Time off and Summer Vacation

Photographer: Al Jurina


This summer is going to be a very busy one for us this year. Therefore, we will be allowing this time to let us stray from keeping regular blogging Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. We will STILL be blogging on occasion and sharing new photos, but the timing will be much more sporadic than it has been. We are thankful for those of you who have been following the posts and learning new things. We hope to bring you fresh new content in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for more!

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