8SMzT62dS98J4favsk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="3000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr_xcZRYMJCwgwax4cW8QuzmfVvPd6KiKEdzQ-Blq2F-ULjNwbRQYZ2mwGUEFEvJHdmq6TKzENoHs5bMT2S4ja1DwPFMS8D44qcZsdsP_sbpDILBzRefSCa3Z5qyTFOSVwnL9odVHLmY--bb-4QS-7GsnJxx1qlLIxm4nMPQ3Up8SMzT62dS98J4favsk" width="278" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">All the shows were fun... especially the fire eater.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3NnBl8kGBpeNWLRN24iSyMJcL7jPKelskGGbzBMp5IA5-Ho1EHkaNF_JjwEiV3oDG7dfrInRm6jUbWYtDWldOm7ARUIfZf8_kuLprP1KIzUKZ7m8737OQCjh5HV_-7ozGCOlmxUVCy4SyKRkO9eIQAnm6gGvZ3ErjCA8ajxgYWf0UbL7mrq1I4eiMfPs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="2018" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3NnBl8kGBpeNWLRN24iSyMJcL7jPKelskGGbzBMp5IA5-Ho1EHkaNF_JjwEiV3oDG7dfrInRm6jUbWYtDWldOm7ARUIfZf8_kuLprP1KIzUKZ7m8737OQCjh5HV_-7ozGCOlmxUVCy4SyKRkO9eIQAnm6gGvZ3ErjCA8ajxgYWf0UbL7mrq1I4eiMfPs=w400-h314" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Tip... GET THERE EARLY. Also, buy your tickets online.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span><span style="color: #ffff13;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto: jgpatterson.com" target="_blank">Jim Patterson</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">For images from the Renaissance Fair, click <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thecogentcommunicator/albums/72177720315267281/" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></i></b></p></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVb4RxdNsk-SnNx4EyCLEf35O7YRNrAIkeu2Gt-ExSSuo5RGCADDk9PkpNUhVgHf9Lx0r7WZB039_bBktqMOMrrVadWiEigB-_H5RmsaeTW9heP9nHRSAtFPIyWRwRX1Gd_tf30ayVIjoUpeZZ2fFLJz_6JgyIeBDfB-LRPeJ1Umemsxii9My8FqQ5rUQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVb4RxdNsk-SnNx4EyCLEf35O7YRNrAIkeu2Gt-ExSSuo5RGCADDk9PkpNUhVgHf9Lx0r7WZB039_bBktqMOMrrVadWiEigB-_H5RmsaeTW9heP9nHRSAtFPIyWRwRX1Gd_tf30ayVIjoUpeZZ2fFLJz_6JgyIeBDfB-LRPeJ1Umemsxii9My8FqQ5rUQ=w427-h640" width="427" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></span><div><br /></div></div>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-49938305068087464992024-03-14T15:06:00.006-07:002024-03-14T15:10:00.500-07:00Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show 25 February 2024<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj49bXxXbvS-LnHxHHQA3nbeCLx-1QlOfwb8mgNDO6upTMi3w15xMVUfpcEIxz1Bv0ox_TWAN1TDFFsLZkGbZaRkQqORP3rEDPhqZP9rSNH20G8cteuJYmykIjt0H9bgVGGKPZ03wKo5JiQyibo5Km0yS5yKsxfiIAYtJnn8nsZNYt9aWxbL1VBZce71vk" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2881" data-original-width="2927" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj49bXxXbvS-LnHxHHQA3nbeCLx-1QlOfwb8mgNDO6upTMi3w15xMVUfpcEIxz1Bv0ox_TWAN1TDFFsLZkGbZaRkQqORP3rEDPhqZP9rSNH20G8cteuJYmykIjt0H9bgVGGKPZ03wKo5JiQyibo5Km0yS5yKsxfiIAYtJnn8nsZNYt9aWxbL1VBZce71vk=w400-h393" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">I don't believe he had any competition<br /></span></i></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The yearly <a href="https://www.scottsdaleshow.com/" target="_blank">Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show</a> was at and around Westworld. It's a ten day event. I was only there on the last day. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxafny5HL9ib2e0MXs1unEv6Rz_-m4EBUnEYRjbYAOxyEznAh5hXQndF0Nd_HcdFZVB-EHrPUsGE4IW9hP01gFmLIEQzdhf6DXelmYn85LfesEmbo-5X4ZTRXVzhPmDpj3yOCpa4NTpj83LCo6seFwZGSOCh1caHq3_5XEatD3j1cs3MwbiW2aukHqQq4" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="3000" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxafny5HL9ib2e0MXs1unEv6Rz_-m4EBUnEYRjbYAOxyEznAh5hXQndF0Nd_HcdFZVB-EHrPUsGE4IW9hP01gFmLIEQzdhf6DXelmYn85LfesEmbo-5X4ZTRXVzhPmDpj3yOCpa4NTpj83LCo6seFwZGSOCh1caHq3_5XEatD3j1cs3MwbiW2aukHqQq4" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">High Stepping!<br /></span><br /><br /></span></i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The horses are beautiful and are highly trained. There is a lot of money involved in the competition.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><i><span><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: white; font-size: xx-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibd4ZNWBQDkbm5_uwX7gk5jvtg7FJAY6AAUlSJjnze65Vd9jbgB6lAcu-3MYwCAGPif821hsmOnR49PA9Y6sK3L061mYZrIK8jMiYErU_C_lFAxA9iZEvFg1YTYOmDuzfeIxwfSMo_fMZiWcua-42c49h_1L7Fto-Do52MLv_rTaPwbN9J0KYiMxm4uOQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="3000" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibd4ZNWBQDkbm5_uwX7gk5jvtg7FJAY6AAUlSJjnze65Vd9jbgB6lAcu-3MYwCAGPif821hsmOnR49PA9Y6sK3L061mYZrIK8jMiYErU_C_lFAxA9iZEvFg1YTYOmDuzfeIxwfSMo_fMZiWcua-42c49h_1L7Fto-Do52MLv_rTaPwbN9J0KYiMxm4uOQ=w640-h218" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Once around the arena</span></i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></span></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span><span style="color: #ffff13;"><br /></span></span></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span><span style="color: #ffff13;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto: jgpatterson.com" target="_blank">Jim Patterson</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">For images from the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show, click <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thecogentcommunicator/albums/72177720315142641/" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i></i></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: white; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheVKQhIdLsQFwejxine5U24txcZVZLIbBQXcJoma9c9RA9xp2dxXhoBWAtF2njXwynV97HbRPntxevV8PQ-Fo-qBisdJrDRn2jeVX7dSCK3tky-T7IRTvpRAfL6WeTd0tzYGKI9ordhsb_D-aRxFH8rYH7Lp1H7-9LjyG1NFCgU6tzlYtX6b9LI7zGZxk" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2571" data-original-width="3000" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheVKQhIdLsQFwejxine5U24txcZVZLIbBQXcJoma9c9RA9xp2dxXhoBWAtF2njXwynV97HbRPntxevV8PQ-Fo-qBisdJrDRn2jeVX7dSCK3tky-T7IRTvpRAfL6WeTd0tzYGKI9ordhsb_D-aRxFH8rYH7Lp1H7-9LjyG1NFCgU6tzlYtX6b9LI7zGZxk=w400-h343" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Photographing the other competitors</span></i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><b><i><br /><br /></i></b><p></p></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-58438153362033983382024-03-14T14:39:00.000-07:002024-03-14T14:39:26.438-07:00Legends Rough Stock Series in Cave Creek 24 March 2024<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgh8XBkbetn-ZRLP7iovEbCUgvXXqqjGg62C9BHZjBrRLdriSie4oHq1jApCS3m4X1OPnL9ys_PvB5zg2r7cYOobu4NHYrB-Lpp6W0ymn5-q1HC6KiyIwT0b0qbajybUNTSUzSvgIGFLR06s3kRqcON4VbRUT9Ob922Co1Ur6E3ZR9MgUPPXC_nTdxvzUs" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1385" data-original-width="3000" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgh8XBkbetn-ZRLP7iovEbCUgvXXqqjGg62C9BHZjBrRLdriSie4oHq1jApCS3m4X1OPnL9ys_PvB5zg2r7cYOobu4NHYrB-Lpp6W0ymn5-q1HC6KiyIwT0b0qbajybUNTSUzSvgIGFLR06s3kRqcON4VbRUT9Ob922Co1Ur6E3ZR9MgUPPXC_nTdxvzUs=w400-h185" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red;">Riders line up to be introduced</span></i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The first stop on the <a href="https://legendsroughstockseries.com/main-page" target="_blank">Legends Rough Stock Series</a> was Cave Creek Arizona at the memorial arena on 24 February 2024. "Legends" as in older cowboys, usually 40+ who have won some during their careers.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; font-size: x-large;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEii5ZBecjXyBp1hyfDmFAXtM7_leEsLOmuXyf_Xlc-kG9r9CCqqlqEtjHNukUpjHxbiYqn1e5qZk2lL29Yav7IFJd6_TEGxQJarVMG073D6-aNCRun3eeWXR0p-pBJr31XTZ-dJh4uUScwqGD5F3_hrxz_ngNQCK7LLCBLsxBmW02yav1bN4zxVvXwj5Rw" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2443" data-original-width="3000" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEii5ZBecjXyBp1hyfDmFAXtM7_leEsLOmuXyf_Xlc-kG9r9CCqqlqEtjHNukUpjHxbiYqn1e5qZk2lL29Yav7IFJd6_TEGxQJarVMG073D6-aNCRun3eeWXR0p-pBJr31XTZ-dJh4uUScwqGD5F3_hrxz_ngNQCK7LLCBLsxBmW02yav1bN4zxVvXwj5Rw=w270-h276" width="270" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red;">Even the fans look authentic</span></i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;">This wasn't a complete rodeo. The focus here was on the big animals... horses and bulls. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I've photographed many times at the Cave Creek arena. I usually sit on the top row and capture images with my Canon EOS R6 Mark II and Canon RF 100-400mm lens.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimKMdvcKtETSOZEyecmo3PX_PN5ATH5K5-oSfB63whDzZ8ZL4vhqAwi-InDKxGJphBtrceIK9evcheZKoyhPXi_R_q18P-jyQHlbfXVOC02HFs40PS3_-4yBcjXj7QshWmzRA23gmhtDSPFtR7TFg5RJppbox7NqlvxmR4lx1e2SI3AlfNQ0jJnMNrB40" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2558" data-original-width="2816" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimKMdvcKtETSOZEyecmo3PX_PN5ATH5K5-oSfB63whDzZ8ZL4vhqAwi-InDKxGJphBtrceIK9evcheZKoyhPXi_R_q18P-jyQHlbfXVOC02HFs40PS3_-4yBcjXj7QshWmzRA23gmhtDSPFtR7TFg5RJppbox7NqlvxmR4lx1e2SI3AlfNQ0jJnMNrB40=w320-h291" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">This is a dangerous sport!</span></i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span><span style="color: #ffff13;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto: jgpatterson.com" target="_blank">Jim Patterson</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">For images from the Legends Rough Stock Series in Cave Creek, click <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thecogentcommunicator/albums/72177720315103647/" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></i></b></p></div></div></div>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-25325671492668621742024-02-23T14:00:00.003-07:002024-02-23T14:00:52.526-07:00Buckeye Arizona Air Fair and Fireworks<p><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXiyJNRI2arklGEAFF5YLWUcJM6u0o0xbfpminmXIbbAoVmqvuZ4LKHt7N0mhQsUNXnlcmJycqSmG981xh6sIDN_yheNubmJ-9e_dGT9ENkeOF3oAW7wZWDbtJPyEi1BwFC94Kw_KQAd7SeX3BzaSzN6oPpTllXRvqvnrEnVi7U7EPUIzdwTNiO-Rnb6g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2748" data-original-width="2479" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXiyJNRI2arklGEAFF5YLWUcJM6u0o0xbfpminmXIbbAoVmqvuZ4LKHt7N0mhQsUNXnlcmJycqSmG981xh6sIDN_yheNubmJ-9e_dGT9ENkeOF3oAW7wZWDbtJPyEi1BwFC94Kw_KQAd7SeX3BzaSzN6oPpTllXRvqvnrEnVi7U7EPUIzdwTNiO-Rnb6g=w362-h400" width="362" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Buckeye Arizona, on the far west side of the Phoenix valley, once again hosted the air fair in February 2024. On this particular day, there was also a fireworks demonstration.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj89rOvj214HIAo7-CrTtvB2tSW0suUtCi_QYOpdcg5bT3o8Axt-wchruxLjf5Sv85Ky5lPPKfkqvHjK2TGeuE7--yI0Tt2mupn4r9swf0Sbc5STva0Oc2kVm7_CNMwDjji-MJwORorhtO1yrdrMlMk8kxww10NzN98p_DnnzoXFmlelsByIPsBJX0iaWw" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj89rOvj214HIAo7-CrTtvB2tSW0suUtCi_QYOpdcg5bT3o8Axt-wchruxLjf5Sv85Ky5lPPKfkqvHjK2TGeuE7--yI0Tt2mupn4r9swf0Sbc5STva0Oc2kVm7_CNMwDjji-MJwORorhtO1yrdrMlMk8kxww10NzN98p_DnnzoXFmlelsByIPsBJX0iaWw=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The air fair featured a number of trick and even commedic prop engine aircraft.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />One intriguing and exciting feature was a P-51 prop aircraft made famous in World War II along side an A-10 out of Tucson's Davis Monthan Air Force Base.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbHLM8-ACh_tuA4TuYEslD6PATPpnl89uYLz5Jimx7P8Ynpp3cJRkvxHybUC72fmoYkVT83-bcj6BaJOxSbFQOgRJ-POO0OaOIlR9Y1Ga0B2SlRdQmTQhXZKCToak5fNZh5kZY4hHFLT_cAi88-reW-5CGX8uDP_RTi7tk3FIlwoX0jHSHQeVg_uTeoS4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2932" data-original-width="3000" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbHLM8-ACh_tuA4TuYEslD6PATPpnl89uYLz5Jimx7P8Ynpp3cJRkvxHybUC72fmoYkVT83-bcj6BaJOxSbFQOgRJ-POO0OaOIlR9Y1Ga0B2SlRdQmTQhXZKCToak5fNZh5kZY4hHFLT_cAi88-reW-5CGX8uDP_RTi7tk3FIlwoX0jHSHQeVg_uTeoS4=w640-h624" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Following the air show, came the fireworks. I've seen many fireworks shows. This one, folks, was the best. Coming back to the car, we took a golf cart back and shared it with a family from Oregon. The father said to me the same thing, "best fireworks show ever."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">There were common fireworks launches we've all seen, but there was also a night time parachute and fireworks of a lit up plane! Look at the photo below and look to the upper right. See the plane?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlu1lvPK3cnmMdSYN5uOXvvTV-DfOJ94IV2hAJtTMciDc1VyMiEGQl26Df_NbOwLn__WIR9CpF-oeWNXJ097ZURyJkvMq1fivtJQEyvXHO-PZPffV_w9haUohvH0M7zpDk6s3-2JpdzpVIGQwSy63QdvErcBjTnHiMCSCvyaGGKXRpUG8-bca8_3i4UY4" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2090" data-original-width="2024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlu1lvPK3cnmMdSYN5uOXvvTV-DfOJ94IV2hAJtTMciDc1VyMiEGQl26Df_NbOwLn__WIR9CpF-oeWNXJ097ZURyJkvMq1fivtJQEyvXHO-PZPffV_w9haUohvH0M7zpDk6s3-2JpdzpVIGQwSy63QdvErcBjTnHiMCSCvyaGGKXRpUG8-bca8_3i4UY4=w618-h640" width="618" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span><span style="color: #ffff13;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto: jgpatterson.com" target="_blank">Jim Patterson</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">For images from the Buckeye Air Fair and Fireworks, click <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Wickenburg-Senior-Pro-Rodeo-10-February-2024" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX70LIQLfDuf15-WJCjN7uorLxmjMmxVBI1dFL479PRe9ULplFh2MZOpmMJ4MWCe4sbuyfTCxnHSqEyYQcIKdSVkRYwxVfi-IoSYNIdls3qhpGXoBIYguMSuYZPR5JnwUp9QZCrAzziIn87gGCQa0dBdcyqa9-R3UG1AMJuJhgEqt4TqqR34fRMwCgP8s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1874" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX70LIQLfDuf15-WJCjN7uorLxmjMmxVBI1dFL479PRe9ULplFh2MZOpmMJ4MWCe4sbuyfTCxnHSqEyYQcIKdSVkRYwxVfi-IoSYNIdls3qhpGXoBIYguMSuYZPR5JnwUp9QZCrAzziIn87gGCQa0dBdcyqa9-R3UG1AMJuJhgEqt4TqqR34fRMwCgP8s=w640-h400" width="640" /></a></i></b></div><b><i><br /><br /></i></b><p></p></div></div></div>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-87773123348219437802024-02-23T13:33:00.001-07:002024-02-23T13:33:39.099-07:00Wickenburg Parade and Senior Pro Rodeo<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpZl_61bD8rXPV5JQBo3c8tSIpo66OYV0f1QiKEaK9as5mt8EZzkEfv0-lcO7EO-vWA_wugYHExrgo_VfMQrdYvgdGZpLIDm8VsQAMBik0UUDHL_GBmjyGyGjEqsEG1SsmdB3IlkTvFgydE6JsOEETCCfwy53Rvor9RICZ85aL5h-1Jo-TZYDCDHgF5ZA" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2367" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpZl_61bD8rXPV5JQBo3c8tSIpo66OYV0f1QiKEaK9as5mt8EZzkEfv0-lcO7EO-vWA_wugYHExrgo_VfMQrdYvgdGZpLIDm8VsQAMBik0UUDHL_GBmjyGyGjEqsEG1SsmdB3IlkTvFgydE6JsOEETCCfwy53Rvor9RICZ85aL5h-1Jo-TZYDCDHgF5ZA" width="189" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">One day in February 2024 was a busy day in Wickenburg, Arizona. In the morning, it was the <a href="https://www.arizonahighways.com/blog/wickenburgs-gold-rush-days-step-back-time" target="_blank">Gold Rush Days</a> Parade in downtown Wickenburg. Then, in the afternoon it was action at the Senior Pro Rodeo.