https://sharonwheat.zenfolio.com/ en-us (C) Sharon Wheat sharon@sharonwheat.com (Sharon Wheat) Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:46:51 GMT Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:46:51 GMT https://sharonwheat.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-12/u637385996-o1048331451-50.jpg https://sharonwheat.zenfolio.com/ 104 120 https://sharonwheat.zenfolio.com/p114231290

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]]>We headed up Comb Wash and found the pullout for Double Stack Ruins. We succeeded in misinterpreting the directions and hiked into the wrong canyon. It didn’t take long to figure out that we had to hike up and over the ridge to the North and then drop into the next canyon. In the heart of that canyon is a unique alcove that shelters the ruin. The upper ruin is probably only visited by those who have serious climbing experience. The lower ruin is easily accessible and very fragile, and has some remarkable handprints. On the way down the canyon from the ruin we came across the remains of a sweat lodge and some interesting pottery chards.

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]]>We had the good fortune to hike with Vaughn Hadenfeldt of Far Out Expeditions on a number of occasions over the past decade. It was a pleasure to hike with him this day to sites on Cedar Mesa. The first part of our excursion was into Road Canyon. As we hiked toward the Citadel, Vaughn found a small site in a side canyon that was in remarkable condition because of shelter the mesa above it and how well it was constructed.

The Citadel is situated on the very end of an isolated peninsula that extends out into Road Canyon. To get there we had to work our way down from the top of the mesa and traverse across a very narrow ridge. We then climbed over the remnants of several rock walls most likely built to defend the Citadel. The defensive nature of this site is most impressive. It embodies the concept of impregnable.

That afternoon we hiked into another part of Cedar Mesa to visit some granaries that are in a side canyon that merges into Johns Canyon. Here rests some outstanding granaries that once stored seeds and food. These structures are in remarkable condition and all the granary doors are in tack. With very few exceptions the granaries we come across usually have their stone doors missing or broken.

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]]>We returned to the Capitol Reef Visitor’s Center to get directions to Image Cave in Spring Canyon and were told by the National Park Service Ranger that it was a class three site and they could not give us directions. We decided to revisit the remarkable Fremont panel in Fruta and then we hiked up the Fremont River south of the Visitors Center only to be turned back by a thunderstorm after getting a half mile up the trail.

We’ve been to Capitol Reef nearly a dozen times hoping for the perfect light necessary to capture the spirit of this majestic place. We spent a good part of the afternoon driving through this geographical marvel accompanied by scattered thunderstorms and dark overcast. We were fortunate that the rain let up just before sun down.

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]]>Our South Canyon pictograph expedition just Southeast of Beaver was an interesting dry run. Using the directions provided to us proved unsuccessful. So, we headed for the East Fork of the Sevier River on our way to Teasdale for a little fishing! The weather and the clouds of mosquitoes immediatly termanated this endeavor and we headed for our lodging.

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]]>We left Capitol Reef for an extended stay in Bluff. Our itinerary on this travel day called for a major hike into South Cottonwood Canyon to find Tower House Ruin. Heading East from Capitol Reef took us through some very stark, hauntingly beautiful moonscape terrain.

From there we made our way south to the confluence of the Colorado River with Lake Powell. Late in the afternoon we found South Cottonwood Canyon. After several attempts to find Tower House Ruin based on what we thought were accurate directions, we succeeded in finding this very unique ruin. We greatly enjoyed having this beautiful ruin all to ourselves.

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]]>Leaving Sparks, we came across an artful graffiti train west of Fernely. East of Fallon we revisited the 'Shoetree', that was recently felled by someone who couldn’t see its beauty. The spirit of the tree is in the process of being resurrected. The antelope, hawk, and golden eagle were all pleasant surprises toward the end of a long day of travel.

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]]>Leaving home on the first day of our trip is always full of anticipation and adventure. From the Bay Area, we head into the Central Valley and up the Sierras, which provides plenty of opportunities for Sharon’s photography of unusual vistas, unique vehicles and scenery.

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]]> sharon@sharonwheat.com (Sharon Wheat) Needle Point Pillows https://sharonwheat.zenfolio.com/p494450763 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 04:25:21 GMT https://sharonwheat.zenfolio.com/p945120187

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]]> sharon@sharonwheat.com (Sharon Wheat) Floral Explorations https://sharonwheat.zenfolio.com/p945120187 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 04:25:21 GMT https://sharonwheat.zenfolio.com/p333976116

]]>The first 8 images are of new additions to the Bali Room. Marlo lived down stairs for 9 months and redecorated it. When she moved out I turned it back into the Bali theme but with a few items of her decor in addition to some of mine including new pillows and a rug.
The rest are images of the room and its few changes over the years, mainly in editing the art work and new carpet for the sisal rug was showing a little wear from renters.

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]]>Many of these photos are composites of many images pulled together into a new photograph.

