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Japanese Maple in Portland's Japanese Garden

After being turned off for the winter, maintenance men are checking the fountain in the city square, in preparation to be operational as springtime approaches.

Early morning vapors emit from hot pools in meadows along the Nez Perce Creek in Yellowstone National Park.

Painting a beautiful scene amongst the loud vacationers.

A raft of Galapagos Seal Lions in the surf off Isabela Island

Ice skating on a lake at Keystone in the Colorado mountains

summertime at the carnival

A display of varying viewpoints at Ground Zero on the day of Osama Bin Laden's confirmed death.

Walking down to the docks in the Puget sound.

Duero River as it passes through Aranda de Duero, Burgos, Spain

Visiting the Lincoln Memorial on a Christmas visit home.

An old canon on the Antietam National Battlefield on a snowy October morning

My son picking out a pumpkin for Halloween

Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it's almost impossible to eradicate. An idea that is fully formed, fully understood. That sticks, right in there somewhere.

Third Beach, Washington

"Dancing In The Rain" I capture this spider dancing in a light rain in Sebastian Fl.I believe it's a Bannana Spider

Back in time at Heritage Park in Calgary Alberta

Hiking the towns of Cinque Terre.

Cat in Valdemossa

Marcelo Collet, Brazilian Paralympic athlete

10th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Visiting the Lincoln Memorial on a Christmas visit home.

Visiting the Lincoln Memorial on a Christmas visit home.

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© Zelda Rowley.
All rights reserved.

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digital

Date Taken:

12.2011

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The American Experience

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Nov. 29, 2012, 8:08 p.m.

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COOLPIX L100

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10.1mm

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1/59

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f4.1

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PHOTO LOCATION Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America