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flowers: Guinness advert

flourish on Guinness: advertisement with flowers (day 14 of the 30 day photo challenge: flowers)

Today’s challenge photo is my tongue-in-cheek response to the “flowers” prompt, as I’m not much of a floral photographer: a shot of a vintage advertisement displayed in the Guinness storehouse tour.

flower vendors in dublin

But if that’s not flowery enough for you, here’s …

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from a distance: the italian alps

the italian alps, viewed from the plane (day 13 of the 30 day photo challenge: from a distance)

For today’s Challenge, “From A Distance”, I knew I had the perfect picture – because I don’t think I’ve ever had more distance between myself and a subject than when I took this shot of the Italian Alps.

Since I …

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ireland photo recap, days 1, 2 & 3: dublin

my perfectly crafted pint of Guinness

This Ireland Recap spans July 14-16: days 1, 2, & 3 of my family’s 2011 vacation to Ireland.

We flew into Dublin on July 14 at around 4pm. By the time we had waited for our bags, procured our rental car, and driven circles around the airport due to a persnickety GPS, we were tired and hungry. …

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tidbits of sam’s july

July’s been a whirlwind of a month, the kind summer specializes in, so I’ll let the camera do the talking for now. More stories will hopefully follow during my relaxed August!

silly pictures with cousins, aunt stephanie, and mama!

July started with a wonderful trip down to Roanoke …

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roma: bones, playgrounds, mass, & biscotti

Saturday the 26th of February

Day 2 of Rome was full of walking around, exploring, and eating good food: the three best things to do in a new city. We visited more churches, and I got to see a good …

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buongiorno, roma!

beautiful elaborate church ceilingdomed church ceilingI suppose I’ll just introduce this nonchalantly… I’m in Rome for the weekend!

Katie, one of my best friends from high school, is studying abroad in Roma. How could I pass up this opportunity to visit? Now I get to …

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snow light

snowy hill

papa filming

glowing chair lift

glowy lights

my skis

night skiing is one of the greatest things ever created.…

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fearful descent

mountain view, keystone colorado

Today, with the exception of the first photo, we are featuring a guest photographer: my brother Ben! Didn’t he do a good job?

andy on his board

Today was a more challenging day. We were up early and out the door by 9:15, and …

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