Leaving Houston on a rainy Saturday...

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Passing the huge Sam Houston statue in Huntsville, TX.

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Golden sun over the trees as we get close to sunset...

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The silhouette of my sweet bride as the sun starts to set in Oklahoma.

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Beautiful sunset over the Oklahoma plains.

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Night falls...

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Beautiful open field in Minnesota.

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Graffiti & A Wall of Hope in Joplin, MO...

During our visit to Joplin, MO last week, I came across this beautiful wall of graffiti full of messages of hope.

It was great to see that the area was cleaned up and many of the areas that had been hit the hardest by last year's tornado already had new construction.

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A fitting image as we leave Joplin... a tattered American flag damaged by the tornado.

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Firefighters set up a firehose and sprayed it over the street before the July 4th fireworks display.
They let the kids run around on the road and play in the mist.

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A young girl jumps around in the water from the fire truck.

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A man in an a big American flag hat sells souvenirs near the fireworks display.

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People gathering in Rochester, MN for the annual fireworks display over Silver Lake.

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3 boys dancing around small fireworks in Rochester, MN while waiting for the city's big annual fireworks show over the lake.

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Fireworks over Silver Lake in Rochester, MN.

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Rochester, MN. End of a great show. :)

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My awesome In-Laws Don and Judi Tindall while we visit Minneapolis.

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Micah and Ethan looking out the hotel window in Minneapolis.

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Dylan getting a caricature done at the Mall of America.

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The final results... :)

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Darcy and her close friend Renee.

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Every summer we drive by the National Cemetary in Minneapolis. But this year I decided to stop by for a few minutes. Always so humbling to look at the endless rows of soldiers' graves. A great reminder to not take our freedom for granted...

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Minnesota's State Capital in St. Paul.

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Amtrak Train Station in St. Paul.

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A sleeping car parked at the Amtrak Station in St. Paul.

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Friend Tom Redalen showing off his hunting bow during a visit.

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Tonight I decided to hit the road for a couple of hours and shoot some of the beautiful farms and rolling hills around the Rochester area.

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Crosswalk...
Silhouettes of people passing in and out of a building's reflection as they take an aerial bridge downtown.

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A elderly man waits for his ride outside a hospital.

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A female motorcyclist flies by downtown traffic on a downtown street.

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