Yesterday I made all reservations for my May return trip to the San Juan River in northwest New Mexico. I’ll leave home Friday, May 5th, and arrive at my campground near the San Juan River Monday, May 8th. I’ll be camped there alone until Sunday, May 21st when at least one friend and I will stay at an Airbnb house in Aztec, New Mexico until Saturday, May 27th when I’ll start my trip back home.

Did a bit of work on the sky.

Did a little painting on the sky in this one.

Put a drop or two of Oil of Cloves on each little pile of paint so they remain wet for a few days. Tomorrow I’ll work on a similar sky in a different painting, the one I started in the Bighorns in June.

When I was in the Bighorns in June I drove to Greybull, Wyoming several times for groceries and gas. It’s about a 45 minute drive from Tie Flume Campground down out of the mountains west to Greybull. It’s a beautiful drive. These photos I’m thinking about turning into paintings were taken about halfway to Greybull.

I intend to start painting this coming Monday and to paint four hours per day. I figure if I put it writing I might just do it.