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA3JBSDav6uw69jofbqjGuAbh9Zz5wIqRlgifq4K28E_cGA51oXe6zlWJGFb5qpr_oXVtwk_dOuJvcrFB_lUM7lkOXh6bJvhwmMcFbsSYdDfy8XaMrgYa7fsPONPZ0VmVHWEvZKqN9P3lrtaNp9boWh6hyL5nqW15LI40btrX58rnePptEV-dm5jVlaWE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="3000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA3JBSDav6uw69jofbqjGuAbh9Zz5wIqRlgifq4K28E_cGA51oXe6zlWJGFb5qpr_oXVtwk_dOuJvcrFB_lUM7lkOXh6bJvhwmMcFbsSYdDfy8XaMrgYa7fsPONPZ0VmVHWEvZKqN9P3lrtaNp9boWh6hyL5nqW15LI40btrX58rnePptEV-dm5jVlaWE=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />Before the morning parade, we saw trick roper and shooter <a href="https://www.actorwillroberts.com/" target="_blank">Will Roberts</a>. Will is also an actor. If you can remember seeing Ozympic commercials, you would have seen him doing roping tricks. He also plays General George Marshall in the movie "Oppenheimer." <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmYqZYSXmGYIJyvGznb7gJ01tFzHTOHWleqDCJ6C1SMZwJtP9ppTROg1Qq2FCYpCtNuWoG-q7zUlfeVoWiUdW2zFEj3CuYRKvjXKu0ySyEcWISkDPOleVrFGKTLxiSLAflcm9pJFj4HiO9nfVvdKy0GGu2psJB0NaDM9-eH7ftgjnNk-FbUA_I_ORaq6c" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2707" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmYqZYSXmGYIJyvGznb7gJ01tFzHTOHWleqDCJ6C1SMZwJtP9ppTROg1Qq2FCYpCtNuWoG-q7zUlfeVoWiUdW2zFEj3CuYRKvjXKu0ySyEcWISkDPOleVrFGKTLxiSLAflcm9pJFj4HiO9nfVvdKy0GGu2psJB0NaDM9-eH7ftgjnNk-FbUA_I_ORaq6c" width="217" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The parade featured local politicians, fancy and old cars, and of course horses, cowboy, and cowgirls. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">For more images from the parade, click <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Deer-Valley-Airport-Arizona-2-February-2024" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></i></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Now, on to the rodeo at the rodeo grounds. It's the senior pro rodeo. These feature cowboys and cowgirls up to, believe it or not, 70 years old. And they are good.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZX7DF-fBOijEBLujqUYIS6rjwfcpY-d6xALliMBRQ5YerxJHSmi-172uHtTk92Q3_vty4LM_5BC2tU8KOtocC57T1dmOr_I_G3d26HCxd5k_vj-0UKim7M34ShhnLA4jIf2cVW6_N9xHGNq2juqjhT5D8B2HltK6GodlCU2zcdomTWXi9XPkUu3fJV_0" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2071" data-original-width="2883" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZX7DF-fBOijEBLujqUYIS6rjwfcpY-d6xALliMBRQ5YerxJHSmi-172uHtTk92Q3_vty4LM_5BC2tU8KOtocC57T1dmOr_I_G3d26HCxd5k_vj-0UKim7M34ShhnLA4jIf2cVW6_N9xHGNq2juqjhT5D8B2HltK6GodlCU2zcdomTWXi9XPkUu3fJV_0=w400-h288" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">These folks might be legends, but they still have to pay the entry fee. And losing or not qualifying means they are out that money and need to go to the next rodeo.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZGFCojDQ2ho8sR820z15xoKpqPtrF8OuFP5O-Ic6cPozswv3Ozso0svoNhcCkgM4jKoi2xi6BpX3n_97Xc2mrtyqbmlvKOaqFXCA5A6zgephrNUFjzr3ORK8uZI5KRoqkti5zaye_9bnKrY7RN-Y-22cMnhxWBSCJw318ud6WaF0sq70RpxDT8eoQORQ" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2651" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZGFCojDQ2ho8sR820z15xoKpqPtrF8OuFP5O-Ic6cPozswv3Ozso0svoNhcCkgM4jKoi2xi6BpX3n_97Xc2mrtyqbmlvKOaqFXCA5A6zgephrNUFjzr3ORK8uZI5KRoqkti5zaye_9bnKrY7RN-Y-22cMnhxWBSCJw318ud6WaF0sq70RpxDT8eoQORQ=w353-h400" width="353" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span><span style="color: #ffff13;"><br />Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto: jgpatterson.com" target="_blank">Jim Patterson</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">For images from the Wickenburg Gold Rush Days Senior Pro Rodeo, click <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Wickenburg-Senior-Pro-Rodeo-10-February-2024" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></i></b></p><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_brQ6au3RobTbEh7F_PWA-VOJy1j7kEgIM7OkpX_hFBBos3BrZcSV9JWVpdBbKA8JGVvFB7Y96-EX2P_MM-hGHiF1F2247ykaLu_LsbE-YR_9nZ0opNF6wkzjLnqxRgirJ9iteUdNutUWN2sQtGnrZd309WcWbpkpigHujpZ8ihUn4NbBI0PwWKv8HMY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1692" data-original-width="1474" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_brQ6au3RobTbEh7F_PWA-VOJy1j7kEgIM7OkpX_hFBBos3BrZcSV9JWVpdBbKA8JGVvFB7Y96-EX2P_MM-hGHiF1F2247ykaLu_LsbE-YR_9nZ0opNF6wkzjLnqxRgirJ9iteUdNutUWN2sQtGnrZd309WcWbpkpigHujpZ8ihUn4NbBI0PwWKv8HMY=w557-h640" width="557" /></a></div></div></div></div><p><br /></p>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-69175320378350805232024-02-06T07:53:00.000-07:002024-02-06T07:53:38.195-07:00Deer Valley Airport 2 February 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqjzEIRUoAK2fojLV4bWjnS0KmqeokQKE04clFzkMzSGXL0lUHftsF5b5FC9j3iG5pnb2OwqDKk2RXRWwUes5bzrNMOAH5XgxJ3GN4F7nNQ1Lm0CMmyLGZxcL4ikWC4_qI3N3TGpSuEINuqYQndGxJTg0AP14R9VTINRtUMUL2H0ZpuCkBE3FCVBWe_6o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqjzEIRUoAK2fojLV4bWjnS0KmqeokQKE04clFzkMzSGXL0lUHftsF5b5FC9j3iG5pnb2OwqDKk2RXRWwUes5bzrNMOAH5XgxJ3GN4F7nNQ1Lm0CMmyLGZxcL4ikWC4_qI3N3TGpSuEINuqYQndGxJTg0AP14R9VTINRtUMUL2H0ZpuCkBE3FCVBWe_6o=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">In a break between storms, I decided to go to the local <a href="https://www.deervalleyairport.com/" target="_blank">Deer Valley Airport</a> in Phoenix to capture images. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8Ix8-n2CyuzRYd67MNdbKMu-GN8zI6H5t1VVjguDxR-49GVMPttbgIr3nrwvsbl6D03AgINuCnNdMJdRFV3nmQ7tUcnnYsFEhS2MzJyTvf5F3UIrsckegDCjtEWPjqQ0afhJpzG_XBhl6rljeI6wZ-eE_ylIsBi1aQtipW47c-lqQnB1diPujeupOT0U" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1993" data-original-width="3000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8Ix8-n2CyuzRYd67MNdbKMu-GN8zI6H5t1VVjguDxR-49GVMPttbgIr3nrwvsbl6D03AgINuCnNdMJdRFV3nmQ7tUcnnYsFEhS2MzJyTvf5F3UIrsckegDCjtEWPjqQ0afhJpzG_XBhl6rljeI6wZ-eE_ylIsBi1aQtipW47c-lqQnB1diPujeupOT0U=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">I thought the backdrop of angry clouds might make some interesting photos.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrtEL6qbjt6d9pvlGLHNm_FE2nMweo599gQZ7Blpc7QRYg7pBu0dc01rZ1ATsEE_55Liq-C9hYcAIZWjbKKcQtaYG4vu5NThlcnjLf-OCCSCLuGJmWJAcgyWls_vB-K3sMdZ-UUQY9Rh8iUv2W2WOL_LPrZq_G4EmVecUUmYpf-aPGuoMTJYzcyalfjWU" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1768" data-original-width="3000" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrtEL6qbjt6d9pvlGLHNm_FE2nMweo599gQZ7Blpc7QRYg7pBu0dc01rZ1ATsEE_55Liq-C9hYcAIZWjbKKcQtaYG4vu5NThlcnjLf-OCCSCLuGJmWJAcgyWls_vB-K3sMdZ-UUQY9Rh8iUv2W2WOL_LPrZq_G4EmVecUUmYpf-aPGuoMTJYzcyalfjWU" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br />I photographed small trainer aircraft landing and taking off, along with a few small jets and a helicopter.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span><span style="color: #ffff13;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto: jgpatterson.com" target="_blank">Jim Patterson</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">For images from my visit, click <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Deer-Valley-Airport-Arizona-2-February-2024" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQJglwvqWlENBazF5K43mk6HUPfUJ0GszSmow7HYvSlm7EfRc_IMlIeppxQVe4ayplGQ7owv6rBFHLadGd2E-H6s1-CZ1rjwZNIuA32GlFb8Ug3OgPzazNOLjxy06hcWVV4nhO2-u_81J484Pa5Z5pt-bOZLocJy65zB-LQLQgDw7B8Ks4LRIkv72YZTQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQJglwvqWlENBazF5K43mk6HUPfUJ0GszSmow7HYvSlm7EfRc_IMlIeppxQVe4ayplGQ7owv6rBFHLadGd2E-H6s1-CZ1rjwZNIuA32GlFb8Ug3OgPzazNOLjxy06hcWVV4nhO2-u_81J484Pa5Z5pt-bOZLocJy65zB-LQLQgDw7B8Ks4LRIkv72YZTQ=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></i></b></div><b><i><br /><br /><br /></i></b><p></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></p></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-64627659608213015902024-02-05T15:05:00.000-07:002024-02-05T15:05:02.207-07:00Turf Paradise 29 January 2024<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj00uE-Bf7rPmwQ-xAG_c1gCgPUMNaIcAPuyoX7s30mk9VP09OFeETLhK4_xJmRa3qIK0E-u6Y_ErehJamSMKhRq6SL6pwS6SvIOXIQVz3wgg-gUw18NmPbSyryDqB-EtimqNbJVVGWz3A77t1G9hGcPylnIeFBjfXkIo0IcWZHAVB5BSFPA0w_C_nO_UQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj00uE-Bf7rPmwQ-xAG_c1gCgPUMNaIcAPuyoX7s30mk9VP09OFeETLhK4_xJmRa3qIK0E-u6Y_ErehJamSMKhRq6SL6pwS6SvIOXIQVz3wgg-gUw18NmPbSyryDqB-EtimqNbJVVGWz3A77t1G9hGcPylnIeFBjfXkIo0IcWZHAVB5BSFPA0w_C_nO_UQ=w347-h400" width="347" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">A day many horse racing fans in Arizona didn't think would come. I thought horse racing at Turf Paradise was finished once last years season ended in May of 2023. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj__pmOsQ08JN6Xfi6odTdNlTCK-F5PpL8iorW65ozZOuwy9XHt7aXTr4oe91L8t-FPaL2yWdGTsdxKOEpU5gkoVMB8OMP-9YP3nK2FRXnVKchjiXFUapTowIn-3Dgn-8-Buoagx6Wv4w98sPe_ZviqUice9MfQ76ONzLMh52H7EDD5ZsaT-4nYQyd7gTk" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1790" data-original-width="2821" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj__pmOsQ08JN6Xfi6odTdNlTCK-F5PpL8iorW65ozZOuwy9XHt7aXTr4oe91L8t-FPaL2yWdGTsdxKOEpU5gkoVMB8OMP-9YP3nK2FRXnVKchjiXFUapTowIn-3Dgn-8-Buoagx6Wv4w98sPe_ZviqUice9MfQ76ONzLMh52H7EDD5ZsaT-4nYQyd7gTk=w400-h254" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">So it was a happy surprise when the ownership decided to have a shortened season starting 29 January 2024. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Who knows if Turf Paradise will have an operating track next year. But for now, horse racing will live on at least until May of 2024.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span><span style="color: #ffff13;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto: jgpatterson.com" target="_blank">Jim Patterson</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For images from my visit, click <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Turf-Paradise-Opening-29-Jan-2024" target="_blank">HERE</a> </span></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOSzzSk0V69tI1X-jQZFdUdTWUbrEOcAsiC8Qz00aMIQEQGmzfGH60LHcztCJECLpAXjoq4Ncgdiys1D45LA9Fnrgc2yuPg7V_PRq_toGIxCJ-2OpuY5WFJGq--U_FBZF6lPmdrIlaRzasmCuruvJvYNHf6AHpMiWt97eO1BusPC5EtPJBlOFFwu_x3DA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="2174" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOSzzSk0V69tI1X-jQZFdUdTWUbrEOcAsiC8Qz00aMIQEQGmzfGH60LHcztCJECLpAXjoq4Ncgdiys1D45LA9Fnrgc2yuPg7V_PRq_toGIxCJ-2OpuY5WFJGq--U_FBZF6lPmdrIlaRzasmCuruvJvYNHf6AHpMiWt97eO1BusPC5EtPJBlOFFwu_x3DA=w464-h231" width="464" /></a></div></div></div></div>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-63954001591182158392024-02-05T14:50:00.000-07:002024-02-05T14:50:27.946-07:00Barrett-Jackson Car Auction 21 January 2024<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHVw-gFCzMY2iss3dpxI34VhX-K9bmbAgVfbsBXaROC10j_9Ksf0cUG9UTCaFDcIUwgAaZkNGXRHsFvnhrNxPyk59OGmVyS3NJeTOcHtBsdLyYcoRUEr5N3XZkjy3q5HpAbBj_b1CJsrtorbrbKDHZ3RT3rIvopU8yTMopXsS5DZVeEf1WAn9MYVtCy7o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2063" data-original-width="3000" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHVw-gFCzMY2iss3dpxI34VhX-K9bmbAgVfbsBXaROC10j_9Ksf0cUG9UTCaFDcIUwgAaZkNGXRHsFvnhrNxPyk59OGmVyS3NJeTOcHtBsdLyYcoRUEr5N3XZkjy3q5HpAbBj_b1CJsrtorbrbKDHZ3RT3rIvopU8yTMopXsS5DZVeEf1WAn9MYVtCy7o=w400-h275" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />Arguably the largest and biggest wow factor car auction is the <a href="https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Home/Scottsdale-2024/b3d7796a-599e-49c9-b10f-2235e5c8deac" target="_blank">Barrett-Jackson</a> auction held again in Westworld Scottsdale.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgwhS-xEn-rQhMt84dVCZjYNx0fH74Gxap9Je1Fm5RiOP-GasfchVOvo00sK29wM3vVy_q4N3S97ngR8DJgfULIAEQFBf_EcErmg6GO_IXjoYwKeNswkWOS4NEx1DNLy_1ACo1ujUd-rL-ZzFqgRaf0UPmKodyvIAUekLwEAaeH0ZAKkzhyY-adJhWW7I" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2675" data-original-width="3000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgwhS-xEn-rQhMt84dVCZjYNx0fH74Gxap9Je1Fm5RiOP-GasfchVOvo00sK29wM3vVy_q4N3S97ngR8DJgfULIAEQFBf_EcErmg6GO_IXjoYwKeNswkWOS4NEx1DNLy_1ACo1ujUd-rL-ZzFqgRaf0UPmKodyvIAUekLwEAaeH0ZAKkzhyY-adJhWW7I" width="269" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />Doors opened at 8am so I thought I'd be clever and get there right after opening. There was already a huge crowd there! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">There were race cars, souped up cars you'd see on the streets, and cars owned by famous people. There was also exciting and colorful lit signs. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_bE2DN-DolptP32GFwPbuiSC6eWRQbhy64-44S_JzdPVVieTwQoertfrs7PiwCqV9rT2pEQi61BQyKeFjRD4mg04_kvAQUFAuJOMWlsCGV19MPDtD32B3F1iOrcnXxpgrvOW97hfUZlu2ooyD9iyuiwMwLQsvvOlioNs_l-rfuUDD-fwMZzk3Vyg2aek" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2946" data-original-width="3000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_bE2DN-DolptP32GFwPbuiSC6eWRQbhy64-44S_JzdPVVieTwQoertfrs7PiwCqV9rT2pEQi61BQyKeFjRD4mg04_kvAQUFAuJOMWlsCGV19MPDtD32B3F1iOrcnXxpgrvOW97hfUZlu2ooyD9iyuiwMwLQsvvOlioNs_l-rfuUDD-fwMZzk3Vyg2aek" width="244" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I used the Canon EOS R6 Mark II and the Canon 14-35mm lens with a circular polarizer. The CP I used to cut down on the glare. Westworld was very well lit.