I always bust out this photo for the 4th of July. It’s one of my all time favorite shots that I captured. This was done “old school” on slide Film (Fuji Velvia 50) and a non-digital SLR (Nikon F5). Sometimes there’s nothing wrong with recycling the past…especially when the colors are this vibrant! Hope your 4th is as good as mine is going to be.
Always loved this photo. I took it March 12, 2003 using my Nikon F5 and Fuji Velvia 50 slide film. You just can’t get warmth like this with digital. Anyhow, hope your 4th is fantastic.
I love Memorial Day. It’s the unofficial start of the BBQ season. Memorial Day basically says, “Yes, it’s ok to do nothing, until the day after Labor Day, except eat MEAT that’s been carefully grilled.”
There’s a smell that comes from cooking on a grill that you just can’t replicate in the kitchen. It’s almost primal in nature. Like moths to a flame, the smell draws people in and once they’ve arrived you’ll see smiles all around.
We didn’t host Memorial Day this year. We picked up the brats and let Cheryl’s parents do the cooking. If you ask me, that’s a smart move, since that means they’ll be doing the clean up as well 
Cora was too young (just over a month old) to really enjoy Memorial Day last year, but we made up for it this year. Check out the photos covering her 2nd Memorial Day experience.
Cora Shopping At Target (Day Before Memorial Day)
A Wise Selection; Johnsonville Brats
Clearly Those Brats Are Hers
No Seriously, Those Are Her Brats
As a Matter of Fact, Let Me Try to Eat Them Now
Love My iPod; Thanks For Reminding Me
Indeed It IS Time For Brats
We’ll Boil Them in Beer First…
…Then We’ll Grill Them
Almost Done
Now, That’s What I’m Talking About
Cora’s Ready to Eat
We Gave Her a Tiny Taste; Now Using Sign Language She’s Saying “More”
Yes, Chow Down
All in all a great day. In addition to cooking and eating, we made time to visit the park, where Cora enjoyed the swing, throwing the baseball, and the slides. Pictures of those activities can be found here.
Last night we took Cora to her first baseball game. She got to watch the Minnesota Twin beat the Texas Rangers in extra innings. Cora saw some great defense, so-so pitching, and a few home runs. We even almost caught a foul ball. Literally, the ball was caught two rows directly in front of our seats. Oh well sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you don’t.
Cora made some friends at the game and had her first taste of cotton candy. It was really funny watching her try to figure out why the cotton candy kept melting in her mouth. Photos were taken with the Fuji; so please excuse the quality.
We took Cora on a carousel ride yesteday. She really enjoyed herself. I think she was a little freaked out at first, but once the carousel started moving she really embraced the whole experience. The pictures are a little blurry; my bad for not using the Nikon D2Hs and instead opting to use the point and shoot Fuji F31d. Next time we do this, we’ll have better photos!
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