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Unter mainer Laterne, originally uploaded by Postsumptio.

During a hectic day at work, this photo offered a brief window of serenity. That is the power of photography.

Birthday Party, originally uploaded by aawaken.

Ian had fun celebrating his second birthday! He enjoyed eating his cake one fingerful of icing at a time before digging into the rest. He’s a great little guy and the family had fun celebrating with him!

The ultrasound of our baby felt like a miracle in itself. But to be able to share that with Ian and show him his little sibling was indeed a beautiful moment.

Art follows Nature, originally uploaded by *Mandana.

This is a beautiful, fanciful photo (as is the architecture)! I just wish there were a larger version of it.

Whitewater Rafting, originally uploaded by aawaken.

What fun to whitewater raft in the Rockies. If you’re like most of us, please remember: since a wetsuit doesn’t cover your ankles, you will get sunburned. Bad.

Mongolian Flickrers jumping, originally uploaded by Ku-G.

I’m overdue for Flickr photo-blogging (photogging?  Fl’ogging), so here’s one that I found exciting!

It was fun to visit Chicago over the weekend.  It was a getaway to celebrate the ending of grad school, which we’d been looking forward to for quite some time.

We snapped some great photos, so check them out!

Our primaries are tomorrow in Pittsburgh and I got a kick out of mayor Luke Ravenstahl’s signage for the campaign. His slogan is “Getting it Done” (sophisticated, no?), so I made a version below that says what he was really thinking.

Luke Ravenstahl

Here’s a cartoon for your edu-tainment. 50 years old, but even more relevant today in light of the “fundamental transformation of the United States of America” promised and now being delivered.

Reflection, originally uploaded by aawaken.

I was sitting at my dining room table doing some work and noticed a neat reflection in the glass tabletop and in the iPhone. I played around with the focus and thought this photo turned out well.