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Trip to the Zoo

Posted on January 30, 2012 by egg

This weekend we trudged off in the snow and cold to the local zoo so I could try some techniques for capturing animals in captivity. I was trying to get shots of the animals by focusing past the screen in … Continue reading →

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Vote for Xavier!

Posted on January 16, 2012 by egg

While we were away last week, Kathy posted this picture of Xavier to the Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) photo contest. Help him get into the published book by voting for the photo! You don’t need to be a resident … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 3, 2012 by egg

We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful Winter Break (assuming that applies to you!) Everyone has left the Alyn Family residence and we’re back to school today – just in time for the temperature to get … Continue reading →

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Xavier’s First Piano Recital

Posted on December 12, 2011 by egg

For those who couldn’t be at the Recital yesterday… Xavier did great!

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Thank You!

Posted on December 5, 2011 by egg

So it seems there’s a minor issue with the Amazon gift list thingy… I have no idea who sent me this book! If anyone is thinking of getting me something from that list, please let me know who I have … Continue reading →

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Egg Exploring Photography

Posted on November 21, 2011 by egg

So you’ve probably seen by now the photos in the right hand column are getting better. As an early birthday present for me, Gretchen bought me a DSLR. I’ve been experimenting with different techniques and styles and otherwise generally improving … Continue reading →

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Shadow and Dart

Posted on June 22, 2011 by egg

You’ve no doubt seen the new photos on the right side – we’ve adopted two lab puppies, Shadow and Dart. They’re a handful!

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We’re Baaack!

Posted on April 22, 2011 by egg

Not sure anyone noticed we were gone, but just in case – we were down yesterday because of Amazon’s EC2 outage in Northern Virginia… Anyway, lots of sites went down, I didn’t get much sleep and it’s all coming back … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 25, 2010 by egg

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Oskar’s Orange Belt Testing

Posted on November 3, 2010 by egg

Oskar is now a yellow belt in Taekwondo. This is from his testing last month.

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