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Monthly Archive for July, 2007

Street Acrobatics

At our recent city parade a gymnastics class participated in the festivities with a float and troupe of students performing. My kids particularly enjoyed those doing flips and other tricks as they traveled down the road. I have seen a variety of street performers through the years, but I guess this would be [...]

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Oh Be Wise

Write a wise saying and your name will live forever.
– Anonymous
This one tickled my funny bone this morning. I realized I hadn’t posted a good quote recently and thought this one was more than appropriate. I could look for a serious application of this thought, but I figure I’ll leave it for what [...]

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The Great Outdoors

It’s early Monday morning and I am using a bit of my “golden hours” to share some quick posts on line.  I am headed out this week with my church youth group to the great outdoors.  That’s right, the (hopefully) blue skies and wide open spaces of Yellowstone National Park.  The boys are embarking on [...]

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Laughing Girls

Laughing Girls
Little girls typically do one of two things when playing, screech at a pitch and decibel level not meant to come from a human or giggle uncontrollably. There are a few other sounds, but these seem to be the most common.
My Allison has turned into quite the poser whenever I break out [...]

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Balloon Panoramic

Balloon Launch Panoramic
Ok, last balloon photo from this event. If you can’t tell, I enjoyed myself. This is one of the panoramics I was able to stitch together from 10 photos taken in quick sequence. The results were less than perfect, but still a fun result with the effort. Enjoy.
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More Balloon Photos

I am still in the process of working up some panoramic photos of the event, which is proving to be more difficult than I thought.  Though I took the photos as fast as I could, there was still a fair amount of movement with the balloons and people that blending them into one crisp large [...]

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Breathing Fire at the Air Balloon Show

 
Breathing Fire
This morning my family took in the air balloon show that is part of the Freedom Festival in Provo, Utah.  I have never been up close at one of these shows, and I have to say it is something to enjoy if you have the chance.  To watch these huge contraptions grow from flat [...]

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