Quid pro bowe

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I had the pleasure of photographing the Bowe family, of Bear, for their annual Christmas portrait, plus they fed me! Taking photos and home cooking - it doesn't get any better that.

Nikkie, Bill and the two boys opened their lovely home to Jan and I last week for a portrait session followed by a great lasagna dinner. Zora, the family dog, didn't make the final cut of pictures, but she was invited.

Night Lights ...

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The decorations are going up, the light bills will soon follow. 'Tis the season for excessive spending, hurried lifestyles, festive parties and short tempers.

I'm not always this cynical, I'm just trying to get my grumpiness out of me early this year ....

The Answer My Friend ...

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... is blowing in the wind, or to be more exact, in a wind farm. Caught my first glimpse of wind turbines, near Altoona PA, over the holiday weekend. These things are huge! I understand each propeller to be some 60-feet in length. Admittedly, I don't know much about wind turbines and farms, but I found them to pleasing to the eye and they certainly have to be a welcome jolt of power to our nation's energy consumption.