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Which Cherry Blossom Picture Do You Prefer?
March 30, 2016 - Just doing a little survey to see which cherry blossom picture you prefer. Spring is such a great time to get out and ge...
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inspiration for today ... day 12
July 31, 2015 - You will seek Me and find Me
when you search for Me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13
A verse couldn't be more true...
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inspiration for today ... day 11
July 10, 2015 - Live in peace with one another.
1 Thessalonians 5:13
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inspiration for today ... day 10
April 02, 2015 - The Lord your God is with you;
the mighty One will save you.
He will rejoice over you.
You will rest in His love;
He...
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inspiration for today ... day 9
March 27, 2015 - Love one another as I have loved you
John 13:34
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inspiration for today day 8
March 17, 2015 - What we have once enjoyed we can never lose,
All that we love deeply
becomes a part of us.
Helen Keller
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inspiration for today ... day 7
March 13, 2015 - The wildflowers are beautiful this year! We've had a pretty good amount of rain and now get to enjoy some of the beauty...
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inspiration for today ... day 2
March 02, 2015 - In Your presence is fullness of joy.
Psalm 16:11
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inspiration for today ... day 1
March 01, 2015 - Do not let your heart be troubled. Believe in God, Believe also in Me.
John 14:1
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this I love ... day 19
February 19, 2015 - Just imagine yourself sitting here
in complete silence
enjoying the fresh air
the view
peaceful places I love...
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this I love ... day 16
February 16, 2015 - How many varieties can there possibly be? How many different looks?
This sweet little tree had captured my eye so many...
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this I love ... day 11
February 11, 2015 - Who doesn't love flowers...
These are just a few of the types of flowers I love...
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this I love ... day 6
February 06, 2015 - Up in the Shaver Lake area if you take a 30 minute drive out Dinkey Creek Road at the end of that road you'll find this...
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this I love ... day 3
February 03, 2015 - If you knew the number of times I raced out of my house, camera in hand, to look at and photograph the sunset you'd know...
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my 365 a journal day 257
September 14, 2014 - The Lord is with you when you are with Him.
And if you seek Him, He will let you find Him...
2 Chronicles 15:2
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my 365 a journal day 255
September 12, 2014 - One day long ago God told me to combine my love for photography with my love for card making.
Here is a set of beautifu...
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my 365 a journal day 245
September 02, 2014 - Labor Day weekend is a great time to get away... that is if you can manage to get away from the crowds! Kind of an impos...
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my 365 a journal day 222
August 10, 2014 - The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it.
1 Corinthians 10:26
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my 365 a journal day 198
July 16, 2014 - Listen to yourself and in that quietude you might hear the voice of God.
Maya Angelou
Landscape photography by Carol...
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my 365 a journal day 190
July 08, 2014 - One of my most favorite places on this earth.
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my 365 a journal day 181
June 29, 2014 - "The Lord will
fight for you, and
you have only
to be silent."
Exodus 14:4
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my 365 a journal day 169
June 17, 2014 - We do not remember days,
we remember moments.
Cesare Parese
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my 365 a journal day 162
June 11, 2014 - The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.
Pablo Picasso
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My 365 a journal day 161
June 10, 2014 - Yesterday was one of those days where I had some time to kill, so I stayed in town and did some wandering. My final dest...
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my 365 a journal day 159
June 08, 2014 - Sunday Inspiration...
Do not fear, for I am with you;
Do not anxiously look about you,
for I am your God.
I will str...
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my 365 a journal day 155
June 04, 2014 - A b l a c k a n d w h i t e d a y...
My backyard is becoming a garden.
My kind of garden.
Paths take me through so I...
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my 365 a journal day 154
June 03, 2014 - An incredible flower.
I've always loved it in it's bright yellow state with the beautiful brown center
but the early s...
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my 365 a journal day 148
May 28, 2014 - Some days the morning light pulls me away from everything I'm doing. Today was one of those mornings.
If you've followe...
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my 365 a journal day 146
May 26, 2014 - Today is Memorial Day, a federal holiday in the United States for remembering men and women who died while serving in th...
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my 365 a journal day 145
May 25, 2014 - He renews my life He leads me along the right paths for His name’s sake.