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span><span style="color: #ffff13;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto: jgpatterson.com" target="_blank">Jim Patterson</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For images from my visit, click <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Barrett-Jackson-Scottsdale-21-January-2024" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></i></b></p><div><b><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKXxGYhclBspjgpMwSIC0ep8Ilatpblr1hgVkIM6I8WvtPcyRy-YAy82kFe2NDlSsD-cw3gm0Mtk8IyWTYeu2SEfdVFnvriS3i5hD_xWMXeGPV_z9TUZwv0LL0yzp3Y3qgMMPFdl-_N_TfX11PlwaSNKLvdhsgMVmoWzA9dYcSS5KqgrBJ9joOypEyO9s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="3000" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKXxGYhclBspjgpMwSIC0ep8Ilatpblr1hgVkIM6I8WvtPcyRy-YAy82kFe2NDlSsD-cw3gm0Mtk8IyWTYeu2SEfdVFnvriS3i5hD_xWMXeGPV_z9TUZwv0LL0yzp3Y3qgMMPFdl-_N_TfX11PlwaSNKLvdhsgMVmoWzA9dYcSS5KqgrBJ9joOypEyO9s=w640-h254" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></i></b></div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-69842098305990897222024-01-01T09:34:00.001-07:002024-01-01T09:34:50.053-07:00McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park Scottsdale 23 December 2023 <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3i_xEABGV4hEOSDey_r_4D_-dKMwu5LrRQ0NczodaNWRJLSzRTzTZzVabOjzZ9aymvp9TcCy2xljnJwJ7B9cly10i11-WzIuBeaEgud_l_UnTR2tbgVnhSBy6XUN-9UlWbjVZjleAzG7ifiHFfSwZbp1j_hQ7dD24Q1CDDVVwLUSxtv5A-JRZnrQCCwk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="3000" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3i_xEABGV4hEOSDey_r_4D_-dKMwu5LrRQ0NczodaNWRJLSzRTzTZzVabOjzZ9aymvp9TcCy2xljnJwJ7B9cly10i11-WzIuBeaEgud_l_UnTR2tbgVnhSBy6XUN-9UlWbjVZjleAzG7ifiHFfSwZbp1j_hQ7dD24Q1CDDVVwLUSxtv5A-JRZnrQCCwk=w640-h262" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The <a href="https://www.therailroadpark.com/" target="_blank">McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park</a> in Scottsdale has lights up for the Christmas season. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDoI3qj79S5TqKt71N1_aP8FG6V5ZUKqqPAvqO2ZSrG7Wut16JQ2KgYIfJS3CaXgsOukAiTl4e_QJMzR1ZnhnP9F736exsDmLF1VJ8Ni8tnsRMXm2ezDIprrHzaMwbLegyDT539uMxqVEMTRbdpjxwStVabbuSyVKHMVfvPyumxd-5iI6cvafa6PdYvdo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2637" data-original-width="3000" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDoI3qj79S5TqKt71N1_aP8FG6V5ZUKqqPAvqO2ZSrG7Wut16JQ2KgYIfJS3CaXgsOukAiTl4e_QJMzR1ZnhnP9F736exsDmLF1VJ8Ni8tnsRMXm2ezDIprrHzaMwbLegyDT539uMxqVEMTRbdpjxwStVabbuSyVKHMVfvPyumxd-5iI6cvafa6PdYvdo=w400-h352" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">If you like ZooLights at the Phoenix Zoo, you will love this railroad park. They also have model trains running through mini towns, reminding me of my youth when I had a very similar setup.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiExw7ANhDL_CWWBy45WG8oSKVYtC4LCXdu6oJE5jNUNOZeeGDogNZTpmUoot96T0EALnAFbG9nwrWKHi_y33UEO67DeNu1KIVVR4iVVbWdGkI-Z7w8oM3Y2rKIW4UXOy1CA4D6Vs9XJiIQbA0xFHiS9aHQm7TtQvyBEk5Mx7JidudlXyk3Cb2x_qu2U-g" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1943" data-original-width="3000" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiExw7ANhDL_CWWBy45WG8oSKVYtC4LCXdu6oJE5jNUNOZeeGDogNZTpmUoot96T0EALnAFbG9nwrWKHi_y33UEO67DeNu1KIVVR4iVVbWdGkI-Z7w8oM3Y2rKIW4UXOy1CA4D6Vs9XJiIQbA0xFHiS9aHQm7TtQvyBEk5Mx7JidudlXyk3Cb2x_qu2U-g" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">They also have a little passenger train that takes you through the area that is fun for adults and kids.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNDJWSaW0o7I4aPjecO5JxmZlnJm8J5yqH0GCoIcSsIPSLbxtf6HDloaC1dJgmdPhBH9enzE_4k3DgS03Ni2q-e5RPOD_8bwXFHMjg5OPQayHuD8uM5v86NcogitViMrF0tozV57kLKx7xiPOnrul8shf84dJLS1DDL3VL_FMn5NknjmG1mYZD3cqhtY0" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNDJWSaW0o7I4aPjecO5JxmZlnJm8J5yqH0GCoIcSsIPSLbxtf6HDloaC1dJgmdPhBH9enzE_4k3DgS03Ni2q-e5RPOD_8bwXFHMjg5OPQayHuD8uM5v86NcogitViMrF0tozV57kLKx7xiPOnrul8shf84dJLS1DDL3VL_FMn5NknjmG1mYZD3cqhtY0" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span><span style="color: #ffff13;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto: jgpatterson.com" target="_blank">Jim Patterson</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For images from my visit, click <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/McCormick-Stillman-Railroad-Park-Scottsdale-23-Dec-2023/" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></i></b></p></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-89882080204987673312023-12-18T14:38:00.004-07:002023-12-18T14:38:46.639-07:00Japanese New Years Traditions at the Japanese Friendship Garden 16 December 2023<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkcgc1pBxXZ3Dw667CPdexx_vO0PTNTgV8L9NmLYnFWh9N1t6a4XdmdQhSB0G3cOcRWmafjbi00GFwHRg96mM81CHDDypYoh8WR-QDLIuarTsIbeFmXEfkaTwP5c_J_WTHctyhjtIurtEnrUkJQ80JROmJ3ROBXASCokFj_0eFfQQjMhZ2QceLRDDPCQg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkcgc1pBxXZ3Dw667CPdexx_vO0PTNTgV8L9NmLYnFWh9N1t6a4XdmdQhSB0G3cOcRWmafjbi00GFwHRg96mM81CHDDypYoh8WR-QDLIuarTsIbeFmXEfkaTwP5c_J_WTHctyhjtIurtEnrUkJQ80JROmJ3ROBXASCokFj_0eFfQQjMhZ2QceLRDDPCQg=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />Saturday 16 December 2023 the <a href="https://www.japanesefriendshipgarden.org/" target="_blank">Japanese Friendship Garden</a> put on workshops highlighting New Years traditions.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">First was a demonstration of <i>mochitsuki</i> where glutinous rice is pounded to make muchi, a chewy rcie cake. It can be used in a variety of dishes or enjoyed on it own, sometimes with toppings or fillings.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPvpASurmeQAl1sD4BoteSVqaA5zqhSKor2Eh4wdNr_GA0_eG96Q9W-YY4QVwQC7CbpwBZo3Ou3Y4TSIr5sSVtUGM9spCtHbme14QgxUwQMw1mdbg3GFuBdrGja7cJ6imYLf9VXtlfxI9KTYAtVkS_DnuHWCiKf-CRJrKLl2CMWDQH59bWB6-dN5ym4V8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2477" data-original-width="2648" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPvpASurmeQAl1sD4BoteSVqaA5zqhSKor2Eh4wdNr_GA0_eG96Q9W-YY4QVwQC7CbpwBZo3Ou3Y4TSIr5sSVtUGM9spCtHbme14QgxUwQMw1mdbg3GFuBdrGja7cJ6imYLf9VXtlfxI9KTYAtVkS_DnuHWCiKf-CRJrKLl2CMWDQH59bWB6-dN5ym4V8=w400-h374" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Then there was a demonstration of <i>mochi bana (rice cake and flower)</i>, a traditional japanese art form that involved shaping and decorating mochi, the chewy rice cake. Here, the mochi is shaped into small pieces of various colors, and then attached to branches. They are then displayed in homes to greet the new year and bring good fortune.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9WlZ2ysRBUHnRcTobW-6UPMqjXklj1yNy62FX5Q99JN53w8lWNpn16qDA5zGaa6EVE5wqJs9avvAWYOCfuz6fMu6rLw5BzNGTw5AiYfe8ooW5enAoMU-FxCZW7xtRXJffQ0LtWg4pbfQXyfSWy6p3Qy06dbaeKK9bvDdRRI2wW9GfBZaBTwfTi5TXbcA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2761" data-original-width="3000" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9WlZ2ysRBUHnRcTobW-6UPMqjXklj1yNy62FX5Q99JN53w8lWNpn16qDA5zGaa6EVE5wqJs9avvAWYOCfuz6fMu6rLw5BzNGTw5AiYfe8ooW5enAoMU-FxCZW7xtRXJffQ0LtWg4pbfQXyfSWy6p3Qy06dbaeKK9bvDdRRI2wW9GfBZaBTwfTi5TXbcA=w400-h368" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally, there was a demonstration of what goes into a <i>kadomatsu</i> <i>(or gate pine). </i>They typically are displayed in pairs (male and female) at the entrance of a home. They are typically made of pine, bamboo, and sometimes plum tree sprigs. The pine represents longevity. The bamboo is strength and growth. And the plum blossoms are for strength through adversity. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoxCcMGTmSDZSRMA4ljJXZGBE6cplGm5khupwTm2uxil7EWMWlBeWVG7yU4SgMIu4oYnoeDqr6v8dQrt0GoPKvu0sj9es9NEECONP4HN_w39qvmaydGYZnkz6cS9B9UMtph2s8cn5e9xq2xwxygvAv9w1Z2UUut_-CQoA2RAf1LvoZK4nciHGYpqpQ1bs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2879" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoxCcMGTmSDZSRMA4ljJXZGBE6cplGm5khupwTm2uxil7EWMWlBeWVG7yU4SgMIu4oYnoeDqr6v8dQrt0GoPKvu0sj9es9NEECONP4HN_w39qvmaydGYZnkz6cS9B9UMtph2s8cn5e9xq2xwxygvAv9w1Z2UUut_-CQoA2RAf1LvoZK4nciHGYpqpQ1bs=w383-h400" width="383" /></a></div><br /></div></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span><span style="color: #ffff13;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto: jgpatterson.com" target="_blank">Jim Patterson</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For images from my visit, click <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thecogentcommunicator/albums/72177720313442746" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></i></b></p></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPkZ7SUnRuMIwihD7vdEz91EUBnw6fkdCInAry6t7JrjgnSS-wthKCLUf0lWO4ttBrhMzKmCLs6vyqyicvbgqU-tu-AvfenXeWDl44JcWzrhCxd0yGEb9b_VDmteaZDFfza2O6NR8VherLOhp6T_bi6vlp5MMk-M42ncNQbzymaBb6HRpeDtuKKobjBNc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2376" data-original-width="3000" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPkZ7SUnRuMIwihD7vdEz91EUBnw6fkdCInAry6t7JrjgnSS-wthKCLUf0lWO4ttBrhMzKmCLs6vyqyicvbgqU-tu-AvfenXeWDl44JcWzrhCxd0yGEb9b_VDmteaZDFfza2O6NR8VherLOhp6T_bi6vlp5MMk-M42ncNQbzymaBb6HRpeDtuKKobjBNc=w400-h317" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6ntZfswN0sGSKx7PUmdlg9hVuQ1cdZFLw1PUP3rM5AFapBtAbuvtQiFA_WXvLr7u7xdCrXsXq4--8XZk3xd3NEYP4nBoy8nXZ1Kxc6Vk5FibNmbJGRyvb5Ee9Fz4Um2jeS8ySrUOR4qfCXWOR82QEag6RqlNofw0LpID1t6X1isR74uzlD5Utr2ZSgo4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6ntZfswN0sGSKx7PUmdlg9hVuQ1cdZFLw1PUP3rM5AFapBtAbuvtQiFA_WXvLr7u7xdCrXsXq4--8XZk3xd3NEYP4nBoy8nXZ1Kxc6Vk5FibNmbJGRyvb5Ee9Fz4Um2jeS8ySrUOR4qfCXWOR82QEag6RqlNofw0LpID1t6X1isR74uzlD5Utr2ZSgo4=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-8530124962086220852023-12-18T14:07:00.000-07:002023-12-18T14:07:02.280-07:00Ryan Shupe and the RubberBand 14 December 2023<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirUSq7v0uO31pBkXzHRbD1UHu7I68-9XBbop-822O1PkKi4PJ40QudlZyecTvu6a0FZUfHpUoHciLCMlszlFy4RA531avLbH9C6E7D8jl0WOTFcjpdMn5Y8WH3zJ9axf6Ae8jX_mNmHD-uk2Bg_m6umqraGH4Lo_3W3DXDkrX1FInZpHedeiuKJvDiyIQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1833" data-original-width="3000" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirUSq7v0uO31pBkXzHRbD1UHu7I68-9XBbop-822O1PkKi4PJ40QudlZyecTvu6a0FZUfHpUoHciLCMlszlFy4RA531avLbH9C6E7D8jl0WOTFcjpdMn5Y8WH3zJ9axf6Ae8jX_mNmHD-uk2Bg_m6umqraGH4Lo_3W3DXDkrX1FInZpHedeiuKJvDiyIQ" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I love photographing country artists and bands. I enjoy the music and the people are nice. The same is true here while photographing Ryan Shupe and the RubberBand. This was their Christmas show in Mesa, Arizona.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The song that put them on the map was "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KwEuNapzt0" target="_blank">Dream Big</a>." </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcDwzyIlsO_qPHzo-60lBTWPx4fFVaZGhp3EWGmn-oF3qtNztg-cQWU4a79MHzwnOm1_nhw6Se49xNTlcnDrCcHwsaorZXb7Z7s94SuP3LJh5C1kTJ9BoXtpsDkJmKWWBS6W7Rh8q99Ll_eIbiqEOaOCXsom_kXUCeJzl0WQDIMy0lQXBLZggrcXe-EQU" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2482" data-original-width="3000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcDwzyIlsO_qPHzo-60lBTWPx4fFVaZGhp3EWGmn-oF3qtNztg-cQWU4a79MHzwnOm1_nhw6Se49xNTlcnDrCcHwsaorZXb7Z7s94SuP3LJh5C1kTJ9BoXtpsDkJmKWWBS6W7Rh8q99Ll_eIbiqEOaOCXsom_kXUCeJzl0WQDIMy0lQXBLZggrcXe-EQU" width="290" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /> <br /></span> <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I showed up early, but not that early. The auditorium seemed closed so I walked all the way around and found an open door. I peeked in and Ryan peeked back and invited us in from the backstage. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdTa_BHzQIpW4yI1ZqhWw99c4QLdnsD60HnSK0BnIjs6KxsaXDGWHqPwfbRQGQOSh8kkc-Fl3xXTX7xZUkPcAC1SHN7SXW79s5rd6Ay7qCMgK7Bvx-mTUNYQ0UI-L1ABysPJXpu_tmbDNLM4NjhBed_x_rdoop4en3KAi8WQQreTgEAIEyN8TRdbazhhI" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1681" data-original-width="3000" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdTa_BHzQIpW4yI1ZqhWw99c4QLdnsD60HnSK0BnIjs6KxsaXDGWHqPwfbRQGQOSh8kkc-Fl3xXTX7xZUkPcAC1SHN7SXW79s5rd6Ay7qCMgK7Bvx-mTUNYQ0UI-L1ABysPJXpu_tmbDNLM4NjhBed_x_rdoop4en3KAi8WQQreTgEAIEyN8TRdbazhhI=w400-h224" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">One of my other favorites they had done was called "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=272ffF1Fxso" target="_blank">Corn Dogs</a>." Now they changed the lyrics to Egg Nog! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCqwc-VzDUZcu7ezcwyd-0msHw3nFb7KmivVFSZnT9_ErSVW9cyjboeFjo4iUJzexrdW6OKBw6L51foF-agu8VUPpdGM3oHDGPJywFg7hqxvDUhMOW1XQ3AMVXzRia6p_q-9ry5ZUB5BdZRlNwfYodzs62UXIBmZBqU5tsMNA3j5CZcvKfaJkt0vUt1SQ" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1943" data-original-width="3000" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCqwc-VzDUZcu7ezcwyd-0msHw3nFb7KmivVFSZnT9_ErSVW9cyjboeFjo4iUJzexrdW6OKBw6L51foF-agu8VUPpdGM3oHDGPJywFg7hqxvDUhMOW1XQ3AMVXzRia6p_q-9ry5ZUB5BdZRlNwfYodzs62UXIBmZBqU5tsMNA3j5CZcvKfaJkt0vUt1SQ=w400-h259" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span><span style="color: #ffff13;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto: jgpatterson.com" target="_blank">Jim Patterson</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For images from my visit, click <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thecogentcommunicator/albums/72177720313438020" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></p></div>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-82366320950250513692023-12-18T13:41:00.000-07:002023-12-18T13:41:21.564-07:00Cave Creek Stagecoach Village Christmas 9 Dec 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNCCUbzdcYWTZF1Xd6iKYJyxmlARjsmitM6Z8VUIFGxVjP7E1iAetZWW7S07kTtvlDgJSIQCF7KKLIPKHOXOekSEc9SAUNYrNmPtIEaTGVoTGw8OsUCukzCUD1CWNuhIdwgZCT0IfNFDpJFnle3zEZs_AXnHyGyUcv5NaUFJgeRUfL7BMTBuIcFopHLjc" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2252" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNCCUbzdcYWTZF1Xd6iKYJyxmlARjsmitM6Z8VUIFGxVjP7E1iAetZWW7S07kTtvlDgJSIQCF7KKLIPKHOXOekSEc9SAUNYrNmPtIEaTGVoTGw8OsUCukzCUD1CWNuhIdwgZCT0IfNFDpJFnle3zEZs_AXnHyGyUcv5NaUFJgeRUfL7BMTBuIcFopHLjc=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Stagecoach Village in Cave Creek, Arizona hosted a Christmas celebration. You could do some Christmas shopping, get something to eat (I had those delicious candy apples), and even a softdrink or adult beverage (Sapporo beer from Japan went down nicely). </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Well well well, here's Santa and Mrs. Claus! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidtDFq_CnQBBjqr6HnU-ZiA65_KwDXVaCZvaHp5Qs5PO__Joq5PcmXXJFWk8C-O0gs6limizj8iP5eICLIcWDIvLdk_ZpIBpqU86cwEI4kOJOCCSD7hPq2hFCuPNkdeWj_uuvcIF0bns-84S_VacWRHWjbLV9reDGcDJImWBCdSFnSU26SkUdaLyh96zw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1616" data-original-width="2152" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidtDFq_CnQBBjqr6HnU-ZiA65_KwDXVaCZvaHp5Qs5PO__Joq5PcmXXJFWk8C-O0gs6limizj8iP5eICLIcWDIvLdk_ZpIBpqU86cwEI4kOJOCCSD7hPq2hFCuPNkdeWj_uuvcIF0bns-84S_VacWRHWjbLV9reDGcDJImWBCdSFnSU26SkUdaLyh96zw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">And here is a close up of a glass statue of a deer. