@johngatesart.bsky.social
Artist, Ginger Gandalf, mountain man, dog lover, DoD guy, progressive as all get out.
Hi, Joyce— how are you doing?
19.07.2025 14:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Leaving Madrid and headed to Málaga and Torremolinos. We found Madrid to be friendly, welcoming, clean, beautiful, with amazing affordable food, and I look forward to returning someday.
05.02.2025 08:15 — 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
One week ago, I was in a lot of pain and about to have an appendectomy. The VA did an excellent job fixing me, and now I’m in Spain for a week. As bad as things can get without warning, your situation could improve dramatically without much warning, too.
03.02.2025 19:28 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Super stressed about this national and international nightmare foisted upon us by breathtakingly stupid conservatives, but… for one brief moment, I still have the love of this man, as well as love from friends and family. Maintaining calm and enjoying a little happiness while it’s available.
22.01.2025 22:35 — 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Hanging out with Henry and his family in Miami. I haven’t been welcomed into a family so kindly and wonderfully in years. I didn’t realize how badly I needed this until it was given to me as a beautiful gift.
19.01.2025 04:00 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
Who wants to do this very level ground 5k with us on 16 March? At least four friends, maybe more, are signed up. We can do this!
runsignup.com/Race/AZ/Tucs...
Bowen Loop Trail in Tucson Mountain Park, West side of town, with Henry and Carver. First hike (for me) of 2025. Hoping for many more this year.
11.01.2025 20:42 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Some of my art. A simple card to encourage a friend.
24.11.2024 00:57 — 👍 15 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
A great hike up Tumamoc Hill in Tucson, Arizona. I have a near-infinite number of Colorado, Arizona, Texas, and California landscape, mountain, and seashore reference photos to paint from. Anyone who wants some, especially to paint or draw from, they are free to you. Just ask.
19.11.2024 16:46 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
At a classical Spanish guitar concert with Henry and Sandy.
19.11.2024 02:33 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I volunteer with an arts and recreation department at the Veterans Administration in Tucson, Arizona. I usually help other veterans paint, but yesterday we decorated gingerbread houses. Amazingly difficult undertaking. We all decided we respect and admire skilled cake decorators much more now…
22.12.2023 05:05 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Christmas cactus in a guest room makes me happy. It’s the little things, right?
22.12.2023 05:00 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