Psalm 23:3
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my 365 a journal day 138
May 18, 2014 - I shall delight in Your commandments, which I love.
and I shall lift up my hands to your commandments,
Which I love; A...
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my 365 a journal day 127
May 07, 2014 - When you venture off of the main highways you'll be certain to find some incredible views. No high cliffs in this vast a...
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my 365 a journal day 125
May 05, 2014 - A favorite drive of mine... Shell Creek Road offers the hope of wildflowers in the Spring. I missed it this year althoug...
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my 365 a journal day 123
May 03, 2014 - If you have a close friend, you understand...
If you don't, I pray you find one.:)
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my 365 a journal day 121
May 01, 2014 - April showers bring May flowers...
We didn't have alot of rain and we don't have alot of flowers... but here are some I...
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my 365 a journal day 120
April 30, 2014 - For it is God who is at work in you, both to work and to will for His good pleasure.
Philippians 2:13
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my 365 a journal day 119
April 29, 2014 - So, what do you do when you're stranded at the airport....
do a little talking with God
call your husband
call AAA
p...
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my 365 a journal day 117
April 27, 2014 - A gentle answer turns away wrath but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:1
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my 365 a journal day 106
April 15, 2014 - The Lunar Eclipse... I am so not a late night person but last night I was intrigued by what was happening in the night s...
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my 365 a journal day 103
April 13, 2014 - Sunday Inspiration...
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.
Isaiah 40:8
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my 365 a journal day 99
April 09, 2014 - It's spring!... and I have this beautiful flower growing in my yard. Almost a miracle. It's dry where I live and flowers...
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my 365 a journal day 95
April 05, 2014 - The simplicity of nature always catches my eye.
The one who knows me the best loves me the most.
Tom Gaddis
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my 365 a journal day 94
April 04, 2014 - We've been waiting and waiting and honestly I really didn't think it would ever happen, but we finally have green hills...
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my 365 a journal day 91
April 01, 2014 - Wisteria... a favorite flower of mine. This beautiful plant is not blooming in my yard although there was a time that I...
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my 365 a journal day 80
March 28, 2014 - When we first see them it's an exciting event. Spring has come! They are beautiful in their first stages.
Standing ta...
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my 365 a journal day 77
March 24, 2014 - Driving down the road headed towards town my eyes go back and forth across the landscape, always scanning... not really...
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my 365 a journal day 76
March 23, 2014 - Sunday Inspiration...
... be imitators of God,
as beloved children.
Ephesians 5:1
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my 365 a journal day 75
March 20, 2014 - ... New Growth...
Last year I had the most beautiful sunflowers. I let them dry and saved the seeds.
Some of the s...
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my 365 a journal day 74
March 19, 2014 - After the dryness and lack of color in winter the pink of the blossoms on the trees make you feel like life has suddenly...
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my 365 a journal day 72
March 17, 2014 - This past fall my friend Donna and I, who is also a photographer went over to an adorable little Garden Shop in Santa Ma...
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my 365 a journal day 71
March 16, 2014 - Sunday Inspiration...
For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.
Hebrews 13:14
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my 365 a journal day 65
March 09, 2014 - Sunday Inspiration...
No one has ever seen God;
but if we love one another,
God lives in us and His love
is made...
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my 365 a journal day 57
February 27, 2014 - R A IN
Wet roads, shimmery lights... we finally had a good rain!
All praise goes to God for opening up the heavens f...
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my 365 a journal day 56
February 26, 2014 - Out of the corner of my eye in the dark morning I could see a shimmer of light. The dark sky is a welcome sight on this...
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my 365 a journal day 54
February 24, 2014 - Peace is always beautiful.
… Walt Whitman
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my 365 a journal day 53
February 23, 2014 - Sunday Inspiration...
Because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even whe...
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my 365 a journal day 51
February 21, 2014 - Pray for rain.
The Atascadero Lake & Creek Photos taken in 2010 and the winter of 2011-2012
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my 365 a journal day 50
February 19, 2014 - The wind and the clouds have a language all their own. Sit, watch and listen and you'll be totally taken away by the pea...
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my 365 a journal day 46
February 15, 2014 - One minute we're above them, then we plunge into them.
