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A Man and His Sons
February is a frequent birthday month in our small family, including my own, so I gave myself a two week sabbatical from blogging. I pinpoint the time that I became a photographer to the Spring of 2008, when I took my year old digital point and shoot camera to Seattle with me on a…
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Morning Light
A quick update to last week’s post: “Three Pictures A Story Make”. Several people didn’t understand the point of the real estate sign. Review the pictures: 1. The restaurant sign welcomes people to come eat. 2. Birds fly in … 3. Birds eat on roof of restaurant … 4. Since only pigeons are coming to…
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3 Pictures a Story Make
It was a cold and post blizzard day in December in North Platte, Nebraska and Interstate 80 was closed heading east. Having started early that morning in Denver, we were hungry and with time on our hands we looked for a sit down restaurant. We all like Mexican food and this restaurant seemed “just the…
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Winter Sentinel
Oh you beautiful tree of winter standing tall above the alley as I open the garage door to quickly hop into my vehicle for a run to the local coffee shop for my first stop of several on this crisp, snowless, early morning.…
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It’s Your Turn
My purpose for writing this blog is to offer insight and encouragement during life’s transitions. I know that many of you reading this blog have experienced many transitions this year. You’ve moved; changed jobs; lost jobs; are looking for jobs; had babies, are expecting…
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Building Down
My grandparents in Germany were married for 62 years and from my earliest memories , until my last visit with my grandfather when he was 100, the layout of their (and later his) rental residences was always very similar. A small cozy…
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Night Sky
I grew up in a small village in South Central Nebraska. Whenever I wanted to see the stars on a clear night, I looked up. Living in a city these many years later, I can look up and see some stars in…
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Calm
I have often driven myself into a frenzy because I have a “big” something to do. A big project, a big presentation, a big deadline … and so on. I remember the day that I took out the word “big” and substituted a declarative sentence without…
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Do vs. Dew
Hello Dear Readers, I’ve taken a break from blogging because, quite frankly, I’ve just been worn out. I’m learning that just because I can, I don’t have to. Like the beautiful drops of dew in our image today, there are so many interesting drops of delight…
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Dancing In The Moment
We are most anxious it seems when we think back to what was or forward to what will be. Regrets for actions taken or not taken; fearful for actions to be taken and so on. I’ve been reflecting a bit this week…