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  • Graduation and Serving Pie

    Graduation and Serving Pie

    What a weekend for Yumiko Chan. On Saturday she graduated from Japanese School after nine long years. She received her diploma and gave a wonderful speech in Japanese with her fellow graduate Jona sitting by her side practicing. Then later that evening she served a little pie at the final performace of Willy Wonka…

  • The Hawk

    The Hawk

    On Tuesday morning I was walking through the woods and came across another photographer. We struck up a conversation and he ended showing me, via the screen on his camera, photographs of a hawk he had stalked for the last few hours. His photographs were breathtakingly good. The light was marvelous, the hawk had…

  • Sunday Morning at the Franklin Institute

    Sunday Morning at the Franklin Institute

    Ain’t nothin as much fun as a Sunday Morning at the Benjamin Franklin Institute. Check out Yumiko on the High Wire!! And Ken (never touch sugar) eating an oatmeal raisin cookie AND a brownie. What’s the world coming to?!!?

  • Let It Be

    Three nights a week, every week, Yumiko has a ballet class in Narberth, PA. Narberth is a good 25 minute drive from our house on a few heavily traveled roads. I drove her there tonight for her 4:00 class. After dropping her off, I turned around to make the trip back home. On my…

  • What Bird is This?

    What Bird is This?

    I came across a lot of these beautiful little bluebirds sitting on low branches this morning. They were watching out for worms or something moving on the ground, would jump down, gobble up the worm and jump back on the branch. One looked up at me while I was photographing and was a bit…

  • Sparrow in Yet ANOTHER Storm!!

    Sparrow in Yet ANOTHER Storm!!

    Well, Yumiko, Ken and I are home again today with another snow storm swirling outside. Looks like we may have school through the end of August. Even through it all, I know those little bulbs are waiting under all this snow to just peak out their heads. Come on Spring!!

  • Vultures Doing Their Thing

    Vultures Doing Their Thing

    My photo class this week was to find animals doing what they do and catch them in the act. This morning, I found a group of vultures doing what they do best. Might not be a good idea to click on these photos if you have a delicate system. The vultures in the trees…