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Hello World!

I can't believe it's already September - August was very memorable for me - visiting family on the East Coast during the week of the earthquake and the hurricane. Glad to be back and it won't be long and it'll be winter here in Northern Minnesota!!
I'm trying to pack everything to do outdoors this week, with boating to my hearts content or until my knee is killing me! It sucks to get old, but I'm dealing with it! Here's a photo I took Saturday, September 3, 2011. I just walked out and there it was. I hurried and grabbed the nearest camera and bam! We were under the jet stream all day that day - beautiful clouds and windy. Hope you get out and enjoy the weather and always let someone know where you are going . . . better safe than sorry! :-)

Remembering

I was just remembering my dog, Shelby. She was the best dog/companion ever! She brought laughter into our home! Yes, she was the best escape artist! When Patrick (or anyone else, for that matter) was little, he would open the door and she was there and out the door! She loved to run! Also she's the only dog I know of that hated water - we have photographs and movies of her swimming in Texas and Georgia and the expression is- where is the shore - must be on land, now!! She surprised me the first summer we were here; she actually jumped off the dock and into the water! It was a hot July or August day. Photographs and memories of her bring the best conversations and the biggest smiles to our family. She was loved and is missed. Which brings me to this . . . Have you photographed or videotaped a loved one/companion lately? Memories are great with a photo or video to share with others!

Trees

Thought I'd share just a couple more images. The top image is my favorite tree to photograph in any season! The bottom image is just a reminder that endurance through any season is just a start!

Sun Dog in the Sky

Here's a close up of the sunset below as a new capture - using my 28-250mm lens. This is called a "sun dog" or parhelion. I see these almost every day here in Minnesota, and they're still sooo cool to me!

Minnesota January

Just thought I'd share a couple of images taken this past week. The sky is amazing here!

I just found this quote on-line and I absolutely love it!!
"A Dream is a Goal with a Deadline."
It grounds me somehow and puts urgency in my work.

Too Cold outside, so it's Backup Week

Using my favorite software (SecondCopy) for backing up data and especially all the images. I'll be cataloging using my other favorite software Canto Cumulus. Next I'll be getting my cd's and dvd's out and backing them up on the external hard drives. One thing that's important to me is organization for my photography business.