Spectacular Machu Picchu

When we arrived at the base of Machu Picchu, it was pouring rain ... the locals called it, "raining llamas y alpacas". We were so disappointed ... we thought our trip was blown! However, we made our way to the top and the rain had turned into a drizzle. By the time we had hiked to this vantage point, the rain had stopped and the sun was peeking through the misty clouds that still schrouded the citadel. It was so cool!

What an incredible experience!

Old iconic barn

This is one of the many iconic old barns in rural Utah. This particular one is located in the West Layton area.
Sure enjoyed this nostalgic painting experience ...

Little Llama girl

On one of our lunch stops during our visit to Peru, we came on to this little girl and her llama. She was so cute! Our granddaughter, Katie, took some candid shots of her from a distance. In this piece, really tried to capture her innocence along with her relationship with this beautiful llama.

Uros Boys

During our visit to Peru, we had the opportunity to spend some time in Puno at Lake Titcaca, the highest navigable lake in the world. In the Puno bay lives a group of people, called the Uros, that still make their homes on floating islands made of the lake reeds. Everything they own is made of the lake reeds ... their homes, boats, nets, etc. They even use the reeds as a food source.

This happy, little guy lived on one of the floating islands we visited and I just couldn't resist painting his joyful face as soon as we returned home!