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division two swim meet results

the boy swam 7 events and got medals in 5! :) his coach called him the surprise of the season :) who'd have thought the artist would have a kid who's an athlete...and a conservative, extroverted one at that! :) jason took photos for this event...i'll have to see if i can borrow some :)

for those who like moving pictures :)

division 2 cuts (reprise photo)

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action Originally uploaded by m_mle this photo is from early june and i think he's grown up considerably since...but this weekend we're going to derby, ks to participate in the division 2 swim meet - john qualified in 5 events and even though he can be a total moody pre-teen punk most of the time - we are still very proud! no idea what's in derby besides a swimming pool, but hopefully i'll have some nice photos to post on our return...

documentary puposes...

a link to the story of my show with matt in colorado springs... click

john070408

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john070408 Originally uploaded by m_mle and this is a shot of my excursion compaion :) had to take a couple of shots with his eyes closed prior to this one so he wouldn't have the "i'm so uncomfortable i could die" smile that he has in nearly every school photo :)

hiddenKSparadise

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hiddenKSparadise Originally uploaded by m_mle this cracked me up - a hidden kansas paradise or oasis - in reality it's a trailer park that i had no idea was tucked away near the levee. i think there's a shanty town down river, but yeah...being by the river on a beautiful day seeing lots of galvanized metal i thought - oh maybe it's not so bad...then i looked closer and saw all the typical trailer park stylings...but from this shot it's a lovely little hideaway :)

frog

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frog Originally uploaded by m_mle there were quite a few dead frogs on the road inside the wetlands...made for an interesting shot i thought :)

wetlands3

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wetlands3 Originally uploaded by m_mle pretty wetland flowers being pollinated by a big fat bumble bee :)

wetlands2

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wetlands2 Originally uploaded by m_mle there's a waterlilly in the very near center of the shot...only have a 55mm for our nikon, but still a nice wetlands shot :)

wetlands1

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wetlands1 Originally uploaded by m_mle the view to the left upon entering the wetlands...

tracks

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tracks Originally uploaded by m_mle just a nice scenic shot of the railroad tracks that lead from the levee to the depot...

texture2

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texture2 Originally uploaded by m_mle there were all these rocks in the landscape of the levee and many of them quite large and disintegrating in their place...makes for a nice texture...

texture

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texture Originally uploaded by m_mle i had seen a lovely print of a bird's nest earlier that day and this just stood out to me...

stump

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stump Originally uploaded by m_mle at the depot...

structure

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structure Originally uploaded by m_mle the wetlands from between the legs of the structure...

stairway

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stairway Originally uploaded by m_mle back at the depot - a stairwell down to the sidewalk that goes under the train bridge...

open

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open Originally uploaded by m_mle this was a covered gear box or something near the levee...the river is still pretty high - but nothing dangerous here...

locks

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locks Originally uploaded by m_mle the entry to the wetlands...you can walk in - but no cars allowed...

fountain

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fountain Originally uploaded by m_mle back at the depot - a nice cropped shot of the fountain in the middle of the garden...

dragonfly

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dragonfly Originally uploaded by m_mle back at the wetlands - managed to get a dragonfly percheck on a reed...

monster_dandilion

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monster_dandilion Originally uploaded by m_mle this was our 3rd stop, across the street from the depot, near the river levee we walked... it was the size of a softball!

purples

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purples Originally uploaded by m_mle loved the texture on this bunch...

pink_daisy

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pink_daisy Originally uploaded by m_mle close-up of the pretty pink daisies :)

lilly_closeup

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lilly_closeup Originally uploaded by m_mle back at the depot...a nice close-up...

pretty_weeds

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pretty_weeds Originally uploaded by m_mle there is an area south east of town called the wakarusa wetlands and it's currently protected but they try to build a highway through it every few years i think... this shot is from the wetlands - the 1st stop on our photo excursion...

mini_roses

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mini_roses Originally uploaded by m_mle

flowerpatch2

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flowerpatch2 Originally uploaded by m_mle these looked like those wildflowers you see on the sides of the highway only they were this luscious yellow ochre instead of white...

flower patch

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flowerpatch Originally uploaded by m_mle i love these...i think i will try to grow them next year...

daisy_patch

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daisy_patch Originally uploaded by m_mle the flowers were beautiful

asian lillies

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asianlillies Originally uploaded by m_mle on the 4th of july, i grabbed my kid and went on a photo excursion...this was on the last stop of the trip - a train depot that they rent out for parties now...but it has a lovely garden outside...

4th8

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4th8 Originally uploaded by m_mle

4th7

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4th7 Originally uploaded by m_mle

4th6

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4th6 Originally uploaded by m_mle

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4th5 Originally uploaded by m_mle

4th4

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4th4 Originally uploaded by m_mle

4th3

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4th3 Originally uploaded by m_mle

4th2

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4th2 Originally uploaded by m_mle

4th1

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4th1 Originally uploaded by m_mle

4th

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4th Originally uploaded by m_mle