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    December 2018

    December 1, 2018 - By Roger D.

    Snaps from July 2018 trip to The Big Island, Hawaii.

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    Rare Air Episode 28

    September 1, 2018 - By Roger D.

    During the summer, most hours of the day, the sounds of others at play abound... but at 7:40 a.m., it's just me and the insects, birds and fish. It's second nature to imagine the history of this magical place.

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    Know yourself, be yourself: Amelia and Riley

    August 25, 2018 - By Roger D.

    By Scott Darnell “So proud of my niece Amelia Darnell and my nephew Riley Darnell!

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    August 2018

    July 30, 2018 - By Roger D.

    Featured Image: Our 2002-2016 Labor Day weekends at Camp Merrie-Woode were awesome.

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    June 2018

    May 28, 2018 - By Roger D.

    By the time the week was over, we were starting to understand that things had worked out divinely...

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    Rare Air Episode 25

    February 28, 2018 - By Roger D.

    In August, 2016, our first trip to Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands, represented an incredibly deep well of lavish scenery that had been captured with my original documentary project Rare Air in mind. All but two of the episodes that I’ve published since then have been based on that year’s footage. As it winds up, Episode 25 features the last cinematography captured in that wondrous location on that trip. I hope you’ll be happy to hear that there is more to come from our favorite Caribbean retreat. With what I photographed last year, there are probably at least another seven…

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    February 2018

    January 31, 2018 - By Roger D.

    Featured Image: Arriving back at Salt Pond Bay after our hike to Ram Head, sinking into the water and relaxing there was heavenly.

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    December 2017

    November 30, 2017 - By Roger D.

    I have more sights, sounds and words to share from this day coming up in episode 24 of Rare Air.

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    October 2017

    September 30, 2017 - By Roger D.

    More sights, sounds and words to share from this day coming up in episode 23 of Rare Air.

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    August 2017

    July 30, 2017 - By Roger D.

    Being in St. John is what it's all about.

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As some of you know, we moved around A LOT when Sc As some of you know, we moved around A LOT when Scott and I were little. I attended kindergarten in Greenville, then in Apopka, then in St. Cloud. When we wound up back in Greenville the next year, imagine my surprise to see that the lunch ladies included my grandmother, Eileen (Kious) Darnell, and my great aunt, Aldean Darnell. And yes, I believe my portion sizes were at least a little above average. :^)

This photo is c. 1970, and shows Aunt Aldean on the left (weird to see her not smiling, which she always was) and Grandma "Bam" on the right.
Feeling very blessed after spending the past week Feeling very blessed after spending the past week at our favorite cabin on Lake Santeetlah, and looking forward to what's next. 😊
So happy to have been able to join the celebration So happy to have been able to join the celebrations for our awesome niece, Caragh Kiefert. On the joyous occasion of her high school graduation, her parents Dan and Nancy, plus Aunt Mary and all members of the extended family are unanimous: She is a gem.
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