Weekly Winners

There was some swimming

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This guy wasn’t sure about the water at first

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but he got over it

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and joined his friends

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It was also time for my monthly self portrait

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and a sunset on the solstice

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Comments

  1. LizzieMadeJune 27, 2010 at 7:18 AM

    A great crop of photos for the week. Love the "self-portrait" lol! Are you really that tall?
    Yay for the dinos in the pool. I'll bet the boys had a wonderful time too.

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  2. MelJune 27, 2010 at 9:34 AM

    Even dinos need to cool off sometimes.... I need to cool off myself, hot day and poor football are combining to make me feel heated!!

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  3. Tara R.June 27, 2010 at 2:40 PM

    I need to get a backyard pool like that. I won't even share with the neighborhood dinos.

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  4. DonnaJune 27, 2010 at 2:46 PM

    That blue pool water looks so inviting! I love shadow pictures and take them often. Great photo set!

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  5. rebecca72June 27, 2010 at 3:40 PM

    Beautiful shot of the landscape...love it!

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  6. Bitchin' AmyJune 27, 2010 at 5:03 PM

    Aaah! I love self-portrait shadow shots. :) And dinosaurs that live dangerously at the water's edge. ;-)

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  7. SarahInMIJune 27, 2010 at 5:03 PM

    I love your dino in the pool!

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  8. merrymishapsJune 27, 2010 at 5:10 PM

    I love the tentative dino!

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  9. MojoMamaJune 27, 2010 at 8:04 PM

    We must have a hundred of those dinosaurs. My boys absolutely love them. What great pictures you took! I'm more than a little jealous of the pool... it's been so hot around here!

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  10. DeniseJune 27, 2010 at 9:37 PM

    Dinosaurs, shadows and swimming... OH MY! haha! Great shots!!!

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  11. DanifredJune 28, 2010 at 6:20 AM

    Love your monthly self portrait! Sunset is definitely my favorite this week!

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  12. Aunt BeckyJune 29, 2010 at 10:38 AM

    Ooooh! I wanna go swimming! I'm totally coming over. SORRY.

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  13. Andrea ChamberlainJune 29, 2010 at 12:30 PM

    I am loving the color in your photos - and that last one is just gorgeous!

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