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I am a native Texan, born & raised in Houston, currently living in rural east Texas, USA.
A couple of years ago I was given an Olympus E-410 DSLR & have been hooked on learning how to use it. In the process I have discovered I tend to enjoy informal, story-telling photos as opposed to formal type of portraits. I enjoy the simple things of life & enjoy capturing them in time.
If I have added you as a contact it's because I admire your photos & want to see more of your work! You need not feel any compulsion to add me as a contact.
My other interests are organic gardening, of which I'm at least 4th generation organic gardener; wildlife habitation; quilting; and scrap-booking.
We have recently downsized, moving into a small Texas dogtrot; leaving behind a life of raising chickens, beef cattle, & an English style garden full of perennials, antique roses, herbs & wildflowers.
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I am the grandmother of a 2 year old grandson (Jude Leonard) who died from an aggressive form of brain cancer. He would have been 11 this past February.
And yes, I have finally learned how to live a joyous life with the hole in my heart...the part that will always belong to him.
I miss you Judie Patootie!
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- Getty Images Call for Artists 476,528 photos, 79,984 members
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- The 52 Marvelous Makes Madness Challenge 214 photos, 31 members
- Shutter Sisters 365 115,979 photos, 2,418 members
- 52 weeks of BAM! 4,095 photos, 410 members
- Hoop Love Vintage Transfers 6,096 photos, 8,743 members
- Making Mosaics 7,411 photos, 805 members
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- Mundane Details 104,864 photos, 5,202 members
- home comforts 3,376 photos, 221 members
- My Cute House 9,443 photos, 1,150 members
- SOOC (Straight-Out-Of-the-Camera) 6,976 photos, 692 members
- a year of living positively 8,146 photos, 383 members
- In Love with the Light! 19,822 photos, 963 members
- Still Photography 8,176 photos, 576 members
- Peek into my life 2,960 photos, 151 members
- DOMESTICITY: Artful photos from INSIDE the house. 17,876 photos, 1,647 members
- The Home Life 13,176 photos, 796 members
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Galleries (5)
- Gallery V 1 photo
- Interiors IV 16 photos
- Interiors III 16 photos
- Interiors II 17 photos
- Interiors 13 photos
Testimonials (1)
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Ricky_tha_man says:
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To whom it may concern;
I want you'll to know this a testimonial about someone from Texas with beauty, love for the family, charisma and CLASS!!!
From the first image I saw in her stream and her candor relating who she is and how she is managed to be amongst my contacts I saw in Vera a lady whose love for nature, Texas, beauty and especially her family is obvious and most important. Her stream is a collection of steps; each one representing a part of life which she's so graciously chosen to share with the rest of the world and for this I admire her...each of the steps are a growing process for her and myself; for I see in her and her images a passion for life and family un-equal...a passion to live and learn from even the smallest detail how to make the most of life..share it with us and never forgetting her family.
Do yourselves a favor and take time to stop and visit her gallery of life's events...you will not be disappointed!!!
Best to you Vera
Ricky_tha_man
."19th June, 2010