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Spring is in the air. We sort of, we don't really have Spring. It's more like beautiful weather then two weeks of gorgous weather, then it passes directly into hot.

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Another edition of Where’s Suzanne…

I was a little surprised when I glanced at my fabulous Playgrey 2011 greyhound calendar and realized I’m about to change the March photo of Maggie and her ’65 Mustang over to Cody giving me the sultry look while roaching. (Just Google “Playgrey”. Trust me on this.) I am not sure where the first 3 months of this year have disappeared to. I’ve thought of a number of locations and even searched some, but when I checked under the bed, there were just dust bunnies to greet me and none were named January, February or March.

During the past few months, I’ve been pretty busy getting my photos into as many locations as possible. The majority revolve around the recent Tucson gem and mineral shows and Aerolite Meteorites/Meteorite Men; so lots of rock photos.

Below are some of the recent locations in which my photos are hiding. I may not be able to find the beginning of 2011, but I know where the photos have dispersed to.

Meteoriteblog, Meteorites: They Came from Outer Space. Geoff Notkin blog post March 26, 2011: "A Sikhote-Alin Meteorite discovery: The Missing Link"

Meteoriteblog, Meteorites: They Came from Outer Space. Geoff Notkin blog post March 23, 2011: "The Millbillilllie Meteorite: Part of the Asteroid Vesta?"

Rocks from Space photo of the day, March 22, 2011

Meteoriteblog, Meteorites: They Came from Outer Space. Geoff Notkin blog post, March 20, 2011: "Learn About Meteorites: Rollover Lips"

Rocks from Space photo of the day, March 18, 2011

The Logical Lizard, tucsoncitizen.com blog post, by Geoffrey Notkin, March 12, 2011: "The 2011 Tucson Gem Shows, And Being Respectful To Fans"

The Logical Lizard, tucsoncitizen.com blog post, by Geoffrey Notkin, March 08, 2011: "“Meteorite Men” Gets The Green Light For Season Three"

2011 Tucson Easy Guide, February 2011: All the cover photography and about 20 interior photos.

2011 Quartizite Easy Guide, January 2011: Cover photography - the cactus flower, upper right.

Postcard photo for Steve Arnold of Meteorite Men

Steve Arnold postcard

2011 gem show postcard photo for Geoff Notkin of Aerolite Meteorites

2011 Aerolite gem show postcard

2011 postcard photo for Geoff Notkin of Aerolite Meteorites

2011 Aerolite Meteorites postcard

Meteorite! Hunting and Collecting Magazine, Volume 1 Issue 3, November 2010. Cover and interior photos.

Aerolite Meteorites: product photography - check out the new page

And last, but certainly not least, the biggest piece of work I have recently been involved in is a book!

WOOT!

That’s right, my photos are gracing the pages of Geoff Notkin’s newest project “Meteorite Hunting: How to Find Treasure From Space”.

There are a number of interesting bits to read on the testimonials page, many of which comment on the photos. Hee.

My personal favorite:

"Geoff has done an incredible job outlining for everyone the art of finding meteorites.....it's what he loves to do best and I'm certain everyone will enjoy the read from the newest meteorite enthusiasts to the most seasoned professionals.....Also, once you've seen the illustrations and photos, it's apparent that [staff photographer] Suzanne Morrison has provided some of the best meteorite photography I've ever seen. Congratulations to all on a job very well done!" — Arlene

I have one photo on the cover and about 2 dozen photos inside. I had so much fun shooting the photos for the book. My favorite is a historic Brenham piece resting casually on an old Nininger book. Check it out. I suggest ordering a copy, it’s a great read.

ETA - sorry about the funky formatting. Blogger has decided all extra lines between paragraphs should be removed and/or additional ones added in. I tried fixing the code but it didn't work very well. Blogger also won't let me fix the broken links at Steve Arnold (www.arnoldmeteorites.com) or Aerolite Meteorites (www.aerolite.org).

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The skeletal remains of the H.H. Nininger Meteorite Museum, a reminder that one person can make a difference.

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Tucson has roller derby! Can I even begin to tell you how much fun it is to watch. The season's almost over, so check out the last few games. The weekend of April 3-4 is the Dust Devil Tournament - 12 teams in 2 days.

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Tucson is a very art centered town. As a result, there is random art in the oddest places; like on the side of an old building along an ally.

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The lovely historic Hotel Congress in downtown Tucson. (well the sign at least) Notorious as the impetus for the capture of the infamous John Dillinger gang in 1934 and their chocolate pudding, currently served at the hotel cafe, The Cup. I, personally, am more impressed with the pudding.

Inside one of the newest restaurants in Tucson, The Hub. The best part of dinner was the great ice cream!

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I went to the Tattoo Convention this weekend and spent some time with my friend Jim Quinn, tattoo artist (and regular artist) extraordinaire. Below is a little sample of some of his work.

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Between Tucson and Sonita. It was actually snowing when I drove through the pass the first time. Sweet!

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The journey. It took him a while but he finally made it to the top.

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The gap in the skyline is as large as the hole in our hearts, still to this day, almost 10 years later.

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A combination we typically don't see in the Southwest Desert.

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The front entry of the First Presbyterian Church near Little Rock, Arkansas. This photo was taken during our cross country drive in October. We arrived in Arkansas pretty late in the evening then had some issues with a number of hotels - remind me to tell you the penny story later - so by the time we had settled into the final hotel it was about 11 PM when I was able to visit the church. I had seen the church on the way into town. It was lit up and absolutely stunning, just drew you to it. So much so that I went out at 11 PM after 10 hours of driving, got totally lost trying to find it and still spent about 45 minutes shooting photos. I would have loved to have seen the inside.

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A wind-blown Palo Verde.

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The Catalina Mountains draped in snow and blanketed in clouds.

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The oddities of the gem show never cease to amuse me.

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Just playing around with light during my sister's show opening.

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I was going to mix it up and throw in a gem show photo, but I am still in awe of our rare winter weather. The mesquite trees lose their small, but plentiful, leaves in the winter, leaving a skeletal framework visible. That frame stood out in stark relief when highlighted with just a smattering of snow

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Still on the snow theme!

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SNOW!