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One really positive thing that taking up photography again has done for me is that it gets me out of the house. Janet and I would waste our weekends just doing nothing except watching tv, going to the movies or spending money on more junk we don't need around the house. Posting a good photograph everyday on here is a way bigger challenge than I thought. I go through my photos constantly trying to find good and interesting images that I can tell a story with. So we both decided that now that we have every Friday off work we would make a list of places we would like to visit and for me to photograph. So far we have a list of 16 very varied places, some local and some not but at least we have a plan for our lazy days. I look forward to every weekend now as a photo opportunity and time for us to spend together.

Last Friday we decided to go to Huntington Library and Gardens in Pasadena. One of my friends from work had taken hs wife there and recommended it so we got up and went. Henry Huntington purchased a ranch which was to become the library and gardens we know today. The gardens have a variety of different themes including The Desert, Japanese, Chinese, Australian and Lilly Ponds. This duck was photographed on one of the lilly ponds in the gardens. Over the next few weeks I will share with you some of my other photos I took there of some of the plants in the gardens.