Koi Pond- Memorial Pond
When I was 16 years old, I won an essay contest and spent 6 weeks in Japan. I spent the first three weeks in Ishinomaki, with two different host families from the Ishinomaki, Lions Club. On March 11, 2011 I [...]
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Up and Over Pine Valley Mountain
First of all, I have to say that the name of a mountain should not include the word VALLEY. That just isn’t right. And that alone should have detoured me from taking the hike up and over Pine Valley Mountain [...]
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Broken Windows
After an long hike over Pine Valley Mountain, I saw this old house in the valley. The windows of this house are now covered with an ugly new board! I am glad I took pictures over a year ago of [...]
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Personality Shows
Let’s face it, not everyone is photogenic and not everyone shows their true personality in Portraits. This Young Woman has personality and is not afraid to let it show! Each of her portraits showed her unique personality and I [...]
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Fish Out of Water – Chapter 13
Fish Out of Water- Chapter 13 Monday, June 27th 2007 The hot summer day was cooler as the sun began to fade behind the mountains in the west. I had a meeting in Sun Valley with some clients and was [...]
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Fish Out of Water – Chapter 12
Fish Out of Water- Chapter 12 Monday, July 8th 2002 It wasn’t until I was in the shower about to get ready for the funeral that I remembered that I was to speak that day. With all the things that [...]
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Fish Out of Water- Chapter 11 Sunday, July 7th 2002 It had taken me a long time to get to sleep. It might have been the eternal nap I had taken earlier that day. I wasn’t sure what time I [...]
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Fish Out of Water- Chapter 11 Saturday, July 6th, 2002 “Hello”, I muttered into the small receiver of my cell phone early Saturday morning. “I am sorry. I didn’t mean to wake you,” said a female voice on the other [...]
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Fish Out of Water- Chapter 9 Friday, July 5th, 2002 It was 1 o’clock in the morning and I was lying on my bed staring at the ceiling. Images of my mother flashed through my mind. I couldn’t stop thinking [...]
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Fish Out of Water- Chapter 8 Thursday, July 4th, 2002 I woke up about five in the morning and drove straight to the hospital in Seattle only stopping for gas and a bite to eat, but I wasn’t really hungry. [...]
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