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Mom4squirrels > May 25, 2009 TRIBUTE TO A FALLEN SOLDIER My son Mike, who is working in Afghanistan, ordered a memorial bracelet for a fallen soldier. Sgt. Johnny Peralez Jr. was the trauma medic in the unit where Brian, a friend of my son, fought in Iraq. My son, Mike, wanted to wear this bracelet in solidarity with this friend, and as a tribute to this young soldier who lost his life when a roadside bomb blew up his humvee. PLEASE READ BRIAN'S LETTER BELOW. "Johnny was our lead trauma medic. He was driving for Chris that day because of a strange series of circumstances that I won’t even go into. What you need to know is that between our first and second deployments, they discovered that he had a heart condition that made him non-deployable. He refused to stay behind even though most of us didn’t even want to go. He said that the unit and his soldiers needed him. He focused on training the medics because he knew how important they were to the unit’s role. When we were in Kuwait, I saw a large group at one end of our Quonset hut and when I made my way through it SGT P was sitting on a cot with two five-inch scalpel wounds in each leg. There were four medics suturing him up from either end of the wounds. I discovered that he had shot his legs full of anesthetic and opened the wounds up himself with a scalpel. He had the medics practicing sutureing wounds. When I asked him what the hell he thought he was doing he said “Sir, these soldiers need training and this is the best way to get it done.” You would have liked him, he was fascinated with the technical aspects of the human body and medicine. When he taught, the entire unit would turn up for his classes and listen with fascination. When we would ask why or how something was the way it was, he would always respond with the same reply: “Because the human body is an amazing thing.” Brian Here is a link. http://www.militarycity.com/valor/1459374.html I photographed the bracelet for my son to send to Brian in tribute to his fallen friend. I thought about shooting the bracelet on our flag, but somehow the idea of a flower (life) and the black bracelet (death) was more poignant to me at the time. I am sure that Sgt. Peralez has saved many wounded men and women by teaching others how to care for them.
Mom4squirrels > August 9th PUMPKIN FLOWER I thought that this spent flower was so pretty. It reminds me of a rose.
Mom4squirrels > May 3, 2009 ~ SPRING ~ For me, nothing says SPRING like tulips and daffodils! Shhhh, don't tell my mom that this is the front of her Mother's Day card next week. (I lost myself in the computer today playing with this image, and I just had to share it with all of you :-) )
Mom4squirrels > November 5th WISHFUL THINKING I sure wish those leaves could go back on the branches from which they came. Fall is beautiful, but it signals the coming of winter...a most dreaded time for me. I love the fresh, sparkling snow...but it brings with it the cold and the slush. This image was taken on the hood of my son's black car that is sitting in the driveway. I loved the reflected trees and sky seen there. It (and a few other really nice shots) were taken with Canon's new release camera the SX10 IS (on loan for a day). It is a vast improvement IMO over the S5 in quickness of the shutter, clarity and it has a 20X optical zoom! This photo was only sharpened in iPhoto of all programs, and taken in the morning shade. Guess I'll be asking Santa for one of these soon.
Mom4squirrels > 1/11/09 DOWNY WOODPECKER Here's papa downy ready to hop over for some of the yummy "homemade" suet. I cropped it slightly ...maybe too tight? THANK YOU EVERYONE for your gracious comments on yesterday's hawk. I have taken notes and will happily be experimenting with your suggestions. More snow and cold expected...really cold this week...so hopefully I will have some nice winter scenes coming up. Hope you're staying warm :-)
Mom4squirrels > July 21 BEST DOG Time for a pet pic from my camera....this is Wheezer once again. We were out scouting the water level of the river before the canoe float on Saturday and Wheezer happily came along. Here she is standing on the deck of a little wooden bridge...she is such a sweet, loving dog...our 12 year old pound pup!
Mom4squirrels > July 7th SILVER-SPOTTED SKIPPER Can you say "Silver-Spotted Skipper slurping scrumptious sweet nectar"? LOL, Too much caffeine this morning I guess...Played around with the 70-300 out in a field with friends...learned a lot, got a few good shots. THANKS EVERYONE FOR SHARING MY EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE GOLDFINCH PHOTO...I could hardly wait until I could share it with all of you :-) Sharing is fun, as is a shot that you really like.
Mom4squirrels > August 1, 2008 MALLARD JACUZZI Mom mallard spent a long time enjoying the rushing water atop the falls. The nearly grown kids were below foraging on their own and swimming in and out of the falling water. Undisturbed by the current, Mom mallard sipped water and waded across the rim while keeping an eye on the half grown brood. More Mallard shots and a close up here: http://mom4squirrels.smugmug.com/gallery/2398293_NM4ud/1/342897387_UfPvb#342894308_y8Gwg Bill, good point on the slower water...will take a tripod for that next time. These were shot with my monopod with a foot. Helps steady but not as good as the big 3-legged support.
Mom4squirrels > June 30, 2009 HAPPY 8TH ANNIVERSARY, HONEY Today we celebrate a wonderful 8 years of marriage. Bob and I met about 10 years ago on LOVE@AOL.... BEFORE online matches were the norm and marriages from the internet were common. So in 2001 we started a new book in each of our lives..together. What a beautiful journey it has been! The bride and groom...our cake topper, was ordered from a company that customizes the colors...so Bob's gray hair was added as was my brownish blonde. Now you ask, why the red boat? A friend made the canoe for me, for the bride and groom to stand in. When I met Bob, he had a red canoe with a decal of a beaver with binoculars on the bow. We traveled down beautiful rivers in Canada in that red boat...so it became quite symbolic of Bob...and us. I surprised him with the "replica" of his beloved canoe on the cake... Happy Anniversary Bob.. I know you remember that we danced to "Love of My Life" 8 years ago today...and you are, and will always be the love of MY life.
1/11/09

DOWNY WOODPECKER

Here's papa downy ready to hop over for some of the yummy "homemade" suet. I cropped it slightly ...maybe too tight?
THANK YOU EVERYONE for your gracious comments on yesterday's hawk. I have taken notes and will happily be experimenting with your suggestions. More snow and cold expected...really cold this week...so hopefully I will have some nice winter scenes coming up. Hope you're staying warm :-)
Mom4squirrels > 1/11/09 DOWNY WOODPECKER Here's papa downy ready to hop over for some of the yummy "homemade" suet. I cropped it slightly ...maybe too tight? THANK YOU EVERYONE for your gracious comments on yesterday's hawk. I have taken notes and will happily be experimenting with your suggestions. More snow and cold expected...really cold this week...so hopefully I will have some nice winter scenes coming up. Hope you're staying warm :-)
1/11/09

DOWNY WOODPECKER

Here's papa downy ready to hop over for some of the yummy "homemade" suet. I cropped it slightly ...maybe too tight?
THANK YOU EVERYONE for your gracious comments on yesterday's hawk. I have taken notes and will happily be experimenting with your suggestions. More snow and cold expected...really cold this week...so hopefully I will have some nice winter scenes coming up. Hope you're staying warm :-)
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