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'IAO Valley Maui. Nature inspiring nurture.

Late Loon chick under parent's wing near our family cabin

Wandered Downtown, San Diego and saw this traffic mirror and decided to take a not so typical selfie.

Was visiting Point Loma Marine Reserve and this gentleman's reflection caught my gaze and I snapped the image in San Diego, CA.

Walked into a Trolley Station in Downtown San Diego, and the leading lines caught my eye.

Wandered Downtown, San Diego for a day and snapped this image just as a seagull lined up perfectly with the edge of the B street pier.

Trees Weaved together above my head at the Huntington Library in Los Angeles.

Climbing a fallen tree on a hike on a hike to the Bridge to No Where in Azusa, California.

Crossing a creek on a hike to the Bridge to No Where.

Sunrise ballooning in Bagan

Focusing on the present rather than the uncertain beyond

A cross at a local Christian University, on my way to class.

Cincinnati at its finest

An American Kestrel brings a juicy Apple Spinx Moth meal to a young bird that still has not left the nest cavity.

.....driving across I-70 in Utah. Stopped at a salt wash view area and captured this photo

A group of four large cultural hand painted masks decorating the front of an interesting cultural art store in the Claremont Village, located in Southern California.

Driving home after a long weekend

Watching the sunrise on a beautiful morning in the Outer Banks.

Taking advantage of a beautiful sunrise

Admiring the shells on a beautiful afternoon in Myrtle Beach.

Me and my magical stuffed bear Silkworm almost got eaten alive by a hungry Horned Vulbore.

Myself and my magical stuffed bear, Silkworm, sailing in a walnut shell and being visited by Tyndareus the pterodactyl. (Shot with a Nikon D5000.)

12th Annual Smithsonian.com Photo Contest

Focusing on the present rather than the uncertain beyond

Focusing on the present rather than the uncertain beyond

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08.2014

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PHOTO LOCATION Nevis, Minnesota, United States of America