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LOVE your cardinal!
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Thank you!
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My son loves photo bombing too 🙂 Beautiful photos, all. I love the skies on the first one and the cardinal is a fantastic shot, great composition.
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Kids! 🥰. Thanks Sofia
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Great choices. I found the last one really effective
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Thank you
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Great photos. Clouds and cardinal are most faves, eldest GD should stop photo-bombing! 😉 🙂
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Thanks. I don’t mind that she is helping my creativity.
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Beautiful images VJ! I really like the dramatic scene of the last image.
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Thanks Amy
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Lovely choices. We don’t have Cardinals, sigh!
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I’m sure you have many equally beautiful birds. Thanks.
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Hi VJ…Wow. I love them all. The cardinal is gorgeous. And your eldest granddaughter is adorable!
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Thanks Patti.
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The winter cardinal is truly a gift. And I smiled at the photo bomb. Art! (K)
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😊 Thanks K
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A red cardinal has a way of stopping all of us! Beautiful image, and I laughed at your granddaughter and her love of photobombing. Nice image she created. I am always amazed at how smart all these kids are.
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Lol, smart and cheeky. I love it. Thanks LuAnne.
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Beware of teens!! Great bird capture.
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Lol. Thanks
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Love the cardinal as well ❤️
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Thanks Teresa
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That cardinal also made me catch my breath! 😊🐦
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It does that for me every time! So gorgeous.
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The photo bomb is great! Love these pics.
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Isn’t it great! Much better photo than if she hadn’t snuck in.
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I LOVE the cardinal photo. The composition is perfect.
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Thanks Liz
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You’re welcome, VJ.
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Love these shots.
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😊🙏
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🩷
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LOL for the photo bomb VJ! Agree wholeheartedly about your cardinal – love that image!
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Thanks Tina
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