Author Archives: John

Beautiful Flower in a Garden

This was taken back in April when a friend’s Iris garden was in bloom. All the flowers were very pretty, I finally had a chance to look through them, and this was one of my favorites.

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Replica Mini Steam Train

This was scale model steam train we saw when we went to Maker Faire. The neat thing was it was a functioning steam train, they poured water in, and steam came out as it went around the track. The whole … Continue reading

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Yes, they have a llama

We were invited to a ranch a while back. It was a lot of fun, there was a tractor ride, the kids were able to operate a backhoe, which mine found very exciting. They had a dog, many cows, lots … Continue reading

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Carrot Cupcakes

This was at another wedding I attended recently, and boy were these yummy. They are as good as they look. Now I just need to finish sorting through the rest of the ~500 pictures I took that day and I’ll … Continue reading

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Alice in Wonderland

It’s been a while since I uploaded a picture. Between the busy schedule and some computer trouble it took me a while. But here it is, a cup and bottle from an Alice in Wonderland themed wedding I attended. It … Continue reading

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Natural Landscapes 2: Beach in San Diego

Now I find my self a little behind, amazing how easy it is to get busy with life. Maybe I can catch up since it’s only one week behind. Here is a beach in San Diego in February, yeah they … Continue reading

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Natural Landscapes 1: Zion National Park

This was taken in 2006 with my fil’s 25 year old film slr. It worked good, was pictured in the last post. It was a lot of fun using that camera during that trip. Though I burned through 12 rolls … Continue reading

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Resolution 4: Go hunting…

…for that perfect shot. I hope to use this challenge to improve my photography so this was an attempt at a self portrait. In the shot is my father-in-laws manual film slr, which I find very enjoyable shooting with. Though … Continue reading

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Resolution 3: Definition

Continuing the challenge from the last two weeks here is my third entry to the group. It was harder to think of a good picture for the theme which is currently resolution, so I decided to be very literal and … Continue reading

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Resolution 2: Read More Books

Continuing with the challenge from PhotoChallenge, this my second entry for Resolution. I wanted to remind my self to read more books so I took a picture of the books I currently have on my reading list for this year. Again … Continue reading

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