{"id":1967,"date":"2013-12-25T14:20:17","date_gmt":"2013-12-25T20:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/?p=1967"},"modified":"2015-03-27T17:33:32","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T23:33:32","slug":"eleven-christmas-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/eleven-christmas-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Eleven: Christmas Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Continuing the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/creeks.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u201dCreeks and Rivers of Silicon Valley\u201d<\/a> year long quest.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to this blog by entering your email in the right sidebar>>>>><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWith our only son out of the country, and the family get-together set for later today, I decided to go out and do a morning painting fairly close to the house.  <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coyote_Creek_(Santa_Clara_County)\" target=\"_blank\">Coyote Creek<\/a> is actually a river and the largest watershed which flows through Santa Clara Basin, AKA Silicon Valley.  I painted right by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sccgov.org\/sites\/parks\/parkfinder\/Pages\/Hellyer.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Hellyer Park<\/a>, right under the Hellyer Avenue bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Since it is Christmas Day, I&#8217;ll keep this post short with just a few pictures.  I will be painting more of Coyote Creek, so will talk about it more in the future.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1970\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2483.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1970\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/eleven-christmas-day\/img_2483\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2483.jpg?fit=1280%2C960\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1387968058&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0016077170418006&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"My easel painting Coyote Creek by Hellyer Park\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;My easel painting Coyote Creek by Hellyer Park&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;My easel painting Coyote Creek by Hellyer Park&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2483.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2483.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2483.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"My easel painting Coyote Creek by Hellyer Park\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2483.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2483.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2483.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My easel painting Coyote Creek by Hellyer Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1971\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1971\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2485.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1971\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/eleven-christmas-day\/img_2485\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2485.jpg?fit=1280%2C960\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1387968076&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0031948881789137&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Painting Coyote Creek under the Hellyer Road Bridge\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Painting Coyote Creek under the Hellyer Road Bridge&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Painting Coyote Creek under the Hellyer Road Bridge&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2485.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2485.jpg?fit=1024%2C768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2485.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"Painting Coyote Creek under the Hellyer Avenue Bridge\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2485.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2485.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2485.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Painting Coyote Creek under the Hellyer Avenue Bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1972\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1972\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2490.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1972\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/eleven-christmas-day\/img_2490\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2490.jpg?fit=1280%2C1027\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1027\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1387971851&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Christmas Day\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Christmas Day, &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/viagragenericedpills.net\/&quot; style=&quot;text-decoration:none;color:#676c6c&quot;&gt;search&lt;\/a&gt;  8&amp;#215;10, oil on panel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Christmas Day, 8&amp;#215;10, oil on panel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2490.jpg?fit=300%2C240\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2490.jpg?fit=1024%2C821\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2490.jpg?resize=300%2C240\" alt=\"Christmas Day, 8x10, oil on panel\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2490.jpg?resize=300%2C240 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2490.jpg?resize=1024%2C821 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_2490.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christmas Day, 8&#215;10, oil on panel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continuing the \u201dCreeks and Rivers of Silicon Valley\u201d year long quest. Subscribe to this blog by entering your email in the right sidebar>>>>> &nbsp; With our only son out of the country, and the family get-together set for later today, I decided to go out and do a morning painting fairly close to the house. 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