Ella Hope ~ A Beautful Butterfly

A Butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam.
And for brief moment its glory and beauty belong to our world.
But then it flies again and though we wish it could of stayed, we felt so lucky to have seen it.
-unknown
Ella Hope ~ A sweet little girl died last night from Diffused Intrinsic Pontine Glioma. My [...]

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Boston Photo Tour Day One…

So here I am in the city with no other real purpose than to walk around and enjoy it’s beauty and photograph anything I want… I’m alone for this part of my journey except for meeting up with several of the Bruce Bud’s I have met through the years that live in the Boston area.  [...]

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Beautiful Boston !

I’m here and the weather and company have been wonderful !  1st stop Winthrop to visit the family.  My neice Christina was home from Springfield College and brought a few friends with her… We walked across the street to the beach and took a few fun jumping shots with her friends and younger sister Laura Jean [...]

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Hold on Leaves ! I’m Coming ! 3 More Days!

Well I have been reduced to checking the weather, the extended 10 day forecast and the “most recent ” posted pictures on Flickr from the Boston area every morning while I drink my coffee… I came across this beautiful one this morning of the Back Bay ( where I will be on my photo walk [...]

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10 more days and I will be in Boston !

celebrating my recovery from hip replacement surgery and running around with my camera on photo walks in Beacon Hill and Back Bay in between visiting family in Winthrop!  I was searching Flickr last night and came across some pictures taken by Southiejason and found out he took them from Top Of The Hub [...]

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Another Fun Filled Weekend with my Favorite Photographic Subject ..

Yesterday we went to Folsom Bridge and then hiked down to the river, where Haley broke into a tribal maiden dance as the kayakers paddled past … I, on the other hand did not break out and dance…I was just pleased  that 3 months and 2 weeks after my hip replacement surgery, I [...]

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Low F Stops & Golden Hour Weekend

Many Friday nights, when I go to the train or light rail stations to pick up Steve and Haley , I like to take my camera along with my 85 mm 1.4 lens attached… This weekend I waited at the Sunrise station and took a few shots while waiting… First of the empty track and [...]

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San Francisco Day 3 & 4

We took Muni into downtown and went to the movies ! One of my friends had highly recomended Mama Mia and it really was a fun, uplifting, get up and dance kind of movie! It made me want to make reservations ASAP for Greece ! And perhaps find my very own Pierce Brosnan [...]

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A New Hip and A New Lease On Life

Well, I thought this was as good a time and place as any to begin … A new hip has given me renewed hope for a more active life and the ability to more aggressively pursue my part time job as a photographer. Being able to squat and get the shot is a must for [...]

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