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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: September 2008

wedding photos

i have over 1000 pics to sort through… here are a handful of my favorites!  click on each to see a larger version.

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wow, what a weekend

we’re back from WI and i don’t know the last time i have been this tired!!  what a great weekend, though.  i have so many pics that i want to share that i’m not quite sure how to do it yet.  for now, i will leave you this one that the groom took of me...

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coming up

Tomorrow morning we leave for Matt’s sister’s wedding weekend.  We were hoping for Guatemala, but WI Dells will do.   I think the plan is that we will be meeting up with the rest of the fam in Chicago and caravaning up from there.  We’re really excited to finally make Kevin an official part...

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i love raspberries!

we completed our summer berry trifecta today — first came strawberries, then blueberries, and now raspberries.  like i really had the time to go pick raspberries this week… but i couldn’t bear the thought of missing out while they were in their prime here in west michigan.  within an hour of arriving home we had...

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practicing on sawyer

met with my friend and photography mentor today, who gave me some pointers and a pep talk for next weekend when i will be the primary photographer at my sister-in-law’s wedding.  i cannot thank her enough, and i came home with a headful!  this afternoon i practiced a bit on sawyer.  getting out there and trying things with...

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