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September 18, 1966, 48 years ago I met my good friend and wife!! I wasn’t sure where to go with this blog, so I thought re-blogging this one should work. If you want to hear a song, whose lyrics are very similar to our story, Google: “I heard a Bluebird Sing” and listen to it on U-tube! A very special day in my life! a 48 year friendship!

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This is my 1800th post, so I decided to give a tribute to my wonderful wife, who has been a faithful supporter of my photography hobby.  In fact since I had pulled out my life savings ($55 USD), when we got married in 1969, I couldn’t afford the camera I wanted so she paid for it!! It was a Mamiya/Sekor SLR! She had been working for a year and had some income, so I married “into money!” 🙂   It hasn’t been the last time she has bought me equipment. Thanks, Darling for hanging in there with me!!

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No, I didn’t buy these beautiful roses! They were on the table at the Restaurant in Siliguri where we had a snack before catching the bus for our journey back to Bangladesh.

marlandphotos-blog-photography-Sweetheart-SupporterThanks heaps to my wonderful wife of almost 45 years!

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September 4 is a day which I will always remember.  It is my mother’s birthday, and she is now 91 years old!  It is also the day we buried my father, 9 years ago!

Eid Holidays with many stores closed. A time to celebrate with friends.

A young Lad on Asad Avenue, near Town Hall, Mohammadpur, Bangladesh.

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Two Cuties!

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2013 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 20,000 times in 2013. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 7 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

Click here to see the complete report.

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This crop is in a field in Holmes County.  My aunt didn’t know what it was. Can someone please identify it for me! Thanks, in advance!  Someone identified it as grain sorghum. Thanks!

Unknown Grain

Sheep in Autumn

Tribute to Aunt Fern

Last week we attended the funeral of Alice’s Aunt Fern (Age 92). It was nice to see many of Alice’s relatives.

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Alice, Carol, Martha, & Chris (Melvin & Gladys Yoder's daughters/and Fern's Nieces)

Alice, Carol, Martha, & Chris (Melvin & Gladys Yoder’s daughters/and Fern’s Nieces)

Fern's Great Grandchildren

Fern’s Great Grandchildren

Alice and Dave

Alice Stoltzfus and  Cousin Dave

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First Cousins

First Cousins

Chris, Martha and Alice

Chris Schweitzer, Martha and Alice

Pall Bearers

Pall Bearers

Alice, Janet and her granddaughters!

Janet and her granddaughters, and Alice!

Alice with Cousin Bert

Alice with Cousin Bert

Cooling their drinks at the water fountain.

Cooling their drinks at the water fountain.

Enjoying their picnic!

Enjoying their picnic!