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Year: 2005

Beluga Whales

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We spent the day at the Atlanta Aquarium back in 2005 and it was wonderful! The Atlanta Aquarium was the largest aquarium in the world until 2012. I loved taking photos of these Beluga Whales!

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Christmas Lights

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Salt Lake City, Utah

The Salt Lake Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints                                                 Announced – July 28, 1847    ~    Dedicated – April 6, 1893

Temple Square is beautiful at Christmas!  Here a tree with red lights accents the Salt Lake Temple.

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Luke 2:11

cm8c-1205-60“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.”

May we all, this Christmas day, reflect on the true meaning of Christmas; Our Savior, Jesus Christ; His birth, His life & His death, all for us!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL!!

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Flags

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I am thinking of this wonderful country, today and the flag that symbolizes it’s struggles, successes and greatness!  I took this photograph in October of 2005 while on a trip to Washington DC.

Taken with a Canon 20D

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African Crowned Crane

Denver, Colorado

Some years ago we went to the Denver Zoo and I loved this Crane, it was so elegant and regal as it posed for me!

Camera used:  Canon 20D

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Yellow Daisies

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Salt Lake City, Utah

I like Black & White photos with a touch of color, like this particular photo.

Taken with a Canon 20D

Beautiful Colors

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We were watching a play along the banks of the Mississippi River, back in 2005 and I turned to look at the sunset, it was gorgeous, sadly I left the play to get this photo.  :^)

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The Swiss Alps

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In 2005 we spent some time in Italy, Albania & Belgium.  As we left Rome and flew to Brussels we flew over the Swiss Alps and they were gorgeous!

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Adriatic Sea

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Durres, Albania

I thought for the next few days I’d show you some beautiful photos of Albania. We were privileged to go there in 2005 with our daughter who served an LDS Mission in Albania. What a wonderful experience it was as we meet the lovely people of Albania and felt her love for this ancient country!

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Macedonia

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Road to Korçë, Albania

Along the road to Korçë, Albania, we could see Macedonia across the lake.

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Countryside

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Elbasan, Albania to Korçë, Albania

We had some beautiful views as we drove to Korçë, Albania from Elbasan. The countryside is gorgeous and lush!

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Love the Colors

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Tirana, Albania

I love the colors of the buildings throughout Tirana. From what I was told, after Communism fell the people wanted to forget their past, so they painted their buildings bright colors as a sign of a new future.

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Capital City

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Tirana, Albania

Tirana was surprisingly a very large city and much more modern than I was expecting. The people of Albania are humble, wonderful people!  We loved our trip to Albania!

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Farmlands

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Albania

As we flew from Rome, Italy to Tirana, Albania, I was trying to get the perfect photograph, when the pilot tipped our planes wing and I was looking right down on this farm!  I was pleasantly surprised at what a wonderful time we had in Albania!  The people are so warm and friendly!

Camera used:  Canon 20D

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Santa Maria Sopra Minerva

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When we arrived in Rome I soon found out that there are a lot of churches there.  My attitude at first was that all churches are the same, so I would walk past them.  After about a year of living in Rome, one day I didn’t walk past a particular church, but rather, I walked inside and I was amazed at the beauty I saw.  I soon found that every church is different inside and from then on I always went inside a church to enjoy the wonder and beauty of it!  This church I visited many times over the years and I took this photo of a column and the ceiling in 2005.  Santa Maria sopra Minerva was built on top of the foundations of a temple dedicated to the Greco-Roman goddess Minerva, thus sopra Minerva (above Minerva).  I still remember the first time I walked inside this church, I was in awe at the beauty of the ceiling!

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Pantheon Ceiling

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In this photo, of the ceiling of the Pantheon, you can see the circular hole which is 30 feet across.  Almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon’s dome is still the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome.

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Touched With Tulips

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Salt Lake City, Utah

The Salt Lake Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints                                                      Announced – July 28, 1847    ~    Dedicated – April 6, 1893

The Salt Lake Temple touched with tulips.

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The Salt Lake Temple

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As Fall is upon us, I am thinking of Spring.  I love this photo I took back in April of 2005.  The Salt Lake Temple took 40 years to build and is a symbol of the love those early, dedicated members of the 1800’s had, giving so much to their time, talents and resources to their Lord and God!

Photo taken with my Canon 20D camera.

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Together

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On a beautiful spring day back in 2005, I went for a walk and saw some beautiful flowers, including these two, a Tulip and a Daffodil growing together.

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