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Gentle Persuasion Uploaded: 10/25/10 7:44 PM GMT

Image: Gentle Persuasion

I was returning from my Grandson's flag football game yesterday when I saw a scene I thought looked interesting. There was a grove of trees with their fall coloring, a field of green winter wheat and a clouded sky with sun rays fighting their way through. I stopped and got set to take the photo when this buggy with the two Amish boys popped up from over the rise. I was so surprised, I almost forgot to take a photo. I only got one. We traded greetings and they were gone. Enjoy.


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::Vickid
04/17/19 1:42 PM GMT
Hi Ron, really appreciate your viewing and positive comments on Simple capture, you lift my spirit!
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::bfrank
04/22/19 10:41 PM GMT
Thanks for putting "Hogs and Kisses" in your faves Ron. I appreciate it.
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When fear comes to me I will stubbornly choose Faith Instead!!!!
.rahto
04/27/19 3:38 AM GMT
Thanks for commenting on my Pelican picture, as for the Sigma 150-600 I found it used at the local camera shop last fall and only started using it. It�s heavy but seems to shoot well on both my crop and full frame Canon bodies.
Bob
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.rahto
04/27/19 9:14 PM GMT
Yea Ron I was shooting just below Saylorville Dam on the Des Moines river. The lake was at flood stage and they had the gate wide open letting water out. It makes for a lot of foam on the water but that is where the birds are fishing.
Bob
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.rahto
04/29/19 8:12 PM GMT
Thanks Ron
I'm still testing it out on both full frame and crop body cameras and have even tried using a 1.4x converter with it. The image quality with the converter isn't to bad but the autofocus hunts a lot especially on my crop body. I will post a picture I shot with the converter using the Canon 7dII that gives a field of view of 1,344mm.
Bob
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::rahto
05/01/19 9:01 PM GMT
Thanks Ron
If I remember correctly I used a Canon 100-400mm zoom with the 1.4x converter and a flash for that capture.
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::bfrank
05/02/19 2:38 AM GMT
Thanks, Ron, for putting "The Last of the Mohicans" in your faves. I appreciate it.
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::rahto
05/03/19 1:14 PM GMT
Thanks for taking the time to comment on my picture Blue Heron. You never know what might pop up when shooting on the river.
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::rahto
05/03/19 2:57 PM GMT
Thanks Ron for the comments on Coming Down. The Pelicans were something to shoot while Iowa is just starting to green up.
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::rahto
05/03/19 3:10 PM GMT
Shooting below Saylorville dam is about like fishing, just camp out and wait for something to appear.
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::rahto
05/04/19 3:04 PM GMT
For Catch One I was able to stay far enough away from the Heron that it went about its business of catching fish and not just watching me.
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::rahto
05/04/19 3:13 PM GMT
For Leaving the Scene I obviously got to close for this narrow minded Heron and thanks for commenting.
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::rahto
05/04/19 4:19 PM GMT
Hey Ron
Silky Water is just to prove I do take long lenses off of the cameras from time to time.
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::Vickid
05/05/19 7:12 AM GMT
Ron, thanks a bunch for viewing and commenting on Scene from Safranbolu... appreciate your kind words.
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::rahto
05/06/19 4:02 AM GMT
Hey Ron
I love shooting Dragon Flies, they kind of have that prehistoric look to them like the Herons do.
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::Vickid
05/06/19 12:38 AM GMT
Thanks Ron for commenting on Dagger, I do appreciate it... it is amazing ...the craftsmanship is really impressive.
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::rahto
05/09/19 2:31 PM GMT
Thanks Ron for looking at Old Rusty. I'm not sure when they closed it to motor vehicles but I remember driving my car across it 40 years ago.
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::rahto
05/09/19 2:41 PM GMT
Thanks Ron for commenting at Monarch. This is another long lens shot 560mm with the Canon 5D4 body
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::rahto
05/09/19 2:48 PM GMT
Thanks Ron for the comments on Frog�n. I think I have a shot where the frog had crawled on to the Lilly.
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::rahto
05/11/19 3:30 PM GMT
Hey Ron
Thanks for commenting on Air Delivery. I saw my first hummer so I guess that means the birds are back but some of them are still a little tattered.
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::rahto
05/11/19 3:44 PM GMT
Well Ron Sushi Snack is proof the best camera is the one you have. I was shooting Dragon Flies and didn�t have the right camera or setup for this shot.
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::rahto
05/11/19 5:04 PM GMT
For the photo Stamen I used a Pentax 300mm lens. A few years ago most of my photography was macro with macro lenses but now it is mostly long lenses.
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::rahto
05/11/19 5:13 PM GMT
Flower Time is another example of using a long lens instead of a macro lens for a little different look. Equipment used for this shot was a Pentax K3 II with a 300mm lens.
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::rahto
05/15/19 1:55 PM GMT
Thanks for taking the time to comment on the picture Monarch
This 560mm images dark background was created by closing the aperture down to F-13 and using a flash to light the insect.
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::rahto
05/21/19 4:22 AM GMT
Kermits Throne was a lucky telephoto shot done at the Des Moines Botanical center. Thanks for commenting
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::rahto
05/31/19 4:02 AM GMT
Thanks for the comments on my picture Bow Wing. If I happen to catch a group of these Herons fishing the shoot is pretty easy. Its more about where to set up for the best lighting and setting up the cameras autofocus system to best match the conditions.
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::rahto
05/31/19 4:13 AM GMT
Thanks for the commenting on See Through Wing. I was kind of surprised to see this Pelican right above me and even more surprised that the picture turned out.
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::rahto
05/31/19 4:20 AM GMT
Thanks for taking the time to comment on Close Fly By. I think we are supposed to get a nice day tomorrow so I�m planning a photo outing and it will include a trip to the river.
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::rahto
05/31/19 4:31 AM GMT
