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		<title>New domain, new look</title>
		<link>http://montestevens.wordpress.com/2010/05/08/new-domain-new-look/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 04:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been absent for the past week due to travel and with the changes to this blog. I have a new domain name and a new look. This blog will be here for a while but I will not be posting to it as I learn the new theme and its potential. I sure [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montestevens.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5110793&amp;post=4797&amp;subd=montestevens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Allium</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 04:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monte Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Took this image at Inniswood Gardens last summer. One of those images I shrugged off when first looking at it then found something I liked about it a year later. I did some slight cropping and adjusted the contrast. It&#8217;s good to revisit the archives. I also want to share this quote of Galen Rowell&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montestevens.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5110793&amp;post=4782&amp;subd=montestevens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Photography</title>
		<link>http://montestevens.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/investing-in-photography/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monte Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[temptation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago, Sabrina Henry had a good post about what tempts us. It allowed me to reflect back on my temptations in this passion of photography. I have purchased several cameras and lens over the years, trying to find what works for me and with the idea the tool will make me [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montestevens.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5110793&amp;post=4774&amp;subd=montestevens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Looking back</title>
		<link>http://montestevens.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/looking-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monte Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I do have a lot of images in my archives and am tempted to delete them and save disc space. However, before I deleted them I spent some time looking at the images I passed over asking myself several questions. What was there about the image I did not like? Did I expose it properly? [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montestevens.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5110793&amp;post=4759&amp;subd=montestevens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Sunny Morning</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monte Stevens</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Flowers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[daises]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is a bright and sunny morning but I had frost to scrap off the windshield this morning. However, it is suppose to warm up and will be a nice day. Here is an image taken a week ago outside my hotel while traveling. Hope everyone has a great day.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montestevens.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5110793&amp;post=4756&amp;subd=montestevens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I never saw it</title>
		<link>http://montestevens.wordpress.com/2010/04/27/i-never-saw-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monte Stevens</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[window]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This image came up unexpected. By that I mean I did not see this or envision it. What caught my attention was the late afternoon light. We had rain and overcast skies all day until late afternoon when the clouds broke and the sun came out casting long shadows. I saw the light against the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montestevens.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5110793&amp;post=4751&amp;subd=montestevens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Seeing The Ordinary</title>
		<link>http://montestevens.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/seeing-new-things/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monte Stevens</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[nails]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amazing what we can discover when we take a few steps and go for a walk. After a day of flying I find it renewing to walk while on my overnights. It&#8217;s both healthy for me physically and mentally. I never know what I will see and experience on these walks. I&#8217;ve had opportunities to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montestevens.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5110793&amp;post=4743&amp;subd=montestevens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pick a color&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://montestevens.wordpress.com/2010/04/25/pick-a-color/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monte Stevens</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westerville]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; and have a seat.  This scene is unusual as there is almost always someone sitting in one of these chairs. The store that sells these chairs always has them outside on the side walk so people use them. As I came out of the coffee shop there was a small young girl engulfed by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montestevens.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5110793&amp;post=4733&amp;subd=montestevens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A low perspective</title>
		<link>http://montestevens.wordpress.com/2010/04/24/a-low-perspective/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 04:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monte Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dandelions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Inniswood Gardens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are they weeds or flowers? Or are they both, a weed that has a flower? A quick search on Wikipedia came up with some interesting information about dandelions. It s considered a weedy species, especially in lawns and along roadsides, but it is sometimes used as a medical herb and in food preparation. They are important plants [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montestevens.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5110793&amp;post=4729&amp;subd=montestevens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Morning Dewdrop</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Monte Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dew]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found this dewdrop on the blade of grass while walking around the apartments a couple of days ago. at first I did not like the flower in the background but after looking at it awhile I sort of like it. What do you think?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=montestevens.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5110793&amp;post=4723&amp;subd=montestevens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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