Category: Photography
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Magical Night Sky (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 15)
Even when it’s only a glow along the horizon, the northern lights still dazzle and leave us in awe. Standing at the end of the forest, with eyes toward the Northern Minnesota sky, the rest of the world simultaneously falls away and seems to grow limitless. Every viewing is just as magical as if one…
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Change of Seasons (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 10)
Minnesotans love to talk about the weather. It’s probably because there’s always something to talk about. We gripe when the weather turns hot and humid; we gripe just as loud when the temps turn frigid and the snow piles up. Setting aside the aggravations, the change of seasons brings new delights — a shift in…
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Preserving Moments, Part II (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 8)
On Day 6 of the 30 Days of Gratitude, I recalled fond vacation memories and spending time with family on St. John, USVI … years before the devastation of the Hurricane Irma ripped so much of the island to shreds two months ago. Before we even had time to fully comprehend the damage done by…
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Preserving Moments, Part I (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 6)
Photography is amazing — it allows us to capture a moment in time to revisit again and again. Some of those moments are heartbreaking. We have seen its power during times of tragedy and disaster … too many times in the recent days and months. Gratefully, photography also allows us to revisit happier times. Even…
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Take Time to Watch the Sunset (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 3)
We so often get wrapped up in our over-scheduled lives, with the constant barrage of technological communications and screen distractions, that we forget to breathe and just be. While driving north after a commitment for work in the Twin Cities, the sky was increasingly filled with the most glorious glow of pink and orange. I…
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