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Michael's 7th Grade Bug Project & Presentation March 2016
Michael completed a typed, 5-page report on bugs for his 7th-grade project in private school and he made his bug mask to accompany his report. If you live in Petaluma and want to work with the most...
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Playing with Shutter Speed Part Two March 2016
I decided to practice shutter speed on my cats and the horse next door. Enjoy!Lisa Laporte: March 2016 SamanthaLisa Laporte: March 2016 Samantha #2Lisa Laporte: March 2016 Samantha #3Lisa Laporte:...
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New York City March 2016
We took Michael to NYC for his first time! We visited Ground Zero, saw Hamilton, and visited a few museums in our short three-day trip. Hamilton is a must see! Enjoy.Lisa Laporte: NYC After...
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LIttle Chick Contest April 2016
Here are my favorite pictures from the annual Little Chick Contest in Petaluma. Enjoy!Lisa Laporte: Little Chick ContestLisa Laporte: Little Chick ContestLisa Laporte: Little Chick ContestLisa...
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Petaluma Butter & Eggs Day Parade 2016
Once a year Petaluma celebrates its heritage, and parents force their kids to dress up like baby chicks and the locals put on a parade. Enjoy!Lisa Laporte: Butter & Eggs Day Parade 2016Lisa...
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Paris, France 2016
We started our vacation in Paris, which is still my favorite city, and my most memorable experience was discovering my favorite restaurant at lunchtime, L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, on the same day as...
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Helsinki, Finland 2016
Leo and I can now say that we visited Helsinki, Finland and it's marked off of our bucket list but I think we will skip this country on future trips. Our walking tour guide was an interesting...
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St. Petersburg, Russia 2016 - Part I
We docked in Russia for three days in St. Petersburg, and I was excited to finally visit the country that was our sworn enemy for more than half of my life, and with Putin, in charge, our relationship...
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St. Petersburg, Russia 2016 - Part II
The stories that surround Catherine the Great are both hilarious and shocking, but after you listen to the atrocities and sexual behavior of the Russians during that era, it makes you wonder what...
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St. Petersburg, Russia 2016 - Part III
Lastly here are my pictures from the Hermitage Museum along with the pictures that I took when we sailed away from Russia. While it was fascinating to visit Russia, I did not like the way that I was...
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Copenhagen, Denmark 2016
Our visit to Copenhagen was brief, but I would like to return to Denmark and spend more time there. We had a brief canal tour, saw the Little Mermaid statue, but Leo loved the Big Mermaid statue, and...
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Amsterdam, Netherlands 2016
We decided to ditch the regular cruise tour in Amsterdam, and we hired a local artist to show us the city. While we tried to visit the Van Gogh Museum and the line was too long our guide convinced us...
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Bruges, Belgium 2016
Our last stop on our cruise before we returned to London to fly home was Bruges. I truly wished that we had more time in this gorgeous city as we didn't have enough time to see everything that we...
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Pictures of my Boys November 2016
I have zillions of photos to process and post for the year but before I post all of my personal pictures I wanted to post the black and whites that I processed today of my boys at the Veteran's Day...
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Michael's Birthday Party
After a day of bowling, pizza, and cupcakes the gang decided to squeeze inside a fitness band and move around the house together. I captured their silly movements and tried desperately to get one...
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Last Week of Hip Hop 2017
I signed Michael and his friends up for hip-hop classes in January of 2017 and tonight was their last class until fall when he will transition to the teen boys class. Here are a few of his friends...
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8th Grade Graduation 2017
He made it! Michael is now officially in high school, and he's thrilled to be moving onto his new school this summer. Onward and upward! Here are the photos that Leo was gracious enough to take as I...
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Lima, Peru 2017
We landed in Lima, Peru for a day to give us a break in our travel regime as we are headed to Machu Pichu today. We visited the Larco Museum, which is privately owned, and we learned a little bit more...
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Machu Picchu, Peru 2017
What a grand adventure! We flew from Lima to Cusco and quickly boarded a bus that took us to a train to Machu Picchu. We were able to visit the site with our guides Anna Maria and Juan Manuel for a...
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Machu Picchu, Peru 2017 HDR
I decided to edit a few of my favorite landscape pictures from Peru in Aurora HDR Pro, Luminar, Silver Efex Pro 2, Alien Skin Exposure 7, and Photomatix Pro 5.Lisa Laporte: Machu Picchu, PeruLisa...
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