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Photos from a 4-year old's vantage point. Photos by Kolton.

Photos from a 4-year old's vantage point. Photos by Kolton.

Photos from a 4-year old's vantage point. Photos by Kolton.

Photos from a 4-year old's vantage point. Photos by Kolton.

Photos from a 4-year old's vantage point. Photos by Kolton.

Photos from a 4-year old's vantage point. Photos by Kolton.

I'll do a proper scan at some point in the future. Apparently, this is a photo taken at my sister's house a couple of years ago. I'm not sure Kristin has seen it either. Sent from my iPhone

Sent from my iPhone

There were chickens in this manger. Well, sort of.... this was at a local restaurant that specializes in chicken and biscuits. The iPhone photo doesn't do it justice, but it looked really cute across the top of the counter. I used to see things like this all the time when I was growing up, but now it seems most people are reluctant to display anything in their stores that might imply that Christmas actually has a religious meaning...as if the first six letters are some kind of fluke. If the entire calendar system is marked by this Baby's birth, you would think it must have once been considered a very important event. Nowadays, it seems most everyone wants to relegate the Christmas holiday to jingle bells, fat men with sleighs, fake snowflakes, and tinsel. That's the Hollywood version of Christmas. I'll celebrate the traditional way. 2013-12-29 20.21.07.jpg

He didn't put the camera down from the moment he received it. I have high hopes here! :) DSC03463.JPG

(Sent from my iPhone because I didn't have a real camera with me. lol) -- Okay, so it's a day early. Tyger's birthday is tomorrow, but we celebrated today. I worked at our Asheville location today (WSKY) and was invited after work to enjoy dinner at the Japanese steakhouse with Tyger, his family and some of our friends helping us with the Asheville tower move. Eating at Yoshida is always entertaining, and the food is always great, but the big surprise at the end of the meal was that they knew about Tyger's birthday, sang Happy Birthday to him, and presented him with this delicious dessert, which the girls promptly fought him over. lol. Had a great time tonight!

The youngest and the eldest. (My baby sister and I pose for the camera during our Thanksgiving get-together.)

I've got to start carrying my good camera with me all the time. These cell phone shots just aren't clear enough. Sent from my iPhone

I've got to start carrying my good camera with me all the time. These cell phone shots just aren't clear enough. Sent from my iPhone

I've got to start carrying my good camera with me all the time. These cell phone shots just aren't clear enough. Sent from my iPhone

I had a funeral to attend recently. My sister-in-law's mother died, who was well into her 80's or 90's. At the last minute they asked if I could capture/record the comments somehow so that the deceased's husband, who can barely hear, would be able to play back the minister's comments later, since he couldn't hear well enough to know what was being said at the time. Not having any equipment with me other than the Sony Videocam, I tried to discretely video the service. This is one of those low res automatic shots the Sony takes while doing video. I have it programmed to lock in on faces and take an automatic shot anytime it thinks someone is smiling. In this case, in the middle of a solemn memorial ceremony, the minister did manage to smile a few times, and this is what I got. (note- I've got to get a newer Sony. My unit is 4-5 years old, and while it shoots great stills when in photo mode, it only shoots low res while doing vids. I'm sure the newer models take a much higher quality photo while doing video.)

Not bad for a first time! (Sent from my iPhone)

Not that I'd want to fish, wade, or swim here anyway. :) Sent from my iPhone