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVlX_0fwbEMucK3kfcABq1W7xvFPAFZiHxoLZEZ8ZQXL6YY2xYygOy98vlKuth0OzPDxRYsKAYzH38g9noMWURCTWmvDY_3tI3ySFrJXmZQ5AQT0YPBY-UTEv4Bwdorrvj1qHSKxkM_pgi2jalAzh1nHV6qo0_-37xP5hZEYWM8HVPQCLAGPyVOfl0Q-0" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1897" data-original-width="3000" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVlX_0fwbEMucK3kfcABq1W7xvFPAFZiHxoLZEZ8ZQXL6YY2xYygOy98vlKuth0OzPDxRYsKAYzH38g9noMWURCTWmvDY_3tI3ySFrJXmZQ5AQT0YPBY-UTEv4Bwdorrvj1qHSKxkM_pgi2jalAzh1nHV6qo0_-37xP5hZEYWM8HVPQCLAGPyVOfl0Q-0=w400-h253" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">And then they had a few hot air balloons some in for lighting.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqtpRFFdGlerZYPq9pH-CO9yUkIIeG9NQG00-IOz_VD3jirrmnAvG1vpu2Fbd44lMa5bUJGARnYiDElP_Xof1vFqkfNwifRGK-a2WFO9a3rv_zDwIVxlCl93p5jYy-t4SMTf1HYOYfWEPfzHMhB4d4q625cJ6EIeu3AAkBsy5yutWndHfuiAzte5Dhq0k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2801" data-original-width="3000" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqtpRFFdGlerZYPq9pH-CO9yUkIIeG9NQG00-IOz_VD3jirrmnAvG1vpu2Fbd44lMa5bUJGARnYiDElP_Xof1vFqkfNwifRGK-a2WFO9a3rv_zDwIVxlCl93p5jYy-t4SMTf1HYOYfWEPfzHMhB4d4q625cJ6EIeu3AAkBsy5yutWndHfuiAzte5Dhq0k=w400-h374" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span><span style="color: #ffff13;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto: jgpatterson.com" target="_blank">Jim Patterson</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For images from my visit, click <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thecogentcommunicator/albums/72177720313464679/" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></i></b></p></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></p>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-83299730878002955082023-11-29T15:01:00.000-07:002023-11-29T15:01:34.510-07:00ZooLights at the Zoo 25 November 2023<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyhtAjvpCmoIKGQvEDzVy5b1QBT7JGZfvcK2IAgPf9xD17pS15vZzZIzq1D4STqPxkqJKWzBjHQSQLnMArwdT-MAwJ74euwnHGPwrfP4ECDP7KKQiWQzFKKJ9LgRG2L1ihiUjnpbeF5_3vCQCg_XAi3x3xK6ge9xRl3kU0kV3QNRxd_LKbsVf2nIRZQgs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2022" data-original-width="3000" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyhtAjvpCmoIKGQvEDzVy5b1QBT7JGZfvcK2IAgPf9xD17pS15vZzZIzq1D4STqPxkqJKWzBjHQSQLnMArwdT-MAwJ74euwnHGPwrfP4ECDP7KKQiWQzFKKJ9LgRG2L1ihiUjnpbeF5_3vCQCg_XAi3x3xK6ge9xRl3kU0kV3QNRxd_LKbsVf2nIRZQgs=w640-h432" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>A yearly tradition in the Phoenix area is ZooLights at the <a href="https://www.phoenixzoo.org/" target="_blank">Phoenix Zoo</a>. It's my chance to capture low light images with my <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1733214-REG/canon_eos_r6_mark_ii.html" target="_blank">Canon EOS R6 Mark II</a> and this time using the wide angle Canon RF 14-35mm lens. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgAcvndKJFa0nZTOBQ4IfxyB6TTwFqTR6rjeP4wbIK39QYAeg2Zxm_Z5qT8sJOLoQXAvKSg4kiDUgNHiE0lbycJx3danlNhFroSD9aNoDtgZz4WSk6PAejDQ-SsatyWp4iXnka5zp33aOZf79cUunFUjUfI-NJFCAE-cFzKN7HVunK0hJU-l3C-wr_jhk" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgAcvndKJFa0nZTOBQ4IfxyB6TTwFqTR6rjeP4wbIK39QYAeg2Zxm_Z5qT8sJOLoQXAvKSg4kiDUgNHiE0lbycJx3danlNhFroSD9aNoDtgZz4WSk6PAejDQ-SsatyWp4iXnka5zp33aOZf79cUunFUjUfI-NJFCAE-cFzKN7HVunK0hJU-l3C-wr_jhk=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It's truly amazing how beautiful the zoo is at night with all of these lights. <br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgquFN12NrVXWGjCg6XEg1q5QijQ0-mLy_Mojhb2-DYGQxVxMBmqWYS6QBQBshJDVZn0KvdWGVtx9TDxYNf_F1iPfo0-xwY8LNQXYRCOiSGQs67TQx8YPSpCwDSVQlB9MHRLXQkT8aR5RsrSeBVs3Vw4ixclpSQrVHNZvMroY8gRDdDYHkVV2Jbg3IEiXM" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgquFN12NrVXWGjCg6XEg1q5QijQ0-mLy_Mojhb2-DYGQxVxMBmqWYS6QBQBshJDVZn0KvdWGVtx9TDxYNf_F1iPfo0-xwY8LNQXYRCOiSGQs67TQx8YPSpCwDSVQlB9MHRLXQkT8aR5RsrSeBVs3Vw4ixclpSQrVHNZvMroY8gRDdDYHkVV2Jbg3IEiXM=w400-h266" width="400" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I even caught a jet coming in to land at nearby Sky Harbor airport. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span><span style="color: #ffff13;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></i></b></span></div><p></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto: jgpatterson.com" target="_blank">Jim Patterson</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For images from my visit, click <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/ZooLights-25-November-2023/" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></i></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thecogentcommunicator/albums/72177720313027234" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="2023" data-original-width="3000" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil_ZSzQ_NvB0kwWFkkYdoLx-0hGtt8AK8KzIIvUhi46tpVyNv-vYk02SSCtP5626eQX99fJcQVpcK2vkJC4MJtFAs7ut02j3xsDOS-5z5n5Lqudk2-DXj0to3sYrKLTLMYB6SnOGTROJ1HF2vrDiNc8JsDXCSMhukX5ydVqsRUX66W9j843R14mE2A8cM=w400-h270" width="400" /></a></div><p></p></div></div></div>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0Phoenix, AZ, USA33.4483771 -112.07403735.1381432638211564 -147.2302873 61.758610936178847 -76.9177873tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-76690645716925178122023-11-01T15:17:00.006-07:002023-11-02T07:42:57.705-07:00Otsukimi Japanese Friendship Garden Event 29 Oct 2023<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3EW_zfUzvY8NsMz3ijMznSx8V_wqYinCOFRacYLyUH-3nS1aUVmNvQBTJMBHYbP5zwPhGt8h5L0U25RFhjZKgZO3sykEoFRS73IqFciF4OiRsZwTbhtc1IHqg5RWAhNKeBwSlFa064WNHNstKPbcI8KlsuDmEzEuFL5sd0EXGYvVq-WQ7rtYFqTptgBM" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3EW_zfUzvY8NsMz3ijMznSx8V_wqYinCOFRacYLyUH-3nS1aUVmNvQBTJMBHYbP5zwPhGt8h5L0U25RFhjZKgZO3sykEoFRS73IqFciF4OiRsZwTbhtc1IHqg5RWAhNKeBwSlFa064WNHNstKPbcI8KlsuDmEzEuFL5sd0EXGYvVq-WQ7rtYFqTptgBM=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br />Otsukimi in Japanese means to gaze at the moon. And it was a full moon on 29 October 2023 at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Phoenix.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjO5A4IcZIEh-PezI6elh5gzr-wC67L73OzcyLlNz0luuQ3IMPOw54UBRsX8duLU_NdekIuKDv2pCZ0hSbh6VcKVgX91ujRebNtq5K1oXSDp-opFOJX04BQPRWjkhGMkeDu1PGAd6Iz0FyutanX5jte2WCTyhNUr12tyVG6zvGCOpQipy4wjutL6XSG888" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2579" data-original-width="3000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjO5A4IcZIEh-PezI6elh5gzr-wC67L73OzcyLlNz0luuQ3IMPOw54UBRsX8duLU_NdekIuKDv2pCZ0hSbh6VcKVgX91ujRebNtq5K1oXSDp-opFOJX04BQPRWjkhGMkeDu1PGAd6Iz0FyutanX5jte2WCTyhNUr12tyVG6zvGCOpQipy4wjutL6XSG888" width="279" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">The theme this year is Gekka, or moonflower. It refers to the gentle light of the moon on flowers at night. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBEcEbL65PtJCA0D79PNxhEpdHFIwriWySLfQXRG18wVHV9P7YFzchAFWnu3HxN3l_dOa4DAN4FxpgAfNruaUM7Sxm9eoJgPiaWFeYA6CU03knTgQk_CVYcW_tHtJVx8yeab8rWRJc5nO5toTCXKtkNCBee60X44-MFI0V_Jmeb4zIEzHmHUW5xKZVYd8" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2107" data-original-width="3000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBEcEbL65PtJCA0D79PNxhEpdHFIwriWySLfQXRG18wVHV9P7YFzchAFWnu3HxN3l_dOa4DAN4FxpgAfNruaUM7Sxm9eoJgPiaWFeYA6CU03knTgQk_CVYcW_tHtJVx8yeab8rWRJc5nO5toTCXKtkNCBee60X44-MFI0V_Jmeb4zIEzHmHUW5xKZVYd8" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br />The tradition of moon gazing in September and October began during the Heian period 794 AD to 1185 AD. They would admire the reflection of the moon on ponds and in their sake, recite poetry, and play musical instruments. <br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv_Za_j2tVwUis6Ma_8jCxkOIakkTpthYnOMiXn4z1uXTYAmz3LUtibO5Nn2XFy70al_mhlUyKffVIn6CrZ_-hHJqgl1N3j5Y5PLHHwObkOKxSjMA12PlPLZg8FricMsrg9Mf33TIyZXIEFnW8Vi4IPlVXWOBJJMaRTxeuQUo8BOJVH5gYiXXhk_oN6kI" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2367" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv_Za_j2tVwUis6Ma_8jCxkOIakkTpthYnOMiXn4z1uXTYAmz3LUtibO5Nn2XFy70al_mhlUyKffVIn6CrZ_-hHJqgl1N3j5Y5PLHHwObkOKxSjMA12PlPLZg8FricMsrg9Mf33TIyZXIEFnW8Vi4IPlVXWOBJJMaRTxeuQUo8BOJVH5gYiXXhk_oN6kI=w252-h320" width="252" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">As part of the celebration, we witnessed the beauty of calligraphy as well. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3eo9XM7I0CEqE4bjZXw2_GCgq-xt8oDftqk3uSm-NNN7_sUDO8LUWgU-YGkt9z9ersgddpDQbsC9I2K5OGvgzbXRgF3HeCKodmI8QiYJq7_f7wuDqTfJE_qRzZkGs_KckAOKVMf0rvq_sVjrifNxCwxn52BknTYgwvlhtUHFQo0xGQp5c_iQu02LexQE" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2139" data-original-width="3000" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3eo9XM7I0CEqE4bjZXw2_GCgq-xt8oDftqk3uSm-NNN7_sUDO8LUWgU-YGkt9z9ersgddpDQbsC9I2K5OGvgzbXRgF3HeCKodmI8QiYJq7_f7wuDqTfJE_qRzZkGs_KckAOKVMf0rvq_sVjrifNxCwxn52BknTYgwvlhtUHFQo0xGQp5c_iQu02LexQE" width="320" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br />Japanese snacks and foods were featured along with sake and beer. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-gKmMQVeIKZTCYJxn_J7T9Laop-ISVZ3jsquf8wSEOdhYsEF5AOVzWjcm9o1h4RVC1dB4KWG7W1iSBQsOig6MuaCC79U6Z9AuKesumMr-oOSCg0si6p_WGbbUoQUfOaTr6bMy3brmDmNbNBn1SZLk56Z7sitrLk0a-9RzHbXH__CY-pPdDm3QjI2tq44" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2360" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-gKmMQVeIKZTCYJxn_J7T9Laop-ISVZ3jsquf8wSEOdhYsEF5AOVzWjcm9o1h4RVC1dB4KWG7W1iSBQsOig6MuaCC79U6Z9AuKesumMr-oOSCg0si6p_WGbbUoQUfOaTr6bMy3brmDmNbNBn1SZLk56Z7sitrLk0a-9RzHbXH__CY-pPdDm3QjI2tq44" width="189" /></a></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPiB9dBWxtud83gEiV52DywtiJGvjAvswtuRYg6pAvZ0IHEk0lTjlecObrtw5m6DM35DQCz0D7a17_q9cxLTxcWcwkhYij02pEhN9h5TVWloKWMY-83D3PL_rtXeUCi3SXSCHF5pwkH-sY9KnU7ZtmX3Oi2XQuflVrKMzZLYBP63JV9SmOgTkNHZTDxWc" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2835" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPiB9dBWxtud83gEiV52DywtiJGvjAvswtuRYg6pAvZ0IHEk0lTjlecObrtw5m6DM35DQCz0D7a17_q9cxLTxcWcwkhYij02pEhN9h5TVWloKWMY-83D3PL_rtXeUCi3SXSCHF5pwkH-sY9KnU7ZtmX3Oi2XQuflVrKMzZLYBP63JV9SmOgTkNHZTDxWc=w378-h400" width="378" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">And traditional Japanese music of singing and drums featuring musicians from the Yamaguchi Music Academy in Japan. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span><span style="color: #ffff13;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></i></b></span></div><p></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto: jgpatterson.com" target="_blank">Jim Patterson</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For images from my visit, click <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Otsukimi-Japanese-Garden-29-October-2023/" target="_blank">HERE</a> </span></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Otsukimi-Japanese-Garden-29-October-2023/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgY33TfR1GpFQj1fQbVDgux4nH6XPbo4wqO8sO4t3vtuXXyZbUnx3bpzPotB6LgCxHuPeMTNfupJp-2P7dPyqQ_pZfx0FcppBfkAit8wRWxuf-5PCykqsrdFdvhM0uifWXW-rQzrxmuMZGxmHCkqzN1yJPNkV5Ie4y6afTxjRaHprCrqbMi-0oZXhzq0i0=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-55403082990526734422023-10-24T12:48:00.001-07:002023-10-24T12:48:48.452-07:00Arizona Sonora Desert Museum and Saguaro National Park and Gates Pass<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAqqquB_jjWdgLAYD-eoGNgiRSCBQRiurWmDPh_g-HT_fvS8gFYLxMNpC5Ub0ZHTHUX5I9U6VD6rylLQXZqDnOHhpFinhFnwln0z61RhNzoJxd3jTN3n2gltsyep8vNCJvdI3kvdgmbLGJjNjlIVGhyyu5fUMj8VAlTMF2K5EuU0yNWazFz4_Fw3HoeB4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAqqquB_jjWdgLAYD-eoGNgiRSCBQRiurWmDPh_g-HT_fvS8gFYLxMNpC5Ub0ZHTHUX5I9U6VD6rylLQXZqDnOHhpFinhFnwln0z61RhNzoJxd3jTN3n2gltsyep8vNCJvdI3kvdgmbLGJjNjlIVGhyyu5fUMj8VAlTMF2K5EuU0yNWazFz4_Fw3HoeB4=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Sunday 22 October 2023 meant a trip to the Tucson area to visit the <a href="https://www.desertmuseum.org/" target="_blank">Arizona Sonora Desert Museum</a> sponsored by <a href="https://www.tempecamera.biz/" target="_blank">Tempe Camera</a> and <a href="https://www.usa.canon.com/" target="_blank">Canon</a>. And, to get to the ASDM you had to drive through <a href="https://www.nps.gov/sagu/index.htm" target="_blank">Saguaro National Park</a> (west).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ibSJSgxlQquC7gGZ20Ha6gq9swfMmrMr-D5xOXbdAPRuWpq51_a6U0HnFHp_MPmBHPhMsEKGcUK_ZelAYNz60EO2l69r_Zrzlw3v2KLftCdBdEQbCPjgNeP-Q7DcvzfpF3okFkLvPS2MA0pq05e2nIkFg7b68ODdRJcvpqTcRZ7FPv2n85uEgvHGk2g/s3000/Arizona%20Sonora%20Desert%20Museum%20and%20Tucson%20October%2022,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2007_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2820" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ibSJSgxlQquC7gGZ20Ha6gq9swfMmrMr-D5xOXbdAPRuWpq51_a6U0HnFHp_MPmBHPhMsEKGcUK_ZelAYNz60EO2l69r_Zrzlw3v2KLftCdBdEQbCPjgNeP-Q7DcvzfpF3okFkLvPS2MA0pq05e2nIkFg7b68ODdRJcvpqTcRZ7FPv2n85uEgvHGk2g/s320/Arizona%20Sonora%20Desert%20Museum%20and%20Tucson%20October%2022,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2007_.jpg" width="301" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br />The area has special meaning for me. I went to the University of Arizona, just a short drive east on Kinney Road, where ASDM is located. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59g0wT5iWytUDzpoTbZg4E9JbneGnAtCZ69o5vpm0yAlrvCH0gTbHxivSLEpwLJkBeCJEfECm5CRq6jKgSL7gAMB9smDMWWc3K_fxZDWbUm1VA_kqytUc7R5-eCn9HhFVqlB7Biz3AryA3slF2mRu8EHNEbh7X30nH4fEtx59rmYnJuFISH3z7K1vPTM/s3000/Arizona%20Sonora%20Desert%20Museum%20and%20Tucson%20October%2022,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2022_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59g0wT5iWytUDzpoTbZg4E9JbneGnAtCZ69o5vpm0yAlrvCH0gTbHxivSLEpwLJkBeCJEfECm5CRq6jKgSL7gAMB9smDMWWc3K_fxZDWbUm1VA_kqytUc7R5-eCn9HhFVqlB7Biz3AryA3slF2mRu8EHNEbh7X30nH4fEtx59rmYnJuFISH3z7K1vPTM/s320/Arizona%20Sonora%20Desert%20Museum%20and%20Tucson%20October%2022,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2022_.jpg" width="213" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">ASDM has a variety of plant life that live in the Sonora Desert. The iconic symbol of the west, the saguaro cactus, is everywhere in any direction. And, many species of animals live in the Sonoran Desert, like these fish.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36dXnNYmJlhIQRch61jOfOARcj0W-Rlt0dkMT0Ex20bTM7n4UNJg03C4uYB-6dNeH8-7s1vINf8VrQFKxwQL2IVh-XMqtROpDgegKMoa3Wevxs3GdA4qAyxVgjY7LFyXO2bWmGM16_M22x72TzfQqJS0N9EhwrM-juSJLFc5XTGXZLByf6rhm6b2HW00/s3000/Arizona%20Sonora%20Desert%20Museum%20and%20Tucson%20October%2022,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2032_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2801" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36dXnNYmJlhIQRch61jOfOARcj0W-Rlt0dkMT0Ex20bTM7n4UNJg03C4uYB-6dNeH8-7s1vINf8VrQFKxwQL2IVh-XMqtROpDgegKMoa3Wevxs3GdA4qAyxVgjY7LFyXO2bWmGM16_M22x72TzfQqJS0N9EhwrM-juSJLFc5XTGXZLByf6rhm6b2HW00/s320/Arizona%20Sonora%20Desert%20Museum%20and%20Tucson%20October%2022,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2032_.jpg" width="299" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br />... and that bee hovering over a green leaf.