They begin to surround us. First we have light. Then thick gray.
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my 365 a journal day 45
February 14, 2014 - Just a little pink for your Valentines Day!
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my 365 a journal day 41
February 10, 2014 - Some of the oddest things in this world capture my attention. They're always worth a picture to me. I had gone to this f...
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my 365 a journal day 40
February 09, 2014 - Sunday Inspiration
You sent abundant rain, O God, to refresh the weary land.
Psalm 68:9
Just as God sends rain to r...
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my 365 a journal day 38
February 07, 2014 - Faithful is He who calls you...
1 Thessalonians 5:24
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my 365 a journal day 36
February 05, 2014 - I love old buildings. This building is in Shandon California. If you know anything about it I'd love to hear.
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my 365 a journal day 34
February 03, 2014 - James Taylor's music has always been a favorite of mine... and my husbands. He's got that kind of music that you can hav...
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my 365 a journal day 33
February 02, 2014 - Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender pl...
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my 365 a journal day 31
January 31, 2014 - Stormy mornings.
Cloudy skies.
Cold outside.
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my 365 a journal day 29
January 29, 2014 - The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring...
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my 365 a journal day 28
January 28, 2014 - Just a couple of January scenes... all three taken in 2013.
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my 365 a journal day 26
January 26, 2014 - I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13
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my 365 a journal day 24
January 24, 2014 - The drive from Atascadero to home is one I do pretty much daily and as you can guess I've taken pictures all along the w...
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my 365 a journal day 22
January 22, 2014 - A little bit of black and white for you today...
Highway 41 between Creston and Atascadero
City Hall in Atascadero
Oa...
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my 365 a journal day 19
January 19, 2014 - Sunday Inspiration...
“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven,
And do not return there without watering th...
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my 365 a journal day 18
January 18, 2014 - The first thing I saw when I walked into my backyard were these amazing little green shoots popping up out of the ground...
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my 365 a journal day 13
January 13, 2014 - Though the fig tree should not blossom And there be no fruit on the vines, Though the yield of the olive should fail And...
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my 365 a journal day 10
January 10, 2014 - There's something about the look of the vineyards in the middle of winter. I like it. The dry branches. Some with a few...
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my 365 a journal day 8
January 08, 2014 - Alright, ready for our walk... I'm so glad you decided to join me.:) On the west side of th house there is a little butt...
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my 365 a journal day 4
January 04, 2014 - So, it was a beautiful Wednesday afternoon and my friend Donna and I went out exploring, cameras in hand. Santa Margarit...
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my 365 a journal day 3
January 03, 2014 - Sometimes life gets a little hectic and you need to just get away for the day... or even just a few hours. Yesterday I h...
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my 365 a journal day 1
January 01, 2014 - This is my prayer Lord... Lead me in your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation, for You I wait all th...
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52 Weeks 2013 Week 9
November 04, 2013 - "Don't walk behind me;
I may not lead.
Don't walk in front of me;
I may not follow.
Just walk beside me and be my fr...
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Our God Reigns
October 31, 2013 - How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who announces peace and brings good news of happin...
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Get Quiet Before Him ...
October 11, 2013 - Getting quiet before God... something we all want to do. Something we all put off at times. He has so much He wants to s...
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52 Weeks 2013 Week 5
October 08, 2013 - The sky is an incredible thing. The clouds offer a continuously changing scene for us. We capture it with our eyes and s...
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Summer's End
September 25, 2013 - The end of a season... what does that really mean. One part of us goes dormant until it's time again I suppose. That usu...
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Lavendar
September 22, 2013 - Today is a lavendar sort of day...
Read the words and let them soak into your soul.
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52 Weeks 2013 Week 1
September 09, 2013 - 52 Weeks 2013 is my new project. A set of photos once a week for your viewing pleasure. Check back or sign up to receive...
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Photo Sale!
September 06, 2013 - I'm having a sale on all of my flower photography! Click here to see my whole selection. Enter the code 20percent at che...
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Sequoia National Forest
September 03, 2013 - The beginning of our three day journey into the mountains...
The sky was filled with smoke from the fires in the neighb...
