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• The new healthcare plan

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  WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - The United States Senate today unveiled details of its health care plan, tentatively called CompromiseCareTM:-- Under CompromiseCareTM, people with no coverage will be allowed to keep their current plan.-- Medicare will be extended to 55-year-olds as soon as they turn 65.-- You will have access [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 5:32pm EST
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• Late afternoon along the Canal du Nivernais, ...

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  Late afternoon along the Canal du Nivernais, Burgundy region of France; September, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2009, 9:26am EST
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• Tourists watch as a rainbow appears on ...

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  Tourists watch as a rainbow appears on the far shore. Lincoln City, Oregon; June, 2005. [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2009, 8:23am EST
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• A colorful, but ancient, garage door. (Click ...

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  A colorful, but ancient, garage door. (Click on the thumbnail to read the sign). Jerome, Arizona; May, 2007. [...]
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  Posted: December 16, 2009, 9:26am EST
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• A bucolic scene on the campus of ...

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  A bucolic scene on the campus of Bennington College. Bennington, Vermont; August, 2007. [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 9:57am EST
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• The Crooked River winds through Smith Rock ...

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  The Crooked River winds through Smith Rock State Park. Near Terrebonne, Oregon; February, 2005. [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2009, 9:06am EST
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• Back to the Future

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  So when I began this site over 5 years ago, I thought it would be an Internet place where I could pontificate, demonstrate, indicate, and medicate people who stopped by. Turns out it became just a photo blog; not that there's anything wrong with that.But every now and again I [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 9:40am EST
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• A nice little window box in all ...

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  A nice little window box in all its simplistic glory. (click on the thumbnail to see the ingenious way they hung the frame on the wall) Montmontre section of Paris, France; September, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 9:06am EST
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• Mount Jefferson with an extended cloud cap. ...

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  Mount Jefferson with an extended cloud cap. Taken from the hill up behind my house. (click thumbnail for more detail) Madras, Oregon; March, 2004. [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 9:47am EST
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• Crown Point Lookout watches as the mighty ...

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  Crown Point Lookout watches as the mighty Columbia rolls on. Columbia River Gorge, Oregon; August, 2007. [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 8:42am EST
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• Water flows over a weir and onto ...

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  Water flows over a weir and onto a solid rock bed. Stone Mountain, Georgia; October, 2004. [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 9:25am EST
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• This 7-foot high water fountain is at ...

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  This 7-foot high water fountain is at the entrance to Taliesen West, Frank Lloyd Wright's western home, now turned into an architectural college and tourist attraction. (Click on the thumbnail to try to find the hammer embedded in the monolith behind the fountain) Scottsdale, Arizona; September, 2004. [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 9:09am EST
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• The Houses of Parliament, the tower of ...

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  The Houses of Parliament, the tower of Big Ben and Westminster Bridge from across the Thames River. London, UK; September, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 9:16am EST
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• This is a Druid. What? You thought ...

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  This is a Druid. What? You thought Druids had gone the way of the dodo bird? Yeah, me, too. But apparently not. This guy was available to give you a full Druidic discourse--for a donation, of course. (Click on the thumbnail to get a better view of his full regalia) [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 10:04am EST
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• Self portrait in a blue ball. (Click ...

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  Self portrait in a blue ball. (Click on the thumbnail to see me) Clackamas, Oregon; November, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 8:19am EST
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• The snow line. High Cascades Mountain range ...

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  The snow line. High Cascades Mountain range Oregon; November, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 11:09am EST
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• On the final day of our float, ...

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  On the final day of our float, we were out of cash, so I had to bike it from the Canal du Nivernais 4 or 5 kilometers into town to find an ATM so we could pay our ride back to the put in point. I stopped in the middle [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:05am EST
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• Into the clouds: Traveling from my Central ...

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  Into the clouds: Traveling from my Central Oregon home to the Portland area and back takes me up and over the Cascade Mountains range. On this day, there was a break in the clouds and I stopped to snag this one. (you can see the cloud patterns better by clicking [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 10:40am EST
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• Oregon's biggest cash crop is landscaping shrubs, ...

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  Oregon's biggest cash crop is landscaping shrubs, which makes for a colorful Fall. Sandy, Oregon; November, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 6:53pm EST
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• So there we were. Just got out ...

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  So there we were. Just got out of the car to attend a folk festival when this wild young buck comes strolling through the parking area. Good thing we were armed (with a camera). Sisters, Oregon; September, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 9:16am EST
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• What the heck: It's Fall, I've got ...

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  What the heck: It's Fall, I've got leaves on the brain. (Click on the the thumbnail to see the water droplets) Clackamas, Oregon; November, 2009.' [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:44am EST
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• Let's end the week with a trip ...

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  Let's end the week with a trip down a little side street in Montmartre. Note the pizza parlor on the left. I think the only thing more prevalent in France than pizza parlors are pharmacies. Paris, France; September, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:58am EST
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• Red leaves on a cement cast. Clackamas, ...

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  Red leaves on a cement cast. Clackamas, Oregon; November, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 9:29am EST
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• First snow storm while driving this season. ...

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  First snow storm while driving this season. Don't try this at home kids--taking a photo while driving, I mean. (Click on the thumbnail to see the snow flakes comin' atcha) Rural Klamath County, Oregon; November, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:11am EST
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• Little Abandoned House in the Meadow After ...

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  Little Abandoned House in the Meadow After a Snow Storm. I'm thinkin' that won't work as a book title. (click on the thumbnail to actually see the house) Near Chiloquin, Oregon; November, 2009.' [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 10:04am EST
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• One of the most popular drives in ...

