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Snuck up on Beau while Brian was telling him a whopper of a story about when he was a kid....you know the one about walking a mile in the snow to school etc. etc.  :)

day 35

I was trying to take a picture of the angel in our nativity and after taking the picture I noticed my son put a cat toy on the angels head! lol! Had to use this one today! :)

Day 34

but of course I love Roses! : )

day 33

Visit to Mount Vernon Christmas candlelight tour.  Night time pictures are hard to take I'm learning without the flash on which I don't like to use...this was my son watching a blacksmith..fun night!

Day 32

 Downtown Fredricksburg, Va...so cute!

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I get to enjoy a little bit of Paris near by in NYC! Yum!

Day 27

Happy trails.....

Day 24

Finally! no cheesy fake smiles! This is my boy! :)

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At 9/11 NYC...what an astonishing sight this was to see in person. 

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My son's favorite toys..I think they are too funny!

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I was cooking dinner and saw a reflection of reddish orange light come into our living room tonight and I knew it was a "go get the camera" moment...standing on my balcony I took this and later realized there was an airplane flying by as well..thought the sky was gorgeous...

Day 18

First day of school...again!

Day 17

My hubby and I went to the historic Drake Hotel in Chicago and stopped in at the Cape Cod restaurant for lunch..the bartender told us that Marylin Monroe and Joe Dimaggio sat at this location when they would stay at the Drake...true? don't know or care it is a romantic story never the less!

Day 16

Praying Mantis..it was sitting outside of my front door for hours..I think they are creepy!

day 15

Annapolis sail boat at a dock..300mm, soc.

day 14

In Annapolis...300mm,soc..

Day 13

In Annapolis we rode a water taxi and I just started taking pictures from the boat with my 300mm lense..

Day 12

Waiting for the "L" one night...

Day 11

We stopped at "Buffalo Bills" grave place and museum..He requested to be burried in Colorado because of the  beautiful views at his resting place..this star is on top of where he is burried..thought it was cool looking.

Day 10

My other love...horses..I was driving down a road on the way to Buffalo Bill's grave site and pulled off to the side when I saw these beautiful horse running and playing near a mountain.. happy!

Day 9

Red Rocks at Garden of the gods, Colorado...breathtaking! I had a hard time with capturing the right amount of light with my distant shots..played around with the A & S and lenses..any advice for future distant mountain shots? Thanks!

Day 8

We went on a trip to Colorado and was just amazed at all the natural beauty...this was an old gold mine town we visited in Breckinridge, Co.

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Day 3 Happy 4th of July!

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