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Alexandria Birthday Cannons

July 11, 2010
By melissa
Alexandria Birthday Cannons

Yesterday was year three that Chad and I attended the City of Alexandria’s birthday celebration, which I’ve written about before. Every year we enjoy the concert by the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra (this year’s theme was movie music), the fireworks, and the cannon fire support. However, this year I brought my camera and tripod –...
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4th of July on the National Mall (Fireworks!)

July 5, 2010
By melissa
4th of July on the National Mall (Fireworks!)

One of our friends works for the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). On the 4th of July they open up their 6th floor terrace to employees and their guests for fireworks viewing. Did I mention that their headquarters is on the National Mall? I brought my tripod and took a lot of pictures of fireworks.
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Strawberries!

May 2, 2010
By melissa
Strawberries!

I thought that for this evening I would combine the Sunday Food Interlude with with my home work for my photography class. This week, we needed to pick a subject and take 6 different photos of it in different situations and different perspectives, etc. My subject was straight from California and absolutely delicious: strawberries!...
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Good morning cherry blossoms

April 1, 2010
By melissa
Good morning cherry blossoms

Oh my goodness! Two posts in just one week – I’m setting myself up for disappointment and disaster here. Anyway, I got a new camera recently and will be starting photography class soon. Since I have this nice new toy now, I felt compelled to meet some friends before dawn this morning at the...
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