Art is Everywhere

Mariposa

So, I won’t be sharing all of my meals but I couldn’t resist a pumpkin quiche with goat cheese and café. A Spaniard would never miss an opportunity to embellish something, be it a wall, their bodies or even their food.

Calle de las Huertas – Madrid

Fachada

Quatro Perritos

Plaza Mayor – Early Morning

Guardia Civil – Puerta del Sol

Calle de Alcalá

Principe Pio

Peñafiel

Peñafiel Castle

I will be spending the next few weeks in the pueblo of Peñafiel, where my mother and grandmother were born, in the Valladolid Province of Castile and León. We spent many summers growing up here and in Madrid. The pueblo is well known for it’s castle and vineyards with some of the best wines in the Ribera del Duero region. My spirited nephew is also coming up from New Mexico to help me shore up the family homestead.

View from the East

Tia always keeps us well fed

Locals at a bullfight during Fiesta of Nuestra Señora and San Roque

Plaza del Coso Bullring

Bullfight during Fiesta of Nuestra Señora and San Roque

Las Cuevas del Castillo

Torre del Reloj

Hit the Road

The Old Premier Motel sign on Central Avenue

This was shot in Albuquerque during a recent visit.

Mt. Taylor 50K

Welcome to the first Mt. Taylor 50K – start is scheduled for 6:30am on September 29th, 2012. Images from the run will be uploaded to my web site at http://www.pauloutwest.com by October 3.

The run is a non-profit event benefitting the Nideiltihi Native Elite Runners (NNER). “NNER mission is to foster Native American Indian distance runners, in Four Corner’s states, to represent USA in national road and track competitions; encourages wellness, relevant life skills, and supporting elite youth in post season national competition while integrating traditions, culture and Native language.”

Portlligat Museum-House

Salvador Dali’s bedroom

Mirror at the foot of Salvador Dalí’s bed in the Portlligat Museum-House, Salvador Dalí’s home from 1930 to 1982 – Portlligat, Catalonia, Spain. Dalí positioned a mirror so he could see the dawn from his bed and be the first Spaniard to see the sun rise. The Cap de Creus peninsula is the easternmost point of Spain.

Portlligat Museum-House

Self-portrait at the Portlligat Museum-House

Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games and Clan Gathering – Enumclaw, WA

Scottish Country Dance

Scottish Country Dance

Bagpiper in Practice

Stone Put

Sheaf Toss

Caber Toss

Weight Throw

Send 100 Girls To School In Rural Rajasthan

Shyampura Village

Send 100 Girls To School In Rural Rajasthan - This project will encourage community from rural India to send their daugthers to school, who otherwise remain illiterate and spend lifetime in ignorance, hardship, and rearing children the whole life. These girls do not attend school because of lack of facility in surrounding areas and fear of safety of girls in commuting to school.This ultimately result in child marriage and that is why every third girl child is married before attaining adulthood.

Shyampura Village

Udayan School

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center

Family and Foundation Gallery

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Visitor Center opened to the public on February 4, 2012. It is well worth the visit just for the sheer technical artistry of the exhibits and inspiring stories.

A series of airy, modern galleries walk visitors through the foundation’s work in global health, local projects as well as information and inspiration to help you take action in your own way. The Gates Foundation has invested $100 million towards reducing family homelessness in the Seattle area since 2006. The visitor center is open Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. For more information, contact the Gates Foundation at info@gatesfoundation.org.

Voices Gallery

Margaret Choe in the Family and Foundation Gallery

Partnerships Gallery

Innovation and Inspiration Gallery

Messages and Inspiration from visitors

Sadhus – Pushkar, Rajasthan

Publications

Rialto Beach - Olympic National Park

I was pleased to have a diverse collection of images published while I was away traveling this fall including shots from Seattle’s Solstice Parade and Boeing’s launch of the 787 Dreamliner. It’s always intriguing to see what images editors show interest in. It’s rarely the best shot you have or even what you think is the most striking.

In the current issue of to Condé Nast Traveler is my first contribution to the publication – this image from Olympic National Park illustrating their story on the world’s last great quiet places.

Crater Lake National Park

Summer Solstice 2010

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Seattle Central Library

Scottish Lakes High Camp