Thursday, November 1, 2012

Half Way Down on the Oasis Trampoline

Do you watch the TV show "Once Upon A Time?"  Fairy tale characters come to life each week and that is exactly the way I felt as I attended Tracey Clark's Oasis for 4 wonderful days in Palm Springs, CA.  People that I have only "seen" on-line, only "talked to" on-line and now here they were, in full living technicolor....walking and talking, smiling and laughing, real people.  What an absolutely wonderful time I had, one that will be forever in my Top Ten life experiences.  Meeting those who I have admired from afar are exactly how they seem, warm - loving - kind- appreciative - inspiring.

Have you ever bounced on a trampoline?  If you have then you know the feeling you get as you bounce high into the air, the exhilaration you feel as you leap upward....that exhilaration is how I felt the entire time.  Like I had jumped onto a trampoline, leaped high and didn't land.

We stayed at a delightful hotel on the main street in Palm Springs, a short drive from the downtown area called The ACE Hotel.  Comfortable quarters, terrific staff, a wonderful private area reserved just for us where we ate, drank, learned & played and with our own  swimming pool.  The weather was just about perfect...in the 80's, sunshine and dry.  But I think that is fairly status quo for this part of the country.  Altho a week prior to us arriving it had been up in the 100's so 80's was most welcomed.



But what really made this a memorable experience for me was not necessarily the spot, but the people, those fairy-tale images that came to life for me.





I am still in the air, only about 1/2 way down on the Oasis Trampoline....still thinking and dreaming about 4 fun filled, amazing, spirit filling, joy-giving days.  Thank you all (and believe me, not all are shown here, so many more photos yet to come).  Linking to Deb's This or That Thursday...



"Hold every moment sacred.  Give each its true and due fulfillment."  ~  Thomas Mann

Until next time....

19 comments:

  1. stay in the air as long as you want. i miss being a kid. great portraits. beautiful smiles. (:

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  2. Beautiful posts and you have a way with portraits I must say. Wonderful meeting you!

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  3. this is just so lovely... and i MISS YOU...

    oasis was beyond anything I could have imagined... working on my post today...so hard to 'wrap' it into words...

    xo, Kim

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  4. Love your shots here and think you do a great job with portraiture! looks like an awesome time that you had!

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  5. Your shots are just out of this world, Deanna. You are a supreme portrait artist, supreme. So happy to say welcome home to you and hear what a wonderful time it was.
    Love,
    Pam oxoxox

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  6. I love that show! Such a great story line! And Capt Hook - super easy on the eyes! The pictures are marvelous!!

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  7. Deanna love your photos - I haven't had a chance to process my time at Oasis - with hurricane Sandy and her aftermath - I am just now trying to gather my thoughts and go through photos

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  8. Oooh, just a little envious! Gorgeous shots you got. I'm pretty sure you would make me smile too. :-)

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  9. I agree with Kim, hard to put into words but you did it well. Glad I had he chance to meet you and call you a friend.

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  10. Ah,wonderful! You capture the feeling in your words - and your images - so well! It was such a pleasure meeting *you* face to face.

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  11. Gorgeous portraits. I am disappointed that I couldn't attend. Maybe next year? So happy for you that you had such a wonderful time.

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  12. These portraits...these women...you...are amazing. I am so blessed to have met and spent time with you, Deanna...you reminded that with each sunrise life begins anew.
    P.S. Hubby loves the portrait. Thank you.

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  13. Ms Paparazzi - you have done a masterful job with these portraits. Just wonderful. Meeting you was oh-such-a-delight! And yet you didn't surprise at all ... you are just as I imagined ... wonderful, fun, warm ... delightful.

    xoxo

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  14. Sounds like an awesome time & it certainly shows in the photos... faces, faces & more faces! LoL! =)

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  15. What a wonderful trip! Beautiful, happy faces!

    Those letters are FABULOUS!

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  16. Glad you had an awesome time, Deanna! It sure shows in your shots. :)
    Have a wonderful weekend ahead.

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  17. So glad you had a great time. And how cool to get to meet all the people that are here in blogland. That truly would be awesome.
    I love your photos. And can't wait to see more.

    Hugs~

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  18. It sure was fun looking at all the photos. Glad u it away to play!!

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  19. Oh Deanna! I love these shots!!! So much fun! I'm so glad you enjoyed yourself and had a blast. I'm still trying to ease back into things here in Philly!

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