Thanks for taking the time to comment on both of my Dragon Fly pictures. There are some out now but they will be thick at my favorite pond in about a month.
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::rahto
06/03/19 4:00 AM GMT
Thanks for commenting on Orchid. I�m planning a trip to Reiman Gardens in Ames Monday if the weather holds out. Their 14 acers of outdoor gardens should have some photo opportunities.
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::rahto
06/03/19 4:08 AM GMT
The Elk and Buffalo shots were taken at Jester Park on the Des Moines river.
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::rahto
06/03/19 4:36 PM GMT
Where the Buffalo roam and Bob can play all day
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::rahto
06/07/19 7:52 PM GMT
Both of my butterfly shots were done with a Pentax K1 camera with a Pentax 100mm macro lens and Pentax macro ring flash.
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::rahto
06/09/19 4:31 PM GMT
The setup I used for Blujay do to its weight rarely makes it out of the closet. The camera, lens and converter weight in at about 15 lbs. so unless Iam setting up in a bird blind or shooting gulls fishing on the river using a tripod its been replaced by the 150-600 Sigma. Thanks for commenting
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::Vickid
06/11/19 11:13 AM GMT
Thanks a lot Ron for your commenting on Nekromanteion, appreciate your taking the time to view and comment!
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::rahto
06/13/19 4:18 AM GMT
Thanks Ron for the comments on my Gull trilogy. Just another day at Saylorville Dam.
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.luckyshot
06/13/19 3:13 PM GMT
Thanks for the fave of "View from Airport Mesa", Tick. I appreciate it.
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If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine The Earth without art is just 'eh'.
::rahto
06/16/19 4:39 AM GMT
Thanks for commenting on Arrow. My favorite spot for shooting the Des Moines River is high on the bank looking down on the water using a large telephoto lens.
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::rahto
06/17/19 3:27 AM GMT
Thanks for the comments on Honey Maker. The main advantage in using a telephoto for a macro is the greater working distance to the subject, handy for bees and skittish insects like dragon flies. The downside is it is a heavier setup to pack around.
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::rahto
06/17/19 3:44 AM GMT
Thanks for the comments on A Touch Of Yellow. By using a fast shutter speed 1-640th and a small aperture F-10 the flash had enough power to light the flower but everything behind the flower became extremely under exposed or black.
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::rahto
06/18/19 1:02 AM GMT
I was thinking Two Tone Blue to be more of a Cubie Blue
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::0930_23
06/18/19 3:29 PM GMT
What an awful thought!! Cubbie Blue--No Way!!
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People are like cameras--sometimes they lose focus.
::rahto
06/19/19 1:42 PM GMT
Thanks for the support and comments on my last 3 telephoto pictures. It is much appreciated
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::rahto
06/20/19 1:56 PM GMT
Thanks for stopping by and commenting on Community Pond. This shot from Jester Park was about all I captured on this relatively fruitless photo outing. This outing reminds me of the way the Cubs have been playing lately.
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::rahto
06/22/19 11:10 PM GMT
Thanks for taking a look at my picture B17-G. My wife�s father was a copilot in a B17 in WW2 and was shot down on their 3rd mission. A few years ago we were contacted by a gentleman in the Netherlands saying that they had found his plane in the Zuiderzee and inquiring if any of the crew were still alive. My mother in law had me send him all the information she had on the incident and the crew. And yes the Belle was a 17
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::rahto
06/22/19 11:18 PM GMT
I didn�t go up in this one but I did have the opportunity to get inside and checkout all the different crew positions. There are probably some pictures of the inside some ware on my hard drive. Thanks for looking.
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::rahto
06/23/19 6:15 PM GMT
Thanks for the comments on Purple Candy. Who needs a fitness club when you can chase butterflies around carrying a DSLR with a battery grip and a big telephoto lens.
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::rahto
06/30/19 4:11 AM GMT
Thanks for checking out the squirrel picture. It was a young one that had no fear of me.
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::Vickid
07/05/19 9:33 AM GMT
Ron, I really appreciate your congratulations on the historical contest, your work is sensational so it means a lot to me!
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.GomekFlorida
07/17/19 2:17 PM GMT
Thank you very much for the fave on Anhinga of the evening! I appreciate it.
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Long before the white man and long before the wheel, when the dark green forests were too silent to be real. Lightfoot 1967
::Vickid
07/21/19 3:07 PM GMT
Hey Ron, Thanks a bunch for commenting on Stuck.. yup, I agree, did not make it to the moon!
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::Vickid
07/31/19 4:39 AM GMT
Ron, thanks a bunch for commenting on Crown of Gold, I never know how the photos I take will come out, so was glad this one was OK, had the camera lens on the glass of the display at the museum, they sure do make it difficult!
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.bfrank
07/31/19 10:13 PM GMT
Thanks for putting "You're No Bunny Unless Somebunny Loves You" in your favorites, Tick. I appreciate it.
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::Vickid
08/01/19 3:51 AM GMT
Thank you Ron for your positive comment on Pins, yes, it is an impressive museum.
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::Vickid
08/01/19 4:04 AM GMT
Thanks Ron for the congrats note for Unusual...appreciate it!
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::Dunstickin
08/05/19 4:13 PM GMT
Cheers for the Fave on Spiral owd mate..
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::Vickid
08/09/19 4:19 PM GMT
Gosh Ron, thanks very much for viewing and commenting on Serene and making it a favorite, means a lot to me!
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::Vickid
08/23/19 4:33 AM GMT
Thanks Ron for viewing and commenting on Bangkok!
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::Vickid
08/23/19 4:43 AM GMT
Hi Ron, appreciate your viewing and commenting on Gold Buddha... thanks!
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.Magicpic
10/02/19 7:50 AM GMT
Thank you Sir,for commenting on my "Golden colours walk".
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A picture is worth a thousand words.
.koca
10/09/19 6:28 AM GMT
Hi Tick,

