Staying Warm - Wordless Wednesday

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Quote of the Day:

    Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
         - Unknown

Little K - I Heart Faces 2010

I had a great time photographing all the kids at our Christmas gathering.  This little girl is my wife's cousin's daughter and she had fun "hiding" from the camera while still wanting to have her photo taken.  I'll try to post a lot more photos soon!

       Entered in the photo contest at "i ♥ faces" as the "Best Face of 2010."  Please go to their website to see more entries!

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Quote of the Day:

    “Happiness is a by-product of an effort to make someone else happy."
         ~ Gretta Brooker Palmer

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Thought of the Day:

    "If you're too open-minded, your brains will fall out."

Merry Christmas

We hope you have a wonderful Christmas.  Remember, that Baby in the manger is The Creator and The Promised Messiah who came to be your Savior!  He is now our Advocate in Heaven and will return as the Triumphant King!

Merry Christmas!


And have a great day with family!

Ok, if you thought my son looks a little young in these photos, you're right.  We haven't opened our gifts yet  this year so I decided to put up a few from last year.

Merry Christmas!

Wordless Wednesday - Blowing Dandelions!

Ellie-Mae Portrait

When you hear the name, "Ellie-Mae" this is probably not the face that you expect to see. This is our neighbor's Pug and I just had to take her picture for this week's theme at "i ♥ faces."

She really is a great dog!







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      A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat.
            - Louis L'Amour

Fall Portraits - Missionary Couple

      We had a wonderful time getting to know this couple.  They have been in Brazil for a number of years and so we were able to pick their brains for a lot of information to help us in the preparations for our move there.  

      They were also so easy to photograph.  Their love for each other is so evident, not only in these photos, but also their conduct with each other.

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Quote of the Day:
      We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are.
         - Anais Nin

Ready or Not - Here Comes Winter!

     I am not ready for the cold weather - but it seems to be coming anyway!  I guess that's another reason why God is moving us to Brazil; no more winters!

     I took this picture of my nephew with my Nikkor 135mm F2.8; which must be used fully manually on all Nikon DSLR's.  But it is such a sharp, crisp lens!


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Quote of the Day:

     Someday we'll look back on this moment and plow into a parked car.

        - Evan Davis

Young Boy

      I took a whole set of photos of this young boy.  He had the most amazing eyes and we had a great time of fun and photos! 

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Quote of the Day:
     Laws are like sausages. It's better not to see them being made.
         - Otto von Bismarck

Playing with Farm Animals

I took this photo about six weeks ago and am just now getting around to posting it.  We sure had fun taking these, perhaps I'll post more photos from this set in the future.

My Baby Girl

My little baby girl is only a few days old in these photos. It seems she is changing everyday, so I may post more photos soon!

Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors - Mt Pisgah, NC

We were able to go on a scenic drive down the Blue Ridge Parkway from Asheville, NC down to Mount Pisgah.  We had hoped to be there to see the best of the changing leaves and fall colors - we were not disappointed in the least!!!

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Quote of the Day:
    A mistake is definite evidence that someone tried to do something!
           - Dr. Danny Whetstone

Cell Phone Girl - Wordless Wednesday

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Just Me and My Doll

Old Fashioned Girl - Wordless Wednesday

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Quote of the Day:
  It is a great ability to be able to conceal one's ability.
      - Francois de La Rochefoucauld

I Heart Pink!

   As many of you know, our daughter was born this week!  Of course I have been busily taking hundreds of photos.  I was pleasantly surprised to see that this week's theme over at "i ♥ faces" is "Pink"!  I've been seeing a lot of pink this week!

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Quote of the Day:

 “When love motivates the heart, there is no need for a list.”

        - Nathan Deatrick

Getting Grandma at the Airport - PhotoStory

     On Wednesday we had the great adventure of picking up Johnathan’s Grandma (my Mother-in-Law, whom I love) and two of his Aunts from the airport.   He was so excited!  This was his first trip to the airport and he absolutely loved it!
     Of course, he has often seen airplanes in the sky, but he’d never seen them taking off and landing this closely!  

      We were sure to arrive at the airport about forty-five minutes before grandma's plane arrived, so that we could go to "Overlook Park" and watch the planes!

Preparing for take off

And landing

Hosted by Cecily and Lolli

Joyful - Wordless Wednesday

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Quote of the Day:
      Only the weak blame parents, their race, their times, their lack of good fortunes or the quirks of fate. Everyone has within them the power to say, "This I am today, that I shall become tomorrow." The wish, however, must be implemented by deeds.
             - Louis L'Amour (1908 - 1988)

Fall Roundup - Wordless Wednesday

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Macro Insects - Extension Tubes

     Because today was such a nice day, and because it's been a long time since I've shot Macro photos, I decided to get out my Extension Tubes to convert my 200mm F2.8 lens into a Macro Lens.  I use an inexpensive set of extension tubes that mounts between my camera body and the lens.
    As Wikipedia puts it, "The tube contains no optical elements; its sole purpose is to move the lens farther from the image plane. The farther away the lens is, the closer the focus, the greater the magnification . . ."   For these shots I used about 60mm of extension resulting in considerable magnification and enjoyed experimenting with the different insects I found.
    Here are several samples from my shots today.

     I had a great time and was glad I took a few minutes to deviate from my standard photography style!


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Quote of the Day:

     I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
       - Noel Coward

My Doughnut Buddy

    The only thing better than enjoying a nice, Hot-n-Ready glazed doughnut, is sharing that experience with my little boy.  I think he likes doughnuts almost as much as I do!  I got him this hat from Krispy Kreme several days ago when we had several doughnuts there and he's been wearing the hat almost ever since!

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Quote of the Day:

     Adventure is nothing but a romantic name name for trouble.   

          - Louis L'Amour

I Heart Smirks

      This week's theme at "i ♥ faces" is "Smirk."    I recently took this photo and loved it but didn't know how to classify it.   Then I realized that it would be perfect for this week's theme.

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Quote of the Day:
 “To disbelieve is easy; to scoff is simple; to have faith is harder.”
        - Louis L'Amour