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week 52 glorifying God day 2
March 15, 2013 - 52 weeks!
Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin.
Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his s...
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week 52 glorifying God day 1
March 11, 2013 - 52 weeks!
God gave me the desire. He gave me any talents that I have. He is continuing to develop those talents and cha...
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week 51 patterns day 1
February 19, 2013 - 52 weeks!
Patterns. They're everywhere.
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week 49 photography art day 1
February 05, 2013 - 52 weeks!
Watercolor was the medium I used. I'd take my camera out and take pictures of amazing scenes and then try to...
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week 48 black and white day 3
February 01, 2013 - 52 weeks!
An incredible spot. I drive by this place so many times during the week. The view is always different. God pr...
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week 48 blue day 1
January 21, 2013 - 52 weeks!
Not my favorite color
but one that you see everywhere.
Blue.
Skies.
Water.
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week 47 january day 5
January 18, 2013 - 52 weeks!
In the quiet morning hours, in the hustle and bustle of life, in my garden in the cool of the day... our Lord...
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week 46 do you see what I see day 3
January 09, 2013 - 52 weeks!
What beauty and peace these rolling hills provide. I drive by hills like these every day of my life. I live i...
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week 46 do you see what I see day 2
January 08, 2013 - 52 weeks!
The grass is green, the fenceline long and the view, well it goes on forever - in all directions. Shell Creek...
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week 45 where my car takes me day 5
January 04, 2013 - 52 weeks!
A road much traveled for me and everchanging colors and view. This is at the corner of Highway 41 and Webster...
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week 45 where my car takes me day 4
January 03, 2013 - 52 weeks!
An unlikely place - although who am I to say one place is more unlikely than another to find a shot. I was he...
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week 45 where my car takes me day 1
December 31, 2012 - 52 weeks!
At my house it was sunny. But as I headed in, taking a different route than normal the fog started to close i...
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week 43 winter day 2
December 18, 2012 - 52 weeks!
Winter in the part of California that I come from is barren trees, cloudy skies and green fields.
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week 40 at the bay day 1
November 26, 2012 - 52 weeks!
Yesterday, along with my husband Jim went over to Morro Bay for a short little celebration of our 34 years of...
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week 39 a fall day day 2
November 20, 2012 - 52 weeks!
Earlier this month I decided to take a little drive over to the coast. My hope was to get some beach shots. I...
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week 38 november day 5
November 16, 2012 - 52 weeks!
I was busy editing photos and just happened to glance behind me and see this amazing light coming through the...
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week 38 november day 4
November 15, 2012 - 52 weeks!
If you live anywhere on the Central Coast of California you saw this amazing sky last night. The colors were...
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week 38 november day 3
November 14, 2012 - 52 weeks!
It had been awhile since I'd been to the beach... I just had to go this one morning a week or so ago.
Click...
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week 35 orange day 5
October 26, 2012 - 52 weeks!
How many times have you driven by an old worn out home without a thought. This empty place was once someone's...
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week 34 orange day 4
October 25, 2012 - 52 weeks!
As I drive up my driveway my eyes are always drawn to the west, especially in the late afternoon/early evenin...
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week 35 orange day 1
October 22, 2012 - 52 weeks!
Baskets full of oranges seemed to be a good way to start out my week of 'orange'. Check back to see what othe...
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week 30 random day 5
September 21, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
...
There is beauty in everything,
as we look deeper and longer it can usually be found.
...
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week 30 random day 3
September 19, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
My favorite flower! I stuck some seeds in the ground a while back and up they came! My first time ever to gro...
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week 28 shell beach day 2
August 28, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
The air was crisp and damp. The sun was quickly fading yet so bright in front of me. I walked over to the edg...
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week 27 sierras day 3
August 22, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
Always a favorite for me. We love the little store. The trees are amazing. The roads are so inviting.
At the...
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week 27 sierras day 2
August 21, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
The creek may be called Dinkey... it's anything but that! The rocks are huge, the ponds can be deep. It's an...
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week 26 summer day 3
August 15, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
In California summer means beach. Montana de Oro, Avila Beach and Morro Bay each offer a different type of be...
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week 24 walk that way day 4
August 02, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
At the north end of Morro Bay at the end of a little neighborhood is a small parking lot. When you park there...