thank you, you are so kind. Of course, I don't mind, I am glad you did it. My brother thanks you, too.

Best wishes

Milka
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::Vickid
12/14/19 1:31 PM GMT
Hello Ron, thanks for your support on Sculpture... I am not certain why so many ancient sculptures have been damaged... heads, arms, legs, etc. Some may be from where they were located and withstood damage from their location, or again, sadly, when Greece was invaded in the past, there was damage from the invaders. Sad, but again, there is so much we have been able to view and appreciate.
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.bfrank
12/30/19 5:13 AM GMT
Thank you for the fave of "Desperate Plight Of The Koala", Tick. I appreciate it.
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::ro_and
01/03/20 2:23 PM GMT
some brilliant pictures in your gallery, a pleasure to look arround there ... Ro
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::ro_and
01/14/20 10:47 AM GMT
thanx ... Ro
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let me keep my eyes open, let me see the beauty
.koca
01/24/20 5:24 PM GMT
Hi Tick,

Macedonia and Albania have parts of the Lake Ohrid, but the Macedonian part is much bigger. We enter in Albania via Saint Naum and to the first village, Tushemisht are only 8 kilometers. The other way is via Struga, the other side, which is 22 kilometers to the first village Lin. My first photo was in Saint Naum, and this one is in Albania before Lin. I hope you understood me. Have a great weekend.

