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2011
Friday's Foto - It's Been A Long Week! Happy Friday! If you've read many of my blogs, you've met Jessa before, my spoiled little chihuahua (this is Gretchen, by the way. Mel wouldn't want anyone thinking she's his!). I like this photo because in it she looks as tuckered out as I feel after th...
09/30/2011
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This Is One Super Guy... Meet Batman! Okay, maybe the name is a little obvious... but did you catch those ears? This sweet pup looks as if he just may take off. And those ears won't let you down, they are super, nothing gets by this guy. But super hearing is only one of his super powers. He ...
09/29/2011
Wordless Wednesday - A Happy Team... The Underdogs Triumphed This is a photo I shot after our son, Ben's football game on Saturday when the Hood River Tsunami won against one of the other Hood River teams, the Hood River Blue. They were, in fact, the underdogs, but it was a great game... it d...
09/27/2011
No Small Town Is Complete Without It's Bowling Alley: Welcome to Orchard Lanes We can't really call ourselves bowlers, but do enjoy a game every now and then. Our son, Ben, turned 11 this past weekend so we celebrated with a casual party at Orchard Lanes in Hood River. Seven little boys loved...
09/27/2011
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5th-6th Grade Football: Hood River Tsunami Faced Hood River Blue Saturday And Blew Them Away You just can't beat it when the VERY FIRST play of the entire game ends in a 50+ yard run and touchdown by the suppossed underdogs. The crowd was stunned and estatic as Tsunami team quarterback, Patri...
09/26/2011
Hood River 7th Grade Football Triumphs In 1st Game Of The Season What a great start to the 2011 season, with Hood River's amazing win over Hermiston, 32 to 14. The team traveled to Hermiston (a three hour drive away) and relied on its many weeks of training to pull off a dazzling win. The t...
09/25/2011
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Coolest Cloud Photo Ever! I have no idea what sort of a natural phenomenon would cause such an interesting cloud formation. Maybe some meteorology buffs out there have an idea? I shot this photo this morning (Saturday, Sept. 24th) around 8:00 a.m. at the Hood River Valley High School football...
09/24/2011
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Friday's Foto - White Salmon, Washington White Salmon is a small town in Washington, just across the Hood River bridge, perched on a bluff overlooking the Columbia River. I took this photo of main street, showing the beautiful and charming City Hall Building. I love it's apparent German influ...
09/23/2011
Thankful Thursday - What Matters Most In The World Our son, Benjamin's, 11th birthday is this Saturday so of course such a momentous occasion makes me stop and take pause, relfecting on how truly lucky we are to have this incredible boy in our lives. Our other son, Samuel, is 12 (soon to be a...
09/22/2011
Wordless Wednesday - A Tricky Trail To The Hood River I shot this photo last week when we took the short trail down to the Hood River at Tucker Park, just south of the town of Hood River, off the Dee Highway. It was bumpy going and I had to avoid looking at the steep drop off to the right (ve...
09/21/2011
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