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh21G9L11A8SSPGMsDEnsRtN3CBr_Y98tyJJaz5CJu8s5DxUCoH1_iF6MIds0OyyZdK8LjB8VZ_1EmURfJLVq8PfiMOlEuJIyYdkFYZF4JO97Ci5wTaAR9-hulpXqQv32c-HW3jNiWcN4BHYIIBi4pEj2SytxJ3ysA0H832gnpqQIj6Q2LxdJEIk3dxHY0" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2672" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh21G9L11A8SSPGMsDEnsRtN3CBr_Y98tyJJaz5CJu8s5DxUCoH1_iF6MIds0OyyZdK8LjB8VZ_1EmURfJLVq8PfiMOlEuJIyYdkFYZF4JO97Ci5wTaAR9-hulpXqQv32c-HW3jNiWcN4BHYIIBi4pEj2SytxJ3ysA0H832gnpqQIj6Q2LxdJEIk3dxHY0" width="214" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">And now it's time to head back to the interstate and my home in north Phoenix. This is Gates Pass road that turns into Speedway which leads me to I-10 and home.<br /> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3flW4lwta8VJ13YhOiDHpf1894XkxqmC6WsD8PTy0RCDtniOM6hz1XnHGSRc9Inu2NYlksCXN4aJJNxn0-Z-gv_qrY1WfJn8r_5tJrT3bdvm4L8SCPyW9j2t9hIuO0qO2jaO7o0ayZnhb2ZLu1ZfQovJPjhNO7qI3Pjdxh83ZJfRlyYRibjrMmxMNgE/s3000/Arizona%20Sonora%20Desert%20Museum%20and%20Tucson%20October%2022,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2041_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3000" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3flW4lwta8VJ13YhOiDHpf1894XkxqmC6WsD8PTy0RCDtniOM6hz1XnHGSRc9Inu2NYlksCXN4aJJNxn0-Z-gv_qrY1WfJn8r_5tJrT3bdvm4L8SCPyW9j2t9hIuO0qO2jaO7o0ayZnhb2ZLu1ZfQovJPjhNO7qI3Pjdxh83ZJfRlyYRibjrMmxMNgE/w454-h309/Arizona%20Sonora%20Desert%20Museum%20and%20Tucson%20October%2022,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2041_.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span><span style="color: #ffff13;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></i></b></span></div><p></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto: jgpatterson.com" target="_blank">Jim Patterson</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For images from my visit, click <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Arizona-Sonora-Desert-Museum-and-Tucson-22-October-2023/" target="_blank">HERE</a> </span></i></b></p><p><br /></p>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-68513893593447611092023-10-20T13:59:00.000-07:002023-10-20T13:59:04.714-07:00Taste of Cave Creek 18 October 2023<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZObQ-4HmdU2BXFsMbclhZvii3Mp8XnEATiyO3YzsCuq1ByZzayEU_pZDoRID6eg8NcxZm-wK6KvS-w49ZjiRCv6B3RIqxKxTB-dh-SObu2GKL-iNgIJ-4VvGbepTjlK2N2WEPWlEIoq_Yf3DbKwfAnavSu3_ZUyZLj88SKsry7LiWeDefwsmQ151Bflg/s3000/Taste%20of%20Cave%20Creek%20October%2018,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2003_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2037" data-original-width="3000" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZObQ-4HmdU2BXFsMbclhZvii3Mp8XnEATiyO3YzsCuq1ByZzayEU_pZDoRID6eg8NcxZm-wK6KvS-w49ZjiRCv6B3RIqxKxTB-dh-SObu2GKL-iNgIJ-4VvGbepTjlK2N2WEPWlEIoq_Yf3DbKwfAnavSu3_ZUyZLj88SKsry7LiWeDefwsmQ151Bflg/s320/Taste%20of%20Cave%20Creek%20October%2018,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2003_.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br />I visited the Taste of Cave Creek Arizona on Wednesday 18 October 2023. Now that the temperatures are cooling down and the snowbirds are slowly arriving, there will be more events in Cave Creek, just a few miles northeast of Phoenix.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNMakD2eTaSaRvnSQIGRmBGrwtEpf89hpbIbQxsK4OhItU3-En4vkavHHBADde4-mfuvc9kYuh8vLrcNZXrvmGU3zpaH1PUifGi1iCTvD_ubhLg4IWedoMCvJRexVsKOvxJfZdMgDVyTZ5oYukslZE3bFclesYKmMtCjSnWucxOdbOX-ASWICOXrR-y4/s3000/Taste%20of%20Cave%20Creek%20October%2018,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2031_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2813" data-original-width="3000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNMakD2eTaSaRvnSQIGRmBGrwtEpf89hpbIbQxsK4OhItU3-En4vkavHHBADde4-mfuvc9kYuh8vLrcNZXrvmGU3zpaH1PUifGi1iCTvD_ubhLg4IWedoMCvJRexVsKOvxJfZdMgDVyTZ5oYukslZE3bFclesYKmMtCjSnWucxOdbOX-ASWICOXrR-y4/s320/Taste%20of%20Cave%20Creek%20October%2018,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2031_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">There were lots of tents from various restaurants and breweries mostly. I seemed to have sampled a great deal of beer, haha. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">The photo above featuring three ladies from Big Earl's is the place I always have breakfast with before the rodeo parade in March. Then I sit up my chair on the street for a great spot to photograph.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">And, another favorite of mine, Local Jonny's!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRr9tL3J3DJgTzd99imPD-dbZ4hhjLT6z7CvYoK2oL6mmzJY9MaUOmZdk04oTFUiQhOKzCuUeDxAJBO4xE5K0pP-VhONPryHvBRgHb2UYxiAot8OtyDEXLZUtY7y6eBrxgWC9QIxlKj5RiPJ98Gz2cBA952xNE02v_EXYDJ-nQT7Nn7EwU82Mtg42jsSU/s3000/Taste%20of%20Cave%20Creek%20October%2018,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2004_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2204" data-original-width="3000" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRr9tL3J3DJgTzd99imPD-dbZ4hhjLT6z7CvYoK2oL6mmzJY9MaUOmZdk04oTFUiQhOKzCuUeDxAJBO4xE5K0pP-VhONPryHvBRgHb2UYxiAot8OtyDEXLZUtY7y6eBrxgWC9QIxlKj5RiPJ98Gz2cBA952xNE02v_EXYDJ-nQT7Nn7EwU82Mtg42jsSU/s320/Taste%20of%20Cave%20Creek%20October%2018,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2004_.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Taking a break sipping on a beer, I noticed in the distance two lovely young ladies doing the same thing. The nice thing about having a telephoto lens is I can zero in on things.. or people. I went over to say hello and they said.. wait! Here, you have to get us together. Characters in Cave Creek!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3j9aW56XzYodGVEtjrK22ljoOxtIcfqWbzpTOrmSjJMdIFvMoMqX6c8V0_l7hJsKzUed-lmPXedYD0U12Jge72_vQYeViGc_HKbRwHMz943ubXW-qNOcSo_tVhkYjKhbwQ0aGETA7xnMqDQwDoVOKadi7nJSPpd5psjdC1NX5rIJv0J2hM11rMD59g4I/s3000/Taste%20of%20Cave%20Creek%20October%2018,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2043_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2488" data-original-width="3000" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3j9aW56XzYodGVEtjrK22ljoOxtIcfqWbzpTOrmSjJMdIFvMoMqX6c8V0_l7hJsKzUed-lmPXedYD0U12Jge72_vQYeViGc_HKbRwHMz943ubXW-qNOcSo_tVhkYjKhbwQ0aGETA7xnMqDQwDoVOKadi7nJSPpd5psjdC1NX5rIJv0J2hM11rMD59g4I/s320/Taste%20of%20Cave%20Creek%20October%2018,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2043_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span><span style="color: #ffff13;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></i></b></span></div><p></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto: jgpatterson.com" target="_blank">Jim Patterson</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For images from The Taste of Cave Creek, visit, click <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Taste-of-Cave-Creek-18-October-2023/" target="_blank">HERE</a> </span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><br /></p>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-21306924480963696562023-10-10T14:28:00.003-07:002023-10-11T16:03:53.333-07:00Various Photo Ops from May 2022 to August 2023<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">* All of my images on </span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thecogentcommunicator/albums" target="_blank"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b>Flickr</b></span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">* All of my images on </span><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b>SmugMug</b></span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">* My </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jamesgordonpatterson/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b>Instagram</b></span></a><span style="color: #fcff01;"> Feed</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_YsKwrKQRS3UlKwoMwdkwAML0fckpUs6GEyEhxEHCKyaogEuu9GgsLnvxDnO9EX9yW-1mCgrmi8M0664SgBn_InF6gMupGu4Ki1RcJE8tLGU_tlSwFrQfAKkxMeSZL6-wY4honXlsD6NbgVaES_w5gn7LY58FAOdic6sdPlAPmjhavZrq-4ltOb8-0MA" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="1500" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_YsKwrKQRS3UlKwoMwdkwAML0fckpUs6GEyEhxEHCKyaogEuu9GgsLnvxDnO9EX9yW-1mCgrmi8M0664SgBn_InF6gMupGu4Ki1RcJE8tLGU_tlSwFrQfAKkxMeSZL6-wY4honXlsD6NbgVaES_w5gn7LY58FAOdic6sdPlAPmjhavZrq-4ltOb8-0MA=w400-h276" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Crystal-Gayle-Gatlin-Brothers-8-May-2022/" target="_blank">8 May 2022</a>: Crystal Gayle and Gatlin Brothers at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix. Images captured with the iPhone 13. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Canon-Models-at-Tempe-Camera-21-May-2022/" target="_blank">21 May 2022</a>: Canon Models at Tempe Camera.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Wild-Horses-of-Tonto-National-Forest-22-May-2022/" target="_blank">22 May 2022</a>: Wild <a href="https://www.viator.com/searchResults/all?text=wild%20horses%20tonto%20national%20forest&pid=P00137057&mcid=42383&medium=link&medium_version=selector" target="_blank">Horses</a> of Tonto National Forest.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Hummingbirds-in-the-Front-Yard/" target="_blank">May 2022</a>: Hummingbirds in my front yard. They seem attracted to the Red Yucca blooms.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Wickenburg-Spurs-Cafe-and-Museum-25-June-2022/" target="_blank">25 June 2022</a>: </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.viator.com/searchResults/all?text=wickenburg&pid=P00137057&mcid=42383&medium=link&medium_version=selector" target="_blank">Wickenburg</a> Spurs Cafe and Museum. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">First, breakfast at the Spurs Cafe and then a tour of the Desert Caballeros Western Museum and their "Cowgirl Up" exhibit of artwork.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Arizona-Downs-in-Prescott-Valley-2-July-2022/" target="_blank">2 July 2022</a>: </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Arizona Downs in Prescott Valley. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Enjoying <a href="https://www.viator.com/tours/Bridgetown/Walla-Horse-Racing-Tour/d50217-29386P5?pid=P00137057&mcid=42383&medium=link&medium_version=selector" target="_blank">horse racing</a> in the high desert of Arizona at Arizona Downs.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Bull-Riding-at-the-Buffalo-Chip-4-July-2022/" target="_blank">4 July 2022</a>:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Bull Riding at the Buffalo Chip. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">To celebrate the 4th of July, bull riding in the Buffalo Chip arena in Cave Creek, Arizona.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Wickenburg-Hassyampa-BBQ-Palomino-Saguaros-9-July-2022" target="_blank">9 July 2022</a>: </span>Wickenburg Hassyampa BBQ & Palomino & Saguaros. Another visit to Wickenburg, Arizona, an hour northwest of Phoenix. Visits to Hassyampa BBQ, the Palomino Club, and the saguaro cactus forests along Vulture Mine Road.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Hunter-Peak-Ranch-Beartooths-Cody-Wyoming/" target="_blank">Late July to Early August 2022</a>: Hunter Peak Ranch + Beartooths + Cody Wyoming. Northwest Wyoming from Hunter Peak Ranch to the Beartooth Mountains to Cody.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Butterfly-Wonderland-Photowalk-2022/" target="_blank">13 August 2022</a>: </span>Butterfly Wonderland Photowalk 2022. A <a href="https://kelbyone.com/?gad=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw7JOpBhCfARIsAL3bobd-jMgwNE70N5k3qEYltlmjsNOmoridJR2r2sUs-UeOg8rI-RKdNzcaAuZdEALw_wcB" target="_blank">KelbyOne</a> photowalk to Butterfly Wonderland in Scottsdale.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Payson-Arizona-Rodeo-20-August-2022/" target="_blank">20 August 2022</a>: </span>Payson Arizona Rodeo. Billed as the oldest continuous rodeo, the Payson Arizona Rodeo held their afternoon rodeo that Sunday.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Joshua-Tree-National-Park-October-2022/" target="_blank">October 2022</a>: </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Joshua Tree National Park. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Visit to Joshua T</span><span style="font-family: arial;">ree National Park in California with the Tamron people. Close enough for me to drive from Phoenix!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Big-Sur-Carmel/" target="_blank">November 2022</a>: Big Sur Carmel. The Tamron VIP trip to Big Sur and C</span><span style="font-family: arial;">armel, California.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Australia-and-New-Zealand-December-2022/" target="_blank">December 2022</a>: </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Australia and New Zealand. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Visiting three ports in Australia and five ports in New Zealand aboard the Viking Orion.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Barrett-Jackson-Auto-Auction-January-2023/" target="_blank">January 2023</a>: </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Barrett-Jackson is the HUGE auto show in Scottsdale. After the show, dinner at Brugos of Cave Creek.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Wickenburg-Parade-11-Feb-2023/" target="_blank">11 February 2023</a>: Wickenburg Arizona Gold Rush parade, then enough time to make the Wickenburg Senior Pro Rodeo.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Scottsdale-Arabian-Horse-Show-25-Feb-2023/" target="_blank">25 February 2023</a>: Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show from Westworld.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Bartlett-Lake-19-March-2023/" target="_blank">19 March 2023</a>: </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Bartlett Lake and Dam are east of Cave Creek and Carefree Arizona, north of Phoenix and Scottsdale. Water levels are probably now over 100%. The spring of '23 was a wet one and more rain coming!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Spring-Wildflowers-Thunderbird-Park-3-April-2023/" target="_blank">3 April 2023</a>: </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Hunting for spring wildflowers at Thunderbird Park between Glendale and Phoenix Arizona. