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Driving Through Zion National Park 7.11.2011

Jared and I spent the weekend near Brian Head Ski Resort, about an hour and a half north of St George, just 12 miles east of Interstate 15.  On monday, we decided to take a scenic drive home.  We drove [...]

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Slightly enhanced Court of the Patriarchs rays.. "Magnificent rays2 Comments

A New Family

I love taking pictures of couples in love… I especially loved taking pictures of this beautiful couple because they are expecting their first child to arrive this month.  They are very excited to meet their little girl , as am [...]

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So In Love!No Comments

Happy Fourth of July 2011

I took these photos of the Fireworks on the 4th of July in 2006!  We were visiting friends in St George 6 weeks before we moved here! Today, Jared and I spent the morning hiking in Zion’s National Park.  We [...]

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Fireworks Fourth of July in St George By Jen McBrideNo Comments

Gunlock Reservoir Overflow- Red Rock Waterfall

I love waterfalls and in Southern Utah we have many waterfalls that only run occasionally.  It is a desert! Just south of the Gunlock Reservoir is an overflow where excess water flows over redrocks into deep pools.  Some adventurous fools [...]

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Baby Shower Photos

Baby Showers are a time to celebrate the much anticipated arrival of a beautiful child into a family.  They are also a time for women to gather, eat, socialize and bring gifts to the “expectant mother”.   Baby Showers are [...]

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"Mother of Expectant Mother, Expectant Mother, Sister of Expectant Mother and Niece"No Comments

Happy Commotion

I have lived a dream. For the past several years, I have been very drawn to abstract art.  So much so, that I was even tempted to try it! Vici Pryor, whom I call mom, though we are not related [...]

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Happy Commotion --- Jen's First Abstract Painting2 Comments

Japanese Friendship Garden San Diego, CA

I love San Diego, California.  And one of my favorite places in San Diego is Balboa Park.  When I nannied in La Jolla in 1999, I would visit Balboa park on many a free Tuesday.  One of my favorite places [...]

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Japanese Friendship Garden Balboa Park June 2011No Comments

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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"All the FISH ARE DEAD!"  I never expected to hear those words from Jared last night!No Comments

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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The End of UP and Over Pine Valley Mountain!  " The Pine Valley Reservoir"1 Comment

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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Broken Windows – Photography by Jen McBride2 Comments