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]]> sharon@sharonwheat.com (Sharon Wheat) 30-Weekend at Papa John's 11/15 https://sharonwheat.zenfolio.com/p585662533 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:43:28 GMT https://sharonwheat.zenfolio.com/p141873145

]]>Melanie and Courtney, Makenna came to visit us for a week. First time they stayed a full week and it was such a pleasure having more time to spend together and not pack every thing into a quick weekend whirl. The highlight of the week was going to the City to have our own private tour in the Heath Ceramic building led by Tiffany. We enjoyed seeing the graffiti and colorful little vignettes of the neighborhood in the Mission Districk. We shopped in the retail store within the building and vistied many small artist studios.

The Boiler Room Gallery was showing 'Out Siders Art' from Alabama and the quilts and drawings were wonderful. We then walked a block to a new Thai resturant and had a very colorful meal incluing blue rice.

The evening before Mel and the gals left we had a little spa retreat and scared and laughed our selves silly.

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]]>The first images are of the three fourth grade teachers, the Rock, Ms Luce being Marlo's teacher. Later in the photos are three color crayran images of a lower grade group of teachers.
The kids wore both store bought costumes from popular TV and Movie characters and others created their own costumes, much to be admired.

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]]>Marlo and Montana spent a full day creating fabulous sewing projects. Marlo made a bed blanket, Two bird stuffed pillows, and three pillow cases for future pillow inserts. She also on her very own made a little apron, this time with the pockets sewn right side up, and a very creative tote bag-purse with a little stuffed bird. All so adorable!

Montan took a much more hansome approach to her selection of sewing projects. She made three pillow cases in grey tones for what she hopes will accent a future grey room. She made four place mats, and four embroiidered napkins which we are waiting for her to photograph and share.

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]]> sharon@sharonwheat.com (Sharon Wheat) 31-Thanksgiving 2015 https://sharonwheat.zenfolio.com/p1054213832 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:43:28 GMT https://sharonwheat.zenfolio.com/p30800168

]]>Yesterday we all went to Davis, about an hour from here to watch Malanna play in a soccer game she and her team took the bus up to play.

Unfortunately again they did not put her into the game but for one minute and 10 seconds. It seems so unfair to us that her coach is so callus as to everyone's feeling. He saw us come down and greet her before the game, and I personally think he could have made a game effort to put her in a little longer than he did. The good side is that her team won. And we had a great 40 minute visit with her on the tail gate of our cars in the parking lot before her team had to get back on the bus and make the long trip home. Todd loaded her up with a container of his home made Gumbo, and we sent her off with a bag of four boxes of different girl scout cookies to eat and share.
We think we had an absolutely wonderful visit with Malanna even though it was short. We had only 40 minutes so we did not go and try to find ice cream or a treat off campus and eat up all our time traveling and ordering food and stressing out getting back in time. In stead we had a great tail gate visit and it truly felt like the best visit we have had in years. All devices were off, no phones, texting, cooking to attend to (I am guilty of this) or other time schedules of some to adjust to. Just simply one of those rare times when everyone was attentive and there. That is with the exception of Tatra, Maurice and Mateo that had a previous engagement they could not break. We went home glowing over the visit, and I hope Malanna felt our love also.

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]]>Montana, Marlo and I drove up to Mateo's for our Monday babysitting gig. Marlo was the only one who dares to go in the frigid pool but she simply cannot pass up an opportunity to swim. She is our little water bug. Mateo was into his trucks and Montana into her Apps on her smart phone, which is of course what teen agers do.

]]> sharon@sharonwheat.com (Sharon Wheat) 4Monday's with Mateo https://sharonwheat.zenfolio.com/p707331695 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:43:27 GMT https://sharonwheat.zenfolio.com/p197043629

]]>We have lived in our home for 46 years now. This year is our home's 100 year anniversary. And I finally got the kitchen I have dreamed about for ever, but better. Dugan absolutely out did himself in creating a banquet of drawers, each I designed and he customized for my needs.
I got the honed marble I have always loved which is mat finished and has the same luminosity of amber and soap stone. We finally got a dishwasher, garbage disposal and new trash containers built in that are going to make kitchen duties much easier. And we went from two extension cords and one double socket for electrical needs to 8 sockets/ real electrical outlets.

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]]>A Double Halloween Folks, how good does it get?

Marlo rose from the depths of the sea below as a glowing jelly fish and then rose to the sky beyond as the spirit of Amelia Earhart.

Marlo wanted to be a jellyfish so we had a blast making her costume and she dancing around trying it out. She volunteered me to go to her class to make sugar skulls with the kids and see her in the school's parade. She definitely had one of the more creative costumes but it did start to hinder her movements and so she decided to become Amelia Earhart for Saturday evening's Trick or Treat.

Tatra emailed me a few photos last night of Mateo's Santa Rosa Halloween. He decided to do his morphing all in one costume, that of Construction Rex.

Last but definitely not least my sonny boy also now lives a double life.

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