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Spur-Cross-to-Apache-Wash-9-April-2023/" target="_blank">9 April 2023</a>: </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Spur Cross to Apache Wash. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Walkabout from the Sonoran Desert on Easter Sunday. Also amazing wildflowers after our wetter than normal winter.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Picacho-Peak-Arizona-15-April-2023/" target="_blank">15 April 2023</a>: </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Picacho Peak Arizona. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Picacho Peak Arizona is about an hour northwest of Tucson just off I-10. Still a few wildflowers out and tons of saguaro cactus.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Alice-in-Wonderland-Characters-6-May-2023/" target="_blank">6 May 2023</a>: </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Alice in Wonderland Characters from Tempe Camera. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Alice in Wonderland with The Mad Hatter and Queen of Hearts.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Salt-River-Horses-7-May-2023" target="_blank">7 May 2023</a>: </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Salt River Horses. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">The hunt for wild horses along the Salt River in Arizona.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Lake-Pleasasnt-Sunset-Cruise-4-June-2023/" target="_blank">4 June 2023</a>: </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Lake Pleasant sunset dinner cruise in Peoria, north of Phoenix, Arizona.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Fireworks-from-July-2023/" target="_blank">3 & 4 July 2023</a>: </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(143, 145, 156); font-family: arial;">Fireworks from Hurricane Harbor in Glendale Arizona.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(143, 145, 156);"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/New-Brunswick-Canada-July-Aug-2023/" target="_blank">July & August 2023</a>: </span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Seeing the sights in New Brunswick, Canada. Craft beer, Bay of Fundy, Highland Games, Kings Landing, and more!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Karchner-Caverns-Benson-Arizona/" target="_blank">19 August 2023</a>: </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Karchner Caverns Benson Arizona. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">The amazing underground world of Karchner Caverns.</span></span></p>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-73540198834343634132023-10-04T14:14:00.000-07:002023-10-04T14:14:06.425-07:00Visiting the Phoenix Zoo: 30 April 2023 and 2022<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExLYShhbbS2ZgM8_DEHe6nHhBh0GlVqkFN83SuCGEa4GsrrbqCQXNpMFD0ijfidraWmogHMcgaMhrfB9P7UjqJQ6LM0wpkJ838pY7UJJNw35IzB1GQKUDGBVdxqH052oJW9NagM7k5veou7Jehyphenhyphent_YE5y-FCv0wB2SirdCYEA3BwwslRHm4hJWlqqe_k/s3000/Phoenix%20Zoo%20%20April%2030,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2001_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2613" data-original-width="3000" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgExLYShhbbS2ZgM8_DEHe6nHhBh0GlVqkFN83SuCGEa4GsrrbqCQXNpMFD0ijfidraWmogHMcgaMhrfB9P7UjqJQ6LM0wpkJ838pY7UJJNw35IzB1GQKUDGBVdxqH052oJW9NagM7k5veou7Jehyphenhyphent_YE5y-FCv0wB2SirdCYEA3BwwslRHm4hJWlqqe_k/w400-h349/Phoenix%20Zoo%20%20April%2030,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2001_.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Here are a momma giraffe and her baby. I think clouds in the sky make for a nice scene. In Arizona, there aren't many days with clouds in the sky.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5xxGx6K06A_u1HvVITwjTBjAC4r__ls5YTT8VjWSf_IFHcYNPX8E7EwcwC7VuIZC4BhT9swg7YKfN2vQHV8YOeRcb2c2-1Oq2xzWj3fcFVRgtfAdRWZXT1mvbMv7THC2FGSzTJzXh4FhDj-ThaTVRBgID6N9eHZY-Nt65sV0xFi4flobJO6H7D9_l-o/s3000/Phoenix%20Zoo%20%20April%2030,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2017_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5xxGx6K06A_u1HvVITwjTBjAC4r__ls5YTT8VjWSf_IFHcYNPX8E7EwcwC7VuIZC4BhT9swg7YKfN2vQHV8YOeRcb2c2-1Oq2xzWj3fcFVRgtfAdRWZXT1mvbMv7THC2FGSzTJzXh4FhDj-ThaTVRBgID6N9eHZY-Nt65sV0xFi4flobJO6H7D9_l-o/s320/Phoenix%20Zoo%20%20April%2030,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2017_.jpg" width="213" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">My most recent visits to the <a href="https://www.phoenixzoo.org" target="_blank">Phoenix Zoo</a> were exactly a year apart on 30 April 2023 and 2022.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">There are always a variety of animals around. And, even though it's a desert zoo, there are lakes and water animals and birds, too.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9XtbrQGcfrWOgjF8VmxSnjGpEnEyaCEBlUHSm_8Ydn1bVew2eMzzLU5ZdouuDNSs-I4EnoDOnHvvQxoRQCMSAHI6B790szasTvlWZdLIpjAKYcsiyzf3DA-CwKfjHCiGSnMuNsNiMbmIysMFiEAD7OJkuRq_250PbfnzO2X59x6KdqHxB14Mm8jBaVA/s3000/Phoenix%20Zoo%20%20April%2030,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2043_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2182" data-original-width="3000" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9XtbrQGcfrWOgjF8VmxSnjGpEnEyaCEBlUHSm_8Ydn1bVew2eMzzLU5ZdouuDNSs-I4EnoDOnHvvQxoRQCMSAHI6B790szasTvlWZdLIpjAKYcsiyzf3DA-CwKfjHCiGSnMuNsNiMbmIysMFiEAD7OJkuRq_250PbfnzO2X59x6KdqHxB14Mm8jBaVA/s320/Phoenix%20Zoo%20%20April%2030,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2043_.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Look at this rubber skinned reptile!<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">And, these water fowl who look like pink flamingos.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgqsZ0stBf477jQCyCdVWLlVvTSNhop9cLZdJqxjxj_xK6HyZNUtNcgq7-pWuHk30aEuZMYgm8sdy3UkKkPXDbsqdT5BipXJUTS_i6yvh1gFmDwfaplwIxIt7SNuWcTbUq5dHg-s6-a4b7MzNYQs0XIM5BpKeA4w8T0z-UyFkQWF_Op3cUapth7Lqzeo/s3000/Phoenix%20Zoo%20%20April%2030,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2015_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1945" data-original-width="3000" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixgqsZ0stBf477jQCyCdVWLlVvTSNhop9cLZdJqxjxj_xK6HyZNUtNcgq7-pWuHk30aEuZMYgm8sdy3UkKkPXDbsqdT5BipXJUTS_i6yvh1gFmDwfaplwIxIt7SNuWcTbUq5dHg-s6-a4b7MzNYQs0XIM5BpKeA4w8T0z-UyFkQWF_Op3cUapth7Lqzeo/w400-h259/Phoenix%20Zoo%20%20April%2030,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2015_.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">And this monkey having a good time.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHslX9PteuvOdW_7rQsW1FItOplDkw2ry9ql1YZXi_LxY4W9d7o3HnhM8b75t27chNiAn1lmcHMXYehXKvWMKzADW3lsCchSpyOhL5E4CANw2KJ-E3_CYoL0B52fGGGQEYO6RSzQngSLYTpDaSgev1G3NMeTeKJ_GWwlbzsRCxJF0wQNOE32p6Xnt0GU/s1771/Phoenix%20Zoo%20April%2030,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2039_-Edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1297" data-original-width="1771" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHslX9PteuvOdW_7rQsW1FItOplDkw2ry9ql1YZXi_LxY4W9d7o3HnhM8b75t27chNiAn1lmcHMXYehXKvWMKzADW3lsCchSpyOhL5E4CANw2KJ-E3_CYoL0B52fGGGQEYO6RSzQngSLYTpDaSgev1G3NMeTeKJ_GWwlbzsRCxJF0wQNOE32p6Xnt0GU/w400-h293/Phoenix%20Zoo%20April%2030,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2039_-Edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span><span style="color: #ffff13;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></i></b></span></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto: jgpatterson.com" target="_blank">Jim Patterson</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For images from the 30 April 2023 visit, click <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Phoenix-Zoo-30-April-2023/" target="_blank">HERE</a> </span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For images from the 30 April 2022 visit, click <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Phoenix-Zoo-on-30-April-2022/" target="_blank">HERE</a> </span></i></b></p><div><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></div>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-89241040503218893562023-10-03T15:20:00.003-07:002023-10-03T15:20:58.788-07:00Cave Creek Rodeo Parade: 18 March 2023 and 19 March 2022<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAiOXhRLTKlWlsGGt3nSAsa82IvemlkT7zlfD50yO92QYP3Om8-G6ZFz9pmyrWVDWW11c4EHUXWQ8a4xQf0DZ9qaFszeXPa4ddX1CvHYpTa3wj0iiJq-BHK6_nBnm_zHWHqkvWiM7Dfps5gdOjoQj07NQ4WCdL8bQzk5f5JlG06z1frkgpGNrvNIc4Na8/s3000/Cave%20Creek%20Rodeo%20Parade%20%20March%2019,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2032_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="1626" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAiOXhRLTKlWlsGGt3nSAsa82IvemlkT7zlfD50yO92QYP3Om8-G6ZFz9pmyrWVDWW11c4EHUXWQ8a4xQf0DZ9qaFszeXPa4ddX1CvHYpTa3wj0iiJq-BHK6_nBnm_zHWHqkvWiM7Dfps5gdOjoQj07NQ4WCdL8bQzk5f5JlG06z1frkgpGNrvNIc4Na8/w216-h400/Cave%20Creek%20Rodeo%20Parade%20%20March%2019,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2032_.jpg" width="216" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">A week before the Cave Creek Rodeo will find the whole town out enjoying the <a href="https://cavecreekrodeo.com/parade/" target="_blank">Cave Creek Rodeo Parade</a>. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Bring a folding chair and get there early.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UNduBTYEawNsFx1iJUgIuLZfyCafitp2azs6dFcGd1wfzxXoCxwg3v4io0FIsoVAMHlyqudk_B-EANhqxm8i5RXD_gh3Z3G9rmPO1v0YbBMmI1li2RmFkRCPXDC9lV6hCXpwuQoYEmcOJo2Tgcg6A8lyAmPh8NVotZzobaBp4SCYKBB4a2OA1EY7cVM/s3000/Cave%20Creek%20Rodeo%20Parade%20%20March%2018,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2004_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2453" data-original-width="3000" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UNduBTYEawNsFx1iJUgIuLZfyCafitp2azs6dFcGd1wfzxXoCxwg3v4io0FIsoVAMHlyqudk_B-EANhqxm8i5RXD_gh3Z3G9rmPO1v0YbBMmI1li2RmFkRCPXDC9lV6hCXpwuQoYEmcOJo2Tgcg6A8lyAmPh8NVotZzobaBp4SCYKBB4a2OA1EY7cVM/s320/Cave%20Creek%20Rodeo%20Parade%20%20March%2018,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2004_.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">I typically set up in front of Big Earl's and usually am there early enough to have breakfast there. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwIFLh66YhmVEzmeThmH9fTBsmX4jaNuZAOv6i25N-ceJbyvkqsG3O9MHz42N5iAFECL2463EXw2XCUAf0PXTa20QeXPnnj9EeVescOGu9ltsJYeAhk9bg-UIqCLGgkxqPSUUZG5ABGNzjVm48iHVbCPNLdzF5564_Me2NqfEheGwt0sT_3tj57_TiJI/s3000/Cave%20Creek%20Rodeo%20Parade%20%20March%2018,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2040_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2738" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwIFLh66YhmVEzmeThmH9fTBsmX4jaNuZAOv6i25N-ceJbyvkqsG3O9MHz42N5iAFECL2463EXw2XCUAf0PXTa20QeXPnnj9EeVescOGu9ltsJYeAhk9bg-UIqCLGgkxqPSUUZG5ABGNzjVm48iHVbCPNLdzF5564_Me2NqfEheGwt0sT_3tj57_TiJI/s320/Cave%20Creek%20Rodeo%20Parade%20%20March%2018,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2040_.jpg" width="292" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Cave Creek is known for its friendly nature and quirkiness, so you can pretty much expect anything. All in good taste, of course! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">It is a free parade, no tickets necessary. Just claim a spot on Cave Creek Road early.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kz8DwonKyH6J-LImF-p8EMxmW1N8Sw0cMrX4DObpSwmisXL0pFJegtAfpPdoMwm6dEcKOgijhb1WyhrI27YTJE5T9Bx5ATc5T8JnRRB8mpCB0siBI45zSh-wtwrF-QkyW2GYj8dPiE7XUMVsXjrE0g76pOU4IUNJH895PvGQ_3V1C6PJilo_UzeOZsk/s3000/Cave%20Creek%20Rodeo%20Parade%20%20March%2018,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2012_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1726" data-original-width="3000" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kz8DwonKyH6J-LImF-p8EMxmW1N8Sw0cMrX4DObpSwmisXL0pFJegtAfpPdoMwm6dEcKOgijhb1WyhrI27YTJE5T9Bx5ATc5T8JnRRB8mpCB0siBI45zSh-wtwrF-QkyW2GYj8dPiE7XUMVsXjrE0g76pOU4IUNJH895PvGQ_3V1C6PJilo_UzeOZsk/w640-h368/Cave%20Creek%20Rodeo%20Parade%20%20March%2018,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2012_.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><i><span><span style="color: #ffff13;"><span>Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></span></i></b></span></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto: jgpatterson.com" target="_blank">Jim Patterson</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For images from the 2023 parade, click <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Cave-Creek-Rodeo-Parade-18-March-2023/" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For images from the 2022 parade, click <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Cave-Creek-Rodeo-Parade-19-March-2022/" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></i></b></p>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-82555813178791759122023-10-03T14:28:00.000-07:002023-10-03T14:28:16.610-07:00Cave Creek Rodeo: 27 March 2022 and 26 March 2023<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtML0gdPPyXjpPsWYLC-62G4B6srYOJ_aPehkr4YSX1hWo3xol_QFCU_vR_6mGmlWXy-SvnQmJyQSNY5PgUn95yj1VEt80-QKVYR5zH1dK1RIdNWBouN6GhjYoixAFvCdT3IIXkCbMhVnu4Z2T4syCnDqYqAdI2zSxqPXl3momNW2Gj9PbZ5kDohkeFU/s2347/Cave%20Creek%20Rodeo%20%20March%2027,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2004_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2347" data-original-width="2123" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtML0gdPPyXjpPsWYLC-62G4B6srYOJ_aPehkr4YSX1hWo3xol_QFCU_vR_6mGmlWXy-SvnQmJyQSNY5PgUn95yj1VEt80-QKVYR5zH1dK1RIdNWBouN6GhjYoixAFvCdT3IIXkCbMhVnu4Z2T4syCnDqYqAdI2zSxqPXl3momNW2Gj9PbZ5kDohkeFU/s320/Cave%20Creek%20Rodeo%20%20March%2027,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2004_.jpg" width="289" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Certainly my favorite rodeo is the one closest to where I live: The <a href="https://cavecreekrodeo.com" target="_blank">Cave Creek Rodeo</a>. Another "must see" around the Phoenix area is the Cave Creek Rodeo parade. I'll post more on that with photos in another blog entry.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAAETAHYxwapo4CdW9oOAUolc79vy913zW-WOh6yJ0PGFinZg1_G0r69FYQ7oiwoeEKxexb_ZvYvmufm55EN17yFPUDRL5X27xj7MGMz6nKtLfQzOUeWDJaxU6DhB37Qq15X6o-WyFXFyDX5zlUoa57bH2Z6A5kQ7a1_3FGq_7e6Vh2Z-OKpWN1qpu_E/s3000/Cave%20Creek%20Rodeo%20March%2026,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2007_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2063" data-original-width="3000" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAAETAHYxwapo4CdW9oOAUolc79vy913zW-WOh6yJ0PGFinZg1_G0r69FYQ7oiwoeEKxexb_ZvYvmufm55EN17yFPUDRL5X27xj7MGMz6nKtLfQzOUeWDJaxU6DhB37Qq15X6o-WyFXFyDX5zlUoa57bH2Z6A5kQ7a1_3FGq_7e6Vh2Z-OKpWN1qpu_E/w400-h275/Cave%20Creek%20Rodeo%20March%2026,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2007_.