Yesterday was the 4th of July, 235 years ago the United States gained Independence from Britain.

Sweet Shot Tuesday

I met Alia while on a photography scavenger hunt in Marietta Square with my girls. She is raising money to go to the Berklee College of Music Summer Program by performing on the sidewalk during the Marietta Square Farmers Market.
It’s great to see someone using their talent to move toward their dream.

If you would like follow her progress or donate stop by her Berklee Blog.

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Rings on piano keys from a recent wedding we photographed.  The rings are a symbol of unending love in a wedding because they are an unbroken circle. After I placed the rings on the keys of a piano, I starting thinking about how the piano in the right hands can produce beautiful music. One key alone does not produce music, keys played in the wrong order will make sounds but not music. When in the hands of a master the sounds flow smoothly together into music and is enjoyable hear. It reminded me of marriage, two people alone do not make a marriage it takes focus on the Master to keep the marriage flowing in harmony.

To see more photographs from this wedding hop over to Worley Arts.

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Our dog Lacy is one of the quietest dogs I’ve owned. She will bark at an occasional delivery person or another dog that comes too close to our yard; if not for those times we would sometimes forget we had a dog. She also has a quiet way of letting us know when she needs to go outside. She leaps at the back door and she is a high leaper.

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A bumblebee doing what he does best, pollinating our cone flowers. I spotted him from our front door, grabbed my camera and headed outside to find out which way he went. Because my bee dialect is very rusty, he would not stay still when I asked. But after a few minutes of chasing him from flower to flower I was able to make this photo. I love the colors and the details in the photograph.

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