Ladies of the CanyonLadies of the Canyon can be viewed as Joni Mitchell's coming out party. Having recently moved to Lookout Mountain in Los Angeles' Laurel Canyon area her house is depicted in a watercolour painting she made for the record's cover the Canadian icon turned to her immediate surroundings for inspiration all the while taking the pulse of national affairs, corporate enterprise, celebrity, and her relationship with Graham Nash. The rather upbeat Ladies of the