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Hello everyone.

I just realized it's my father's birthday today. However, he passed away in 1993 at the age of 69 of cancer. He was in the Air Force during World War II and used to work on the bombers, repairing them and changing the engines I always thought that was neat. Using the skills he learned in the service he started a custom auto repair business and eventually succeeded as one of the largest auto salvage yards in New Hampshire. He also sold used cars (of which I am very thankful as he gave both my sister and I a car for High School Graduation).

Here's a photo of him when he graduated High School. My father and I were close and he was always supportive when I wanted to do little projects like raise Guinea Pigs or Hamsters and he helped me to build the cages. Also, when I wanted to make a project requiring hammer and nails he was always there to help (probably because he knew I was a klutz). However, he did allow me to have freedom to ride a motorcycle and go-carts when I was small and although supportive, didn't like it much when I used to gallop the horse through the business parking lot.

I was never sure how he felt about me until he died and people he knew said how proud he was of me, that I tried lots of different jobs and I was a success in his eyes. It was good to hear those things from his friends. Even today, almost 20 years later, he would be proud to see the woman I have become and I think he'd be pretty amazed!

Haven't posted in a while...

Thanks for visiting my blog. I haven't posted much lately so will try to be more consistent in the future. My goal was to post a photo a day and haven't quite gotten their yet.

Here's a photo taken in NYC a couple of weeks ago which was one of my favorite.

Sample of recent shots...

When in New York City a couple of weeks ago I took dozens of shots. This one was my favorite. Two people taking a walk on a Sunday morning.

Central Park - NYC - 2011

All weekend while in NYC I kept thinking of the book "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn". So, I focused on trees. This one was in Central Park. I was taking a photo of the people on the walkway with the trees not the focal point and decided to angle my camera upward to get this shot.

Greeting Cards

For years I have told myself I want to start a greeting card company. I'm not sure if that's what I should do but I do make 5 x 7 blank notecards if you are interested. They are $3.95 each and come with an envelope. Shipping is extra unless you are local and would like to come browse through them at my Gallery at 400 Pleasant Street in Gardner. Just call ahead to make sure I'm open at 978-630-1953. Here is a sample of the type of cards I print.

Memorial Lights Catalog

I was very pleased to have been the photographer for the cover of the Memorial Lights Brochure which listed all of the contributors this past year which help fun the lights at Monument Park in Gardner, MA. When asked to take this shot it was nearing the deadline for the brochure to go to the printers and Patty Bergstrom asked if I or one of my photographer friends would take a photo. I hate the cold but decided to go to the Park that night and see what type of shot I could take. It was windy and freezing cold but I parked at the entrance to the skating rink and walked up the street. Being way too cold to hang out and use a tripod, I braced myself up against a telephone pole and was able to capture this image (which I have also manipulated in photoshop). I sent the image to Patty and today she mailed me a copy of the brochure. I was pleasantly surprised!