The swift and the slow...

I took this photograph in Sedona, Arizona in the spring of 2008. Against a deep blue sky, two contrails slowly made their way across the vast expanse of atmosphere. 
Beneath them, the red rocks of Sedona sat, still as ages.
I've converted this for black and white and it seems there is a heightened sense of 
storytelling about the moment. 
Souls flitting by at 40000 feet... rocks standing still at 6000 feet.
Glorious.

Nicholas

As Nicholas has been studying photography and revisiting raw images he shot over the past decade, both of us have had an increased yearning to revisit the western states.

In a wonderful synchronicity, one of my new colleagues, a beautiful spirit, just won an all-expense paid trip for two to Sedona in Arizona. And the giver of that gift...Oprah...well...you can imagine? She and a friend are spending 5 days at Sedona's most exquisite resort and spa.

This, another of Nicholas' incredible photographs is of my favourite place in Sedona...Cathedral Rock. This photo is taken from the side of a fast-moving creek that flows below it...even in black and white, without the brilliance of the red, I am so deeply drawn to this place. There is a spirit, a sacredness to certain places...and this is one that resonates with the depths of me.

We have decided that our first big US vacation, probably next Spring, when the house is complete...will be a trip to Sedona...Alaska and Hawaii are next on our wish list...

It brings me such joy to imagine being at Cathedral Rock once more. (and we found out we can fly from Ithaca to Phoenix...via Philadelphia...but hey, that is a bonus as well!)

Judy