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0WaIrq1WB34dlgfqIwnpwI4sAif4KgT3D-WH9UE_IsWNNTWBbFOVUUHJROoPCNG5BDCCBULw0RvRdHcIQ3KS-bb6u5Vt48Fzit7ra_YftcgbFHsZfF1C5RMJCdSFfY-DRlju9imoRHDE8V-JPk6XD9ynzsqzQJp2sjTz9tCPDQE47tr9cq_UwrVmf_E/s2731/Cave%20Creek%20Rodeo%20%20March%2027,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2010_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="2376" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0WaIrq1WB34dlgfqIwnpwI4sAif4KgT3D-WH9UE_IsWNNTWBbFOVUUHJROoPCNG5BDCCBULw0RvRdHcIQ3KS-bb6u5Vt48Fzit7ra_YftcgbFHsZfF1C5RMJCdSFfY-DRlju9imoRHDE8V-JPk6XD9ynzsqzQJp2sjTz9tCPDQE47tr9cq_UwrVmf_E/w302-h348/Cave%20Creek%20Rodeo%20%20March%2027,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2010_.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">One of the crowd favorite events is bull riding. Riders have to ride for at least 8 seconds or it's a no ride. Scores come 50% from the cowboy and 50% from the bull. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0z7fw9Htq2eSivJ5BmSeLXqniB6p6BjJEWTRhFuJXjDBgYJgUTv4aQnzwApMg-Ih-lkeU2wTrrUNFI5YwPQ4D2RPQtYJk48uyRYew49y9oHLqfBWj8jcfdIVYQz8X3K4Vcd_4Pu6X2Yu741p9cgqtoMnqIejl1ICsC6TD_kc1fZECdgvEFaw643b9gM/s3000/Cave%20Creek%20Rodeo%20March%2026,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2038_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1893" data-original-width="3000" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0z7fw9Htq2eSivJ5BmSeLXqniB6p6BjJEWTRhFuJXjDBgYJgUTv4aQnzwApMg-Ih-lkeU2wTrrUNFI5YwPQ4D2RPQtYJk48uyRYew49y9oHLqfBWj8jcfdIVYQz8X3K4Vcd_4Pu6X2Yu741p9cgqtoMnqIejl1ICsC6TD_kc1fZECdgvEFaw643b9gM/w400-h224/Cave%20Creek%20Rodeo%20March%2026,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2038_.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Cave Creek is an hour or so east of Wickenburg, the self proclaimed "team roping capital of the world." Certainly some team ropers come from Wickenburg, but really from all over the USA and Canada.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaq3-dLxHeGvDwsS9lpNuLbpBSQQPTEYOgGnQUm0HqBk1WpbXs1qR5rBuoXuZJwy3Fc3YNGKat0bc5_4IH1J2NS86tS2Js_YUrRVEEU-4_6BRgv-dmZCpfPK2L6ph_t52xywd_NKKFJS-bxmfRetF7iAzC495bBTumMCWpLI58A0PzIwm_04Xzjneln0/s2977/Cave%20Creek%20Rodeo%20%20March%2027,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2076_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2831" data-original-width="2977" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaq3-dLxHeGvDwsS9lpNuLbpBSQQPTEYOgGnQUm0HqBk1WpbXs1qR5rBuoXuZJwy3Fc3YNGKat0bc5_4IH1J2NS86tS2Js_YUrRVEEU-4_6BRgv-dmZCpfPK2L6ph_t52xywd_NKKFJS-bxmfRetF7iAzC495bBTumMCWpLI58A0PzIwm_04Xzjneln0/w400-h380/Cave%20Creek%20Rodeo%20%20March%2027,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2076_.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">My second favorite event is barrel racing. Here, ladies of rodeo take center stage. Knock over a barrel, and add a five second penalty to the final score. The idea is to get around three barrels and then race to the finish line. It's electronic timing. Passing through the beam starts the clock; passing through the exit stops the clock.</span><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #ffff13;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="mailto: jgpatterson.com" target="_blank">Jim Patterson</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">All images from 27 March 2022 <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Cave-Creek-Rodeo-Finals-27-March-2022/" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: large;">All images from 26 March 2023 <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Cave-Creek-Rodeo-26-March-2023/" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></span></i></b></p><div><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></i></b></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-32550083076829652892023-09-26T15:01:00.005-07:002023-09-30T08:40:55.623-07:004 Final Visits to Turf Paradise in 2022 and 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiD9x2cGXOM8ZYXJrxQh0lm-wKC_w3M3gcn4k3EExoTwahTLBEfsDzCvO8E95VDTpl9OiMA6aRi7v854ch_lx48Rs5lGVE1Yrpy2mXmbitHuK4gMCKWXZjFzlRjS3eHy1FJfVdyUcXxtbVF_cNZfYds8ak3nTtBeVwZqq8CvjaHrwUyPXghW3-FbrFSNdQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1602" data-original-width="3000" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiD9x2cGXOM8ZYXJrxQh0lm-wKC_w3M3gcn4k3EExoTwahTLBEfsDzCvO8E95VDTpl9OiMA6aRi7v854ch_lx48Rs5lGVE1Yrpy2mXmbitHuK4gMCKWXZjFzlRjS3eHy1FJfVdyUcXxtbVF_cNZfYds8ak3nTtBeVwZqq8CvjaHrwUyPXghW3-FbrFSNdQ=w640-h342" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Many of us had suspected for some time that the owner of Turf Paradise in Phoenix wanted to sell. News of that broke by September of 2023. At this point, nobody is sure if there will be a buyer as one deal fell through. Nor will we know if any new buyer will want to continue horse racing, which began here in 1956. That also means an end to the off track betting they had in well over 30 locations. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjW3jJi4XEVk_CCnlzOjWQL6PAJaG-B5QOs3GyySEG6UhexOUdGvsbGKPcOIXYlppBvvbhimqWznIgOHItR-VbJeq_fNtHxWzuzWC3DiVOgptVgz5mUlwLctcwgvGK7838r3F4i-nn0nQyT7qVieFx8fKxOLIeu5YfDa9lsyd5ifxGTtCw7kfO-tClOd6A" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2779" data-original-width="2793" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjW3jJi4XEVk_CCnlzOjWQL6PAJaG-B5QOs3GyySEG6UhexOUdGvsbGKPcOIXYlppBvvbhimqWznIgOHItR-VbJeq_fNtHxWzuzWC3DiVOgptVgz5mUlwLctcwgvGK7838r3F4i-nn0nQyT7qVieFx8fKxOLIeu5YfDa9lsyd5ifxGTtCw7kfO-tClOd6A=w400-h398" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Horse racing in Prescott Valley at Arizona Downs also cancelled their summer season. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">A darn shame. Rillito Park<br /> in Tucson, however, says they will continue. I do remember they had meets around the county fair in Cochise County. So we'll see what happens with that.<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFrDVKUmDJpLC88zoB5_MJbvjLE8GC224IZZ5FofwVW1qSSOtqTtm2WyaZsrj5-KEM4uF6qHzmHvqjSOt21thG-CcejJU24e9hESCqPmQwWu1kGz-BbG5EUiYpQm76h09pbyxFHrQ1X4JPYU-tRdiwXu_Dbje1VY6rDiu1TdTYFBE3qAzop0k_wJnENuc" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2057" data-original-width="3000" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFrDVKUmDJpLC88zoB5_MJbvjLE8GC224IZZ5FofwVW1qSSOtqTtm2WyaZsrj5-KEM4uF6qHzmHvqjSOt21thG-CcejJU24e9hESCqPmQwWu1kGz-BbG5EUiYpQm76h09pbyxFHrQ1X4JPYU-tRdiwXu_Dbje1VY6rDiu1TdTYFBE3qAzop0k_wJnENuc" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">I loved photographing the race horses. I grew up near a sulky track in Michigan so I was familiar with horse racing. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYFJxT32Ax1Yhh4P0-qVaAY39TnlubQd4aFkcZ-5Vhwmvusk7b1179gq-eJUk51n-SiZg0iHRElnHZnaZ2EAsAJUc0Ag8IDDre2vxCH2VpA3Ygz0ZLnj_760XWozfWBd-eRW1jYXnItF2U2cSBLvzlX5R7IBDE2rzPf_LUWksg6g2KsBO3JIMBeIFG9OA" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1473" data-original-width="2072" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYFJxT32Ax1Yhh4P0-qVaAY39TnlubQd4aFkcZ-5Vhwmvusk7b1179gq-eJUk51n-SiZg0iHRElnHZnaZ2EAsAJUc0Ag8IDDre2vxCH2VpA3Ygz0ZLnj_760XWozfWBd-eRW1jYXnItF2U2cSBLvzlX5R7IBDE2rzPf_LUWksg6g2KsBO3JIMBeIFG9OA=w400-h284" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">But it looks like horse racing might be finished in Phoenix. </span></p><p><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">*<u>UPDATE</u>! It now appears new owners are going to take Turf Paradise! Read more here: </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.horseracingnation.com/news/Additional_details_emerge_on_would_be_Turf_Paradise_buyers_123">https://www.horseracingnation.com/news/Additional_details_emerge_on_would_be_Turf_Paradise_buyers_123</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #ffff13;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jim Patterson</span></span></i></b></p><p><br /><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Images from 11 March 2023 <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Turf-Paradise-11-March-2023/" target="_blank">HERE</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Images from 30 January 2023 <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Turf-Paradise-30-January-2023/" target="_blank">HERE</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Images from 4 November 2022 <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Turf-Paradise-4-Nov-2022/" target="_blank">HERE</a></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Images from 16 March 2022 <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Turf-Paradise-in-Phoenix-Arizona/" target="_blank">HERE</a></i></span></p>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-43794082151407353302023-09-26T13:52:00.001-07:002023-09-26T13:52:39.268-07:00Wickenburg Party in the Desert 13 March '22 and 25 March '23<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: xx-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg28Zn4nisxR5S5utUULqKlg705FEqKqe-em1CicufwWyASG8r6H97j85nlB_vXdBHZfuBwMjoAyP_uN_P-H-yOazhOLhPCLu8Pqe4YLDfrFSGisDmTop3tc0GA6im7pYLu23dorTOOjQcdMWRM53fPvaY_to-IbeDxySs8XAuAvxRarMhsg33ssBTIpHQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="3000" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg28Zn4nisxR5S5utUULqKlg705FEqKqe-em1CicufwWyASG8r6H97j85nlB_vXdBHZfuBwMjoAyP_uN_P-H-yOazhOLhPCLu8Pqe4YLDfrFSGisDmTop3tc0GA6im7pYLu23dorTOOjQcdMWRM53fPvaY_to-IbeDxySs8XAuAvxRarMhsg33ssBTIpHQ=w640-h304" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Ben and Noel Haggard on 13 March 2022</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Flying E ranch in Wickenburg Arizona was host to two of the latest "Party in the Desert.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitb8NEY7Igf3DUAKsGOlIzRk1R_umhvq8lRECtYh-AlReIO5twyBHMSOg3A_GWUBUy92ZE8mWa1eU2ZgykYTqMrJmvKdnvg6QPpAMQQ9FlGvM3a4qjFv3DYjD64ShrCMFemkhd8Fvfz6Dhu85jVYUVYAZ5JOT-AUKrWOYXftPAQFXs6B26kvtXZtRvsEA" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1490" data-original-width="930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitb8NEY7Igf3DUAKsGOlIzRk1R_umhvq8lRECtYh-AlReIO5twyBHMSOg3A_GWUBUy92ZE8mWa1eU2ZgykYTqMrJmvKdnvg6QPpAMQQ9FlGvM3a4qjFv3DYjD64ShrCMFemkhd8Fvfz6Dhu85jVYUVYAZ5JOT-AUKrWOYXftPAQFXs6B26kvtXZtRvsEA=w250-h400" width="250" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Neal McCoy on 13 March 2022</b></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">March 2022 they hosted a few country acts including Ben & Noel Haggard and Neal McCoy. Neal McCoy has been a favorite of mine for years. Neal doesn't work with a set lineup, so his backup band has to be ready for anything!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBSoXyTAXbl-yb7u1OGac-a9VcEeFK2LFGMU3GnkJp9PDYT1ZlI2JMLb1xuXsyaWK85YJizDqIlsXRfZMJYyW4a7Oi3_4EBph1B_SFPIGkuuKdQoga_l5qur0j8d-iBHTDEmzA1TqFiGtJ4Bh2nXyBwFz7CitOrALvS_yrN9ni3qdBLkS16QPC_jVQCn0" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2063" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBSoXyTAXbl-yb7u1OGac-a9VcEeFK2LFGMU3GnkJp9PDYT1ZlI2JMLb1xuXsyaWK85YJizDqIlsXRfZMJYyW4a7Oi3_4EBph1B_SFPIGkuuKdQoga_l5qur0j8d-iBHTDEmzA1TqFiGtJ4Bh2nXyBwFz7CitOrALvS_yrN9ni3qdBLkS16QPC_jVQCn0=w220-h320" width="220" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>Party in the Desert in 2023 showcased House Whiskey, Chancey Williams, and Josh Turner</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6jrnLHYjUqGrFnBlUvrWR1VuY_86dgGWzNlSwG6P-Gj0dtYq1hqJmNgdcDGJNmCs9ooForILWmG1nGMLV77aj-y3kTBN-I1W6b8kKSzKoX01O551Xmn-_gnwBEZ3qlG82QoG68t3RHpx26socMyeODxCbgezjWgJwIB435KPAzrDw34saeaWexsM15h4" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1317" data-original-width="3000" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6jrnLHYjUqGrFnBlUvrWR1VuY_86dgGWzNlSwG6P-Gj0dtYq1hqJmNgdcDGJNmCs9ooForILWmG1nGMLV77aj-y3kTBN-I1W6b8kKSzKoX01O551Xmn-_gnwBEZ3qlG82QoG68t3RHpx26socMyeODxCbgezjWgJwIB435KPAzrDw34saeaWexsM15h4=w640-h280" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>House Whiskey 25 March 2023</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXQP9w2k0Ub7UdvQV-FpWWzu1iLhOuJnvceVhYAuMCMs5UKp8RwBagSGnUID48vjTezO3cC-Fdd7YGvLGzzpz5O9bUXx5ZyE0A2KswCYM3o_ymBmNDJUy3HK2oGEP_BMxHDCdZ-7-5mzerwVI3j6FH-CZS7fYRg4I_2Uej_YFemANoJ8OP-ocQ5xK7eg8" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2511" data-original-width="3000" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXQP9w2k0Ub7UdvQV-FpWWzu1iLhOuJnvceVhYAuMCMs5UKp8RwBagSGnUID48vjTezO3cC-Fdd7YGvLGzzpz5O9bUXx5ZyE0A2KswCYM3o_ymBmNDJUy3HK2oGEP_BMxHDCdZ-7-5mzerwVI3j6FH-CZS7fYRg4I_2Uej_YFemANoJ8OP-ocQ5xK7eg8=w400-h334" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Chancey Williams and the AMAZING Brooke Latka 25 March 2023</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #ffff13; float: right; font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2pmeL2nk_NAIGhXzvv8afYcqvGpCj18tqglx-d6TGn3n5q__K9Mq5qCrH1bu3bEITL-k58N0XxCBbKey_N5AipYSSLEletTnxCJjfBL3md29s8XpC5iq93KT3VGQr3baVzn2awTIFWtaj_UPDkxBE6L5etfRhrYOdcFmaSOLhB4GBy4ehMrcdxVJnKY8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2354" data-original-width="3000" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2pmeL2nk_NAIGhXzvv8afYcqvGpCj18tqglx-d6TGn3n5q__K9Mq5qCrH1bu3bEITL-k58N0XxCBbKey_N5AipYSSLEletTnxCJjfBL3md29s8XpC5iq93KT3VGQr3baVzn2awTIFWtaj_UPDkxBE6L5etfRhrYOdcFmaSOLhB4GBy4ehMrcdxVJnKY8=w400-h314" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: white;">Headliner Josh Turner 24 March 2023</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></span></i></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></i></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: white;">My unexpected favorite was unknown to me, Chancey Williams. </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"> </span></span></i></b></p><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /><span style="color: #ffff13;"><br /></span></span></i></b><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffff13;"><br /></span></span></i></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffff13;"><br /></span></span></i></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffff13;"><br /></span></span></i></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffff13;"><br /></span></span></i></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffff13;"><br /></span></span></i></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffff13;"><br /></span></span></i></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffff13;"><br /></span></span></i></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffff13;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Jim Patterson</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Images from Party in the Desert 2023 are located <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Party-in-the-Desert-25-March-2023/" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: arial; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Images from Party in the Desert 2022 are located <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Flying-E-Ranch-Party-in-the-Desert-in-Wickenburg-Arizona/" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></i></b></p><div><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></div>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-66616963241915525302023-09-22T14:43:00.004-07:002023-09-22T15:07:37.120-07:00Buckeye Arizona AirFair 19 Feb 2023 and 20 Feb 2022<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> </span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-Rw6cQLij8k4WBaF9VxOOxn2IMURwxprVIyEc0-uS3BT3aUakmZlyV42H7BbnORFRFnQBJTqCdPY9zE9Vlbap-PPYdJiUdviVUxAH_rPxiRLQwg5o94dLcKKRcxXQWSDVZq7-HEoia3Y-J6HNl6dfm56VQJ6sK5vGiEqk3i9-S5orFDr2dqaiZdUfqs/s3000/Buckeye%20Arizona%20Air%20Fair%20%20February%2020,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2005_-Edit-topaz.