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Welcome to my Blog!

Hi! My name is Valerie Dietsche. I am a wife of ten years and a homeschooling mom of three beautiful children. After a couple of stints overseas, we've now been settled for several years in our little fixer-upper in small-town America. Photography has been an interest of mine for a while, but just recently have I begun pursuing it as more than just a hobby. I love nature and being outdoors, as you can probably tell by many of my photos. I am now branching out into photographing people, as well. Other interests of mine include reading, (both personally and with my kids), good music, good coffee, and good company! You'll learn a lot more about me as you follow along with my random assortment of blog posts, and hopefully you'll also enjoy the photos along the way.

Thanks for stopping by, and please say hello!

p.s.--Please do not use or reproduce my photos without permission. Thanks!

Monthly Archives: May 2007

annual family picnic

we had such a great time yesterday with my dad’s side of the family… all 50-some of us in my parents’ yard! this family gathering has been happening annually since way before i was born, i think. my dad has four brothers and one sister, who all together had 18 children, many of whom are...

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what would yours be?

i am slowly working my way through a book called The Artist’s Way: A Course in Discovering and Recovering Your Creative Self, and one of the chapter-end “tasks” given was to list five imaginary lives that you would choose if you had five other lives to lead. i thought i would share what came to...

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tulip time in full swing

tulips make great subjects. i love their bursts of color and the way the sunlight illuminates them. while miriam was out on the town with grandma today enjoying the festivities, i decided to venture out with the boys to catch some of these glories of spring before they said their last goodbyes for the season....

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