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week 23 sunrise-sunset day 3
July 25, 2012 - This drew me out...
It was amazing...
The sky was incredible...
I couldn't walk away...
Every minute the sky and c...
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week 23 sunrise-sunset day 2
July 24, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
Three photographs. Two days. Beautiful and different.
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week 23 sunrise-sunset day 1
July 23, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
s u n s e t
taken july 18 2012
8:03 p.m.
This was an amazing week for photographing the sky and very unusu...
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Tips and Treats Week 4
July 22, 2012 - There are so many spots on the web with amazing photography. I love to go to the National Geographic site and find inspi...
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week 22 santa margarita lake day 3
July 18, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
Besides the lake there are little treasures everywhere. I guess they're weeds, but they're interesting and de...
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week 22 santa margarita lake day 2
July 17, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
The weather was perfect at Santa Margarita Lake. We enjoyed some fishing, some photography and a picnic dinne...
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week 22 santa margarita lake day 1
July 16, 2012 - The panorama of Santa Margarita Lake
and the three photos used to create it...
52 Weeks!
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week 18 etc day 7
June 24, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
It was a cool evening in Atascadero. The water was still and the colors beautiful. The lake was busy with peo...
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week 18 etc day 6
June 23, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
A new favorite spot of mine to do portraits. The gardens are beautiful. The architectural details of both the...
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week 17 central coast day 6
June 16, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
A day at the lake with the man I love. He's been through alot. We've been through alot. It was a great time t...
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week 17 central coast day 5
June 15, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
A favorite of mine to photograph. I love each season. Most of these photos were taken over the last couple of...
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week 17 central coast day 4
June 14, 2012 - When you come out to see me, this will be one of the last views you see on Highway 41. I live just beyond those hills....
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week 17 central coast day 3
June 13, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
There's just something about a barn out in the field. I'm so attracted to scenes like this. This particular a...
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week 17 central coast day 2
June 12, 2012 - Every once in a while a photographer has to do a little photography trip on their own. Well, I guess I do it quite a bit...
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week 17 central coast day 1
June 11, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
Yesterday I had a photo shoot in Morro Bay. This shot seemed to be a perfect one to start off my week of shot...
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Week 16 Atascadero Day 6
June 09, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
Spring in Atascadero. If you decide to go for some frozen yogurt or visit one of the shops at the Adobe Plaza...
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Week 16 Atascadero Day 5
June 08, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
It's a peaceful place. A place where people gather. A place where you can be on your own but surrounded by ma...
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Week 16 Atascadero Day 3
June 06, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
The trees are amazing! On a hot summer day when you make the turn onto this road it's like a dream. So beauti...
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Week 15 Natural Abstract Day 5
June 01, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
When you wander with your camera in hand you're sure to see some of the tiny details in the midst of the larg...
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Week 15 Natural Abstract Day 2
May 29, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
Standing on the edge of the lake, looking across the water, my mind wanders as I look for something a little...
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Week 14 Cabo Day 6
May 26, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
Incredible, amazing... all formed by the hand of my God.
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Week 14 Cabo Day 5
May 25, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
As the sun sets on the beautiful sand blown beach the footprints are no more. It's peaceful and incredibly be...
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Week 13 Fallen Trees Day 1
May 14, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
Some of the most beautiful things on this earth are overlooked because they've lost their original beauty or...
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Week 8 Spring Day 7
April 15, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
Week 8 Recap
Thanks for looking this week. It was fun to look for something different for spring other than...
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Week 6 Roads Day 3
March 28, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
The area is called Eddy Ranch... dirt roads everywhere... Come on out for a visit... I'd love to see you!
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Week 6 Roads Day 2
March 27, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
My preference is to go on a drive with someone, but sometimes you have to go alone. This was one of those alo...
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Week 5 Heavens Day 3
March 21, 2012 - 52 Weeks!
God's creation shouts out glory to His Name.
His beauty surrounds us even in the driest locations.
He looks...
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Week 1 - Trees - Day 1
February 24, 2012 - Today I start a 52 Week Project. Each week will have a theme and each day will have photos and some words. I hope you’ll...
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