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2021" data-original-width="3000" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-Rw6cQLij8k4WBaF9VxOOxn2IMURwxprVIyEc0-uS3BT3aUakmZlyV42H7BbnORFRFnQBJTqCdPY9zE9Vlbap-PPYdJiUdviVUxAH_rPxiRLQwg5o94dLcKKRcxXQWSDVZq7-HEoia3Y-J6HNl6dfm56VQJ6sK5vGiEqk3i9-S5orFDr2dqaiZdUfqs/w373-h252/Buckeye%20Arizona%20Air%20Fair%20%20February%2020,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2005_-Edit-topaz.jpg" width="373" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Buckeye, a city west of Phoenix, hosts a yearly air show each year in February. Here I share with you images I captured from both 2022 and 2023.</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqA39iR-StB4SbUb1WNEmpxTDDUaqs6gUrvJnAHWOASk3L8mnWjsXYfr0bRickvoiZckTvso1J2N2UHmc5cI-Jh4QXAnLCksdX54fKrgswXzJfnLrqW9_0NJwANInlRsWQVobgSrxObFXqf7u8y0i8AvHVwSAAAggCnMx5eu4OzA1uTH0Hv7FvfH7YhE/s3000/Buckeye%20Arizona%20AirFair%20%20February%2019,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2012_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="3000" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqA39iR-StB4SbUb1WNEmpxTDDUaqs6gUrvJnAHWOASk3L8mnWjsXYfr0bRickvoiZckTvso1J2N2UHmc5cI-Jh4QXAnLCksdX54fKrgswXzJfnLrqW9_0NJwANInlRsWQVobgSrxObFXqf7u8y0i8AvHVwSAAAggCnMx5eu4OzA1uTH0Hv7FvfH7YhE/s320/Buckeye%20Arizona%20AirFair%20%20February%2019,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2012_.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">I captured images with both the Canon EOS R6 and Canon EOS R6 Mark II. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQDuirfEgYGuUUpc6QF8UZGt0h4Uo3eHEC30XEE8o_wwzpalVLMo80zbj_n8ONeW5QojjAUk5lfjs0vWHaTE8E7IBjYcxmlxyKRaX_sRIrNY7hZj-YfBJlIND0Cy2lWZaQqVAfkjgdosFJs-yOSviG9CYw5gRJHeNWajDd8DbD3JTeor1kbWGt9j30Wg/s3000/Buckeye%20Arizona%20AirFair%20%20February%2019,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2051_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1865" data-original-width="3000" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQDuirfEgYGuUUpc6QF8UZGt0h4Uo3eHEC30XEE8o_wwzpalVLMo80zbj_n8ONeW5QojjAUk5lfjs0vWHaTE8E7IBjYcxmlxyKRaX_sRIrNY7hZj-YfBJlIND0Cy2lWZaQqVAfkjgdosFJs-yOSviG9CYw5gRJHeNWajDd8DbD3JTeor1kbWGt9j30Wg/s320/Buckeye%20Arizona%20AirFair%20%20February%2019,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2051_.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Before the main show, there was an air race of smaller yellow planes that were highly maneuverable. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">After the air races, they opened the show with parachutists.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_oPSjuOKF0RANAaGvWQ2AqQT79cmhDc54D85Bd4zyDoRMgu_RaYY9GLPinI6IIJCff4T3MekJxs9T0ar9MCwM6JTBiwHfhA0SwSpx_uLKRYy8jnMKoJSbCrUOywNxplqERgholZsLiwFwjhYNIJgOpXYKcHeKt_N7OuTB8xYLLQGc6Znpl2wsALm2H4/s3499/Buckeye%20Arizona%20Air%20Fair%20%20February%2020,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2030_-Edit-topaz.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3426" data-original-width="3499" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_oPSjuOKF0RANAaGvWQ2AqQT79cmhDc54D85Bd4zyDoRMgu_RaYY9GLPinI6IIJCff4T3MekJxs9T0ar9MCwM6JTBiwHfhA0SwSpx_uLKRYy8jnMKoJSbCrUOywNxplqERgholZsLiwFwjhYNIJgOpXYKcHeKt_N7OuTB8xYLLQGc6Znpl2wsALm2H4/s320/Buckeye%20Arizona%20Air%20Fair%20%20February%2020,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2030_-Edit-topaz.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A variety of planes made an appearance. The vast majority were propeller planes. </div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBEPZrDVegkWU6KrKh8rVfKQTIydqsF9mR4tnEorN_dsCsLZi87K9gno1S94RkKWQv0TiGUXrLul_GPFq_AmWnwTMy_g2W0Gv6wyMGOcC1XbFqbc2egeu6qUNQm7s5VO1VGkOumO2flMm9wEItl0ryTPrjJrY5hq2_Vz8ILGl0g4pn__mrM98jJVYPJM/s3000/Buckeye%20Arizona%20AirFair%20%20February%2019,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2067_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="3000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBEPZrDVegkWU6KrKh8rVfKQTIydqsF9mR4tnEorN_dsCsLZi87K9gno1S94RkKWQv0TiGUXrLul_GPFq_AmWnwTMy_g2W0Gv6wyMGOcC1XbFqbc2egeu6qUNQm7s5VO1VGkOumO2flMm9wEItl0ryTPrjJrY5hq2_Vz8ILGl0g4pn__mrM98jJVYPJM/w400-h266/Buckeye%20Arizona%20AirFair%20%20February%2019,%202023%20%20%20%20-%2067_.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">One interesting plane had both propellers and a jet engine and was made with two aircraft, surplus from the old Soviet air force.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYb7RYLAbgWujb0h_e8OVWfR2rasai48AxlB-OTESFGqChRJKRKUAXwostqVmnUTYR085HcpELjPzfKgkWHjftHo-SSdu_X4Pkbsd2nt2s25077hq91BuPHDRUOK3r0Dfduk7dx0VwrezrUc_FXwL7lPOsNz3JOltaaEXgPGIKn3HwDFqULXtamRai_g/s4536/Buckeye%20Arizona%20Air%20Fair%20%20February%2020,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2089_-topaz.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2648" data-original-width="4536" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYb7RYLAbgWujb0h_e8OVWfR2rasai48AxlB-OTESFGqChRJKRKUAXwostqVmnUTYR085HcpELjPzfKgkWHjftHo-SSdu_X4Pkbsd2nt2s25077hq91BuPHDRUOK3r0Dfduk7dx0VwrezrUc_FXwL7lPOsNz3JOltaaEXgPGIKn3HwDFqULXtamRai_g/w400-h234/Buckeye%20Arizona%20Air%20Fair%20%20February%2020,%202022%20%20%20%20-%2089_-topaz.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">The <a href="https://www.buckeyeaz.gov/community/residents/events-in-buckeye/buckeye-air-fair" target="_blank">2024 air fair</a> will run from 16 to 18 February. I will be there with camera, of course! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbfufHB-06V25ReFrS5t_P4UpzU2rDYuUQxi-bjXGYjwMT68y-Un8lUDOMJvpppkc1ZuPzR2aHIWHY7d_dRf59AFmYOs-m1mByGioV4n7b3rEzPeOyim4uBtGGHoNgG-ziyWW9s_iLznURUKOw_XYUJtPSUPrPIM0FFvImKi1fuPBvq82qC2IOkylpko/s2585/638278694402130000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2585" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbfufHB-06V25ReFrS5t_P4UpzU2rDYuUQxi-bjXGYjwMT68y-Un8lUDOMJvpppkc1ZuPzR2aHIWHY7d_dRf59AFmYOs-m1mByGioV4n7b3rEzPeOyim4uBtGGHoNgG-ziyWW9s_iLznURUKOw_XYUJtPSUPrPIM0FFvImKi1fuPBvq82qC2IOkylpko/w486-h640/638278694402130000.jpeg" width="486" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #ffff13;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Jim Patterson</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-align: left;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Here are all of my images from the <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Buckeye-Arizona-Air-Fair-20-Feb-2022/" target="_blank">2022</a> and <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Buckeye-Arizona-AirFair-19-Feb-2023/" target="_blank">2023</a> Buckeye AirFairs!</span></i></b></p></div><br /><br /></span></div>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2062604085916933143.post-90255018041226713822023-09-21T15:40:00.006-07:002023-09-22T15:06:20.467-07:00Wickenburg Arizona Gold Rush Days Parade and Senior Pro Rodeo - 12 February 2022<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> </span></h2><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Wickenburg is a city about an hour northwest of Phoenix. They bill themselves as the world capital of team roping and from October to April, there are lots of arenas showcasing just that.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wickenburgchamber.com/annual-events" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="2031" data-original-width="3000" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmETCGP89g-D7-T9YrpXjOWBc9ENSahslaGB6KJ-aUAtKJ6jOGrOAVY5BBjzAdPA_Otzlbf8fZ7mmJ0JjQvYN_ndf7PRjwwVW5RiudTqL8vgAHwTPoL08-ZQpIyKOLcnW-lpFhtSIJ8Gv4AoVImyFVOy53P7b8ZrU6fwbkBuj5L6-vEwAsFX_HQIS1SYM=w400-h293" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The Gold Rush Days parade is in the morning. It features horses, carriages, clowns, cars, and more. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">For information on future Gold Rush days parade and Senior Pro Rodeo just click on the photo on the left! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY5m_IrWwhy88MtJ3HSY9gxprxqoZzFIqOg-Fb-KOGMmMtmPhZpCu_UL2bq4_QQg7jGKnYcRgkQ-_WQmcmX8hspOPU5AgTG5IU9G6hrImYGfLzAraDaaA1CauR7kG8ZCnIJSTDJ2knfBEBAO_6SI44CYW6b2sjXhlGLS6mEUMKY2ZVjDU6L03aM0ZFOdA" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2011" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY5m_IrWwhy88MtJ3HSY9gxprxqoZzFIqOg-Fb-KOGMmMtmPhZpCu_UL2bq4_QQg7jGKnYcRgkQ-_WQmcmX8hspOPU5AgTG5IU9G6hrImYGfLzAraDaaA1CauR7kG8ZCnIJSTDJ2knfBEBAO_6SI44CYW6b2sjXhlGLS6mEUMKY2ZVjDU6L03aM0ZFOdA=w268-h400" width="268" /></a></div>This might be the biggest parade in Arizona. It's got a real small town feel. It reminds me of the parades I remember, especially on the 4th of July, in Concord, a small town in south central Michigan. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0UJBLHTPCPcSGOTgqIgzm9WpnKhqwgtEVfjkcSyyQSZc62VAJfO0-KtqAllAUp4P3J1zUERJGZ7azEBMcADSA7cffD4fFweOA38QVnmCEBEXFqXMTvFBlkJlYdWs0O5sJqZEUc18sZYzK8an9YZA6nUPvBuBXUM5BY9rRGLdKD0ts7TOHPcdCSAJdiho" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2201" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0UJBLHTPCPcSGOTgqIgzm9WpnKhqwgtEVfjkcSyyQSZc62VAJfO0-KtqAllAUp4P3J1zUERJGZ7azEBMcADSA7cffD4fFweOA38QVnmCEBEXFqXMTvFBlkJlYdWs0O5sJqZEUc18sZYzK8an9YZA6nUPvBuBXUM5BY9rRGLdKD0ts7TOHPcdCSAJdiho=w293-h400" width="293" /></a></div>Wickenburg is a small town with small town values and I like it. We got to Wickenburg early, stopped at the Horseshoe Cafe for a big breakfast, then walked over to a good viewing site. We left our chairs there and I asked a local if it was ok to leave our chairs... He was a bit surprised at my question and said.. most of these chairs were set up last night. In other words, nobody will steal them. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMiHsVzkGgQTYa7DgRfmvL4sY-PezmRJ8VqNuwxz6mBzaOj6yORY-RrVjgDyp38T8qDFv61LBOzT75pZkbcFdNkhgjnQ1HyOFgdIjna7XpkNzSW7a6yfynclmnLPn4X9JdWMOwMXuNN7Ocdb-cYJ1-R-_3Sx-n1PKnNcCJcNxAnNJCrx5a-5i1q-DQfyE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1979" data-original-width="2080" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMiHsVzkGgQTYa7DgRfmvL4sY-PezmRJ8VqNuwxz6mBzaOj6yORY-RrVjgDyp38T8qDFv61LBOzT75pZkbcFdNkhgjnQ1HyOFgdIjna7XpkNzSW7a6yfynclmnLPn4X9JdWMOwMXuNN7Ocdb-cYJ1-R-_3Sx-n1PKnNcCJcNxAnNJCrx5a-5i1q-DQfyE=w400-h381" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Right after the parade, it was time to make our way to the rodeo arena for the afternoon competition. By the way, rodeo folks are very patriotic, and that's a good thing obviously. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Bull riding seems to be the most popular event. If there are lots of contestants, you might find the rodeo that day will open with bull riding and conclude with bull riding. Most rodeos I've seen put the bull riding at the end of the day. And before the bull riding, you'll see the ladies of rodeo in barrel racing. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUS78kp3Yku9pYGjdVbbJ9-sGrhMtGKIXTgm6uvQf4Tl-G0kwyK2hBLKcXjEhFj80dNNB8aSgalXzKC-FhYo0aSISkMC4GkEDaHUwNuFDzBgQbBAoFvU77JgfThOEmFX1tIwt6TLdWxo7L8MlaV5XZ_y4qjJu2fzD_-wauWIpJWCeAwxssA-o4hWfHOF0" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2814" data-original-width="3000" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUS78kp3Yku9pYGjdVbbJ9-sGrhMtGKIXTgm6uvQf4Tl-G0kwyK2hBLKcXjEhFj80dNNB8aSgalXzKC-FhYo0aSISkMC4GkEDaHUwNuFDzBgQbBAoFvU77JgfThOEmFX1tIwt6TLdWxo7L8MlaV5XZ_y4qjJu2fzD_-wauWIpJWCeAwxssA-o4hWfHOF0=w400-h375" width="400" /></a></div><br />It's a pretty simple event to watch. The lady rider will enter from one side of the arena, tripping the electronic timer. She has three barrels to get around. Knock over a barrel and it's a five second penalty. Typical scores are 17 seconds and up. I've seen faster, though. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhI-oL0aPkbJ_PxMRFTDXM3iBT1TAlRhoTZM9t86-Y0TWkx-j-iN3FkCLw4toci8-om1v6abwzwxZqkWbTSndgpDMPuLsqtxiw76hSqrf7xn3cS_G331u0lyCaC0hn0mt8W6uTooIpYQwTrJvRXz_IWVH9JStkwIuJ2jqTgtAv67T9fkbYs8GVywXRrAuc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2310" data-original-width="2385" height="619" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhI-oL0aPkbJ_PxMRFTDXM3iBT1TAlRhoTZM9t86-Y0TWkx-j-iN3FkCLw4toci8-om1v6abwzwxZqkWbTSndgpDMPuLsqtxiw76hSqrf7xn3cS_G331u0lyCaC0hn0mt8W6uTooIpYQwTrJvRXz_IWVH9JStkwIuJ2jqTgtAv67T9fkbYs8GVywXRrAuc=w640-h619" width="640" /></a></div><br />That's a quick view on the Wickenburg Arizona Gold Rush Days parade and senior pro rodeo. By the way, there are always a few participants in this rodeo in their 60s and 70s! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white;"><b style="color: #ffff13;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Until My Next Adventure,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="color: #36ff0f; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">See you on down the road,</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Jim Patterson</span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Click <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Wickenburg-Gold-Rush-Days-Parade-12-Feb-2022/" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see parade images. And, click <a href="https://jamesgordonpatterson.smugmug.com/Wickenburg-Gold-Rush-Senior-Rodeo-12-Feb-2022/" target="_blank">HERE</a> for rodeo images!</span></i></b></p><p class="p5" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></i></b></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><br /></p></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /> </span></div>James Gordon Pattersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038546143154006134noreply@blogger.com0