Best wishes
Milka
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.koca
01/29/20 7:17 AM GMT
Congrats, Tick for the first place. You really deserved it.
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.bfrank
02/14/20 9:52 PM GMT
Thanks for the fave of "Winter Red Bird", Tick. I appreciate it. Thanks for the nice comment and I hope your team does well.
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::koca
02/23/20 5:55 PM GMT
Congrats, Tick, well deserved.
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::chris_f2005
02/24/20 5:04 PM GMT
Hi Ron! Hope you�re having a nice Monday! Thanks for making Bluebird Twilight one of your favs! Glad you liked it! Cheers - Chris
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.bfrank
03/05/20 7:59 PM GMT
Thanks for the fave of "The Beatles Abbey Road", Tick. I appreciate it.
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.bfrank
03/05/20 9:41 PM GMT
Thanks for the fave of "He Is", Tick. I appreciate it. And when Easter comes around I hope you and yours have a great one.
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.bfrank
03/07/20 3:31 AM GMT
Thanks for faving "If It Be Thy Will", Tick. I appreciate it.
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When fear comes to me I will stubbornly choose Faith Instead!!!!
::chris_f2005
03/07/20 10:17 PM GMT
Hi Ron! Hope your weekend is going well. Thanks for favoriting "A Standout Musician." Very well said about how the background makes it seem like an even lonelier scene.
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“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.”
::Vickid
03/08/20 7:28 PM GMT
Thanks so much Ron for making Albania a favorite, appreciate this a lot!
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.bfrank
03/13/20 1:42 AM GMT
Thank you so much for the kind words and faving "True Love", Tick. I appreciate it.
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When fear comes to me I will stubbornly choose Faith Instead!!!!
.bfrank
03/18/20 4:57 PM GMT
Hi Tick! Thanks for the fave of "His Eyes Are On The Sparrow". I appreciate it.
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When fear comes to me I will stubbornly choose Faith Instead!!!!
.bfrank
03/22/20 7:40 PM GMT
Thank you for faving "Behold Behold", Tick. I appreciate it.
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When fear comes to me I will stubbornly choose Faith Instead!!!!
.bfrank
03/24/20 1:54 AM GMT
Thanks for the fave of "Lee Marvin", Tick. I appreciate it.
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When fear comes to me I will stubbornly choose Faith Instead!!!!
.bfrank
03/31/20 5:16 PM GMT
Thanks for the fave of "To All Those Bird Watchers Out There", Tick. I appreciate it. Have a great day.
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When fear comes to me I will stubbornly choose Faith Instead!!!!
.bfrank
04/13/20 10:04 AM GMT
Thanks for the fave of "The Greatest Victory", Tick. I appreciate that.
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When fear comes to me I will stubbornly choose Faith Instead!!!!
::Vickid
04/15/20 11:57 AM GMT
Ron, love your comments on Right of way ... I believe you have insight into many things, and your views on this scene are correct, ha ha.
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.bfrank
05/02/20 11:21 PM GMT
Thanks for the fave of "Songs Of Spring", Tick. I appreciate it.
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When fear comes to me I will stubbornly choose Faith Instead!!!!
::bfrank
05/31/20 8:55 PM GMT
Thanks for the fave of "The Duke", Tick. I appreciate it.
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When fear comes to me I will stubbornly choose Faith Instead!!!!
::casechaser
06/08/20 2:40 AM GMT
"Congrats on placing in the contest John. I thought for sure it would finish in the top 2." ~~ Thanks Tick.
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.bfrank
06/19/20 10:32 PM GMT
Thanks for the fave of "I Am A Carton", Tick. I appreciate it.
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.Dunstickin
06/22/20 2:30 PM GMT
Ta! .. for the Fave.. 😉
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::bfrank
07/05/20 4:11 AM GMT
Thanks for the fave of "Let Freedom Ring", Tick. I appreciate it.
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When fear comes to me I will stubbornly choose Faith Instead!!!!
::bfrank
07/11/20 2:28 PM GMT
Thanks for the fave of "Husky", Tick. I appreciate it.
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When fear comes to me I will stubbornly choose Faith Instead!!!!
::Vickid
08/28/20 11:06 AM GMT
Thanks Ron for viewing and your helpful comment on An Attempt ... unfortunately my source of light on this was limited and if I moved the vase, the light was not good and the chair was in a corner and I could not move it more ... ha ha... there will come a time when I will be able to manage. Thanks for your help.
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::Vickid
09/08/20 1:11 PM GMT
Ron thanks so much for taking the time to comment on Alexander's creation, your words are moving and so very much appreciated.
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::Vickid
09/18/20 8:29 AM GMT
Thanks a bunch Ron on your comment on Birds in the Sky... I still have much to learn, but it is fun, I must admit.
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::Vickid
09/19/20 7:07 AM GMT
Thanks a bunch Ron, appreciate your message about the clock, wishing you a good day!
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::Vickid
09/27/20 10:54 AM GMT
Love your observation Ron, on Two Cats, waiting for a bedtime story.....
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.bfrank
09/27/20 4:01 PM GMT
Thanks for the fave of "Skates", Tick. I appreciate it. I sent her a link to it.
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::Vickid
10/01/20 11:55 AM GMT
Ron, thanks for commenting on What is this lovely monkey thinking... appreciate it a lot!
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::Vickid
10/03/20 7:37 AM GMT
Gosh, Ron, thanks for faving Another Scene from Meteora ... appreciate your comment!
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::Dunstickin
10/15/20 8:26 AM GMT
Well done on Runner up mate...
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::Vickid
11/06/20 12:12 AM GMT
Hi Ron, thanks a bunch for your comments on Just simple ... Attempt ... and Petra ... appreciate your taking the time to comment, makes my day!
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