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  One of the most popular drives in Oregon is the one from the Portland area to Government Camp at the base of Mount Hood. Without a doubt the most popular place to pull over on that drive is right here when one gets the first really good, nearly full view [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:28am EST
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• Oh, heck. We started the week with ...

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  Oh, heck. We started the week with a sunset, let's end it with one, too. I was looking out my front window week before last and saw this through the trees. I grabbed my little point and shoot, ran outside and snagged this one. (click on the thumbnail to see [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 9:34am EST
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• Right after the rain. (click thumbnail to ...

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  Right after the rain. (click thumbnail to get wet) Clackamas, Oregon; November, 2009 [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 9:43am EST
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• Late afternoon on the high desert, the ...

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  Late afternoon on the high desert, the sun behind a cloud. (click on the thumbnail for more detail) Near Warm Springs, Oregon; November, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 11:31am EST
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• A stunt rider does his thing on ...

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  A stunt rider does his thing on the tarmac. Madras, Oregon; August, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:47am EST
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• One the reasons to be thankful I ...

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  One the reasons to be thankful I live in Central Oregon. Near Terrebonne, Oregon; October, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:44am EST
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• We end this week's theme of Doors ...

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  We end this week's theme of Doors and Windows of France with this offering. Joigny, France, September, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:37am EST
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• The sunlight catches the plants, wall, and ...

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  The sunlight catches the plants, wall, and windows in this offering for this week's theme. Vermenton, France; September, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:10am EST
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• More French doors and windows, this week's ...

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  More French doors and windows, this week's theme. Châtel-Censoir, France; September, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 9:38am EST
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• Continuing with our theme this week of ...

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  Continuing with our theme this week of doors and windows of France, this offering has lace curtains with a fruit pattern. (more detail by clicking on the thumbnail) Auxerre, France; September, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 8:25am EST
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• We had such a good time with ...

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  We had such a good time with a theme week last week that we thought we'd do another one this week: Doors and windows of France. The French love to decorate their stoops and window ledges, and lace curtains with distinctive patterns are also de rigueur. (click on the thumbnail' [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 9:07am EST
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• We'll close out the week with this ...

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  We'll close out the week with this Deadhead I ran into along the banks of the Thames last month on my trip to Europe. London, UK; September, 2009.' [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 8:52am EDT
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• As we continue our All Hallow's Eve ...

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  As we continue our All Hallow's Eve week here at the Grind we thought we'd--OMG!!!!! Someone put a knife through my granddaughter's brain!!!!!!!!!!! Portland, Oregon; July, 2009.' [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 9:33am EDT
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• Finally, let's throw in some creepy-crawlies. (There ...

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  Finally, let's throw in some creepy-crawlies. (There are more of them in this photo than at first meets the eye. Click on the thumbnail to count. I found 8.). Ashland, Oregon; October, 2006. [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 9:33am EDT
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• And you have to have pumpkins, right? ...

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  And you have to have pumpkins, right? Like these carved for a contest by the residents of the place where I work. Redmond, Oregon; October, 2008. [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 8:41am EDT
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• It's All Hallow's Eve week here at ...

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  It's All Hallow's Eve week here at the Grind. And of course one starts any decent Halloween celebration with cobwebs, right? It looks like these French spiders have the right idea. (click on the thumbnail to count the plethora of webs). Canal du Nivernais, Burgundy region of France; September, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 9:32am EDT
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• For 10 minutes at the top of ...

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  For 10 minutes at the top of each hour nightly, a plethora of twinkly lights are lit on the Eiffel Tower. Waiting when it's a tad cool can be a trial. Luckily, there was little wind this night, so the reflection was pretty decent. (click on the thumbnail for much [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 9:49am EDT
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• Dusk along the Yonne River. While I ...

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  Dusk along the Yonne River. While I actually took this shot, I posted it to a photo web site a few days ago and someone took it into an HDR program to 'enhance' it and then sent it back to me. This is their final product, which I do like. [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2009, 9:26am EDT
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• One of my faves: Todd Snider at ...

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  One of my faves: Todd Snider at the Sisters Folk Festival. Sisters, Oregon; September, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 8:50am EDT
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• Fall foliage along the Yonne River. (Better ...

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  Fall foliage along the Yonne River. (Better color if you click on the thumbnail) Burgundy region of France; September, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: October 20, 2009, 10:03am EDT
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• Since I live in a small, rural ...

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  Since I live in a small, rural town in the US, I was a little surprised to see this outdoor restaurant scene. Of course, major metropolitan communities--especially in Europe--all likely have large populations of people from the Middle East, I hadn't actually come across something like this before. I think' [...]
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  Posted: October 19, 2009, 9:12am EDT
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• The centuries-old Catholic church with it's beautiful ...

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  The centuries-old Catholic church with it's beautiful shadows, columns, and pipe organ. Châtel-Censoir, France, September, 2009 [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 8:40am EDT
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• A ferris wheel at the base of ...

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  A ferris wheel at the base of some big pointy thing. Paris, France; September, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2009, 8:45am EDT
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• Another participant in the Mayor's Festival parade ...

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  Another participant in the Mayor's Festival parade along the Thames River stands on a float under a representation of Jesus. (Click on the thumbnail to get a better look at those clothes she's almost wearing). London, UK; September, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 9:43am EDT
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• Yours truly holding our rented boat Saintes ...

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  Yours truly holding our rented boat Saintes tight against the lock wall on a feeder leg of the Canal du Nivernais. (click the thumbnail to notice I'm actually holding both the front and rear lines around the bollard) Near Vermenton, France; September, 2009.' [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 11:57am EDT
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