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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: August 2009

inspiration

1) a few cool empty bottles
2) freshly-cut zinnias and sunflowers from my garden
3) MY NEW (to me) CAMERA & LENS!!

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new bunny

meet the newest member of our family.  we’re not quite sure of her name yet, so depending on who you talk to, right now she goes by “daisy”, “maisy”, “lily”, or just plain “bunny”.

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photo session :: outtakes and other cuteness

a few favorites from a session i did with my sister’s family and in-laws last week.  i hope they don’t mind me sharing a few of the more comical and “real” moments of the evening.    and as you can see, those moments tend to happen most with the youngest members… the ones who...

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i liked what this guy had to say

http://mike-ascend.blogspot.com/2009/08/town-hall.html

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i’m sensing some fresh salsa in my future today

it took a while this year with the cool temps we’ve been having, but here is a picture of our very first ripe tomato, taken last week.

here is what i found there this morning (except for the jalepenos, which are from our neighbor)…

…and here is the new friend sawyer found.

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