tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19270189734075566202024-03-06T01:09:05.839-06:00Kasia's photographyCat Szalkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073709194688866865noreply@blogger.comBlogger192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927018973407556620.post-57749868003709303052012-01-25T20:01:00.003-06:002012-01-25T20:03:52.697-06:00Happy Birthday, Abby<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1h57kCXhU1ynqXkw5O_rDvm11232TallE2erXg8anTb1P3d1Tt4NxL1HDrtLXbrkX5hQMmQ_lFFm9VLN3Z9M6gYsF2MVWy951godl1mLYL9fLB-4hiHXMacdzUN8iBVhpkWagPZLc9fA/s1600/AbbyTurns2_2_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1h57kCXhU1ynqXkw5O_rDvm11232TallE2erXg8anTb1P3d1Tt4NxL1HDrtLXbrkX5hQMmQ_lFFm9VLN3Z9M6gYsF2MVWy951godl1mLYL9fLB-4hiHXMacdzUN8iBVhpkWagPZLc9fA/s1600/AbbyTurns2_2_web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701755235398717714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0M97Mz93VacOHN7YfnuZ9ZmIuAW5Y7rAChMcpbV7T-hsbu02X50eBXQMCLA4tEMR5cHiwxnBqmM5CdaojZvWu3lNTDVRaqpsA3ieBzJCIUTExKR_TNF1qUTxGFcOfTpZjRK6PLjd7T4/s1600/AbbyTurns2_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0M97Mz93VacOHN7YfnuZ9ZmIuAW5Y7rAChMcpbV7T-hsbu02X50eBXQMCLA4tEMR5cHiwxnBqmM5CdaojZvWu3lNTDVRaqpsA3ieBzJCIUTExKR_TNF1qUTxGFcOfTpZjRK6PLjd7T4/s1600/AbbyTurns2_web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701755233901690482" /></a>Cat Szalkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073709194688866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927018973407556620.post-90124956623673426102011-12-31T13:06:00.001-06:002011-12-31T13:08:59.251-06:00Happy New Year!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZ7XKpw0DM9MomlHspYarjfyyTOc2tHNvaPRd-uVl05O7mF6CRQzOT6YC-USdqhjN61sBVz-5XApWTavbxjzmJyU2hruPQecTT_sImVF1OFaZeF_SoHIpoRW31d7oI9y4W5IeLRRUKjQ/s1600/_DSC3714_lg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZ7XKpw0DM9MomlHspYarjfyyTOc2tHNvaPRd-uVl05O7mF6CRQzOT6YC-USdqhjN61sBVz-5XApWTavbxjzmJyU2hruPQecTT_sImVF1OFaZeF_SoHIpoRW31d7oI9y4W5IeLRRUKjQ/s1600/_DSC3714_lg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692371382776719906" /></a>Cat Szalkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073709194688866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927018973407556620.post-76306771385916677542011-11-18T15:52:00.000-06:002011-11-18T15:53:52.330-06:00The wonder of Hazel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lQIvXefZecw9iIm29dSR0uE5ORKTgFGJBoq9GHbOD_NkmTshFU6p4KZDZg6G938ylM10mLLcCFiUNOdbSAMDggciMEez8y4QRAUv3vfIMiV4SNqCFkEqzbSyK8x2bVjEVJJtz-ppuQE/s1600/20111111_szalc_schwopegirls_153_lg_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 468px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wrzBq8FBE6OVdL0fUCKpkQJVHkLqxEh4ngX7nCZKafF-h4FmvRfxNGWKFDM1E-PbII3T1shtzQlY3swvhoyNFMHRLqZGUTBC0J18FxZp21HKBf25n2rCqyj6Kg2HwVr2ZHDLPvKZXjM/s1600/ForBeginners.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664955486910245778" /></a>Cat Szalkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073709194688866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927018973407556620.post-39555430760165843702011-10-13T12:46:00.005-05:002011-10-13T14:00:59.739-05:00MPW63"The Meeker Family: Sowing a New Pattern"<br /><br />While maintaining the tradition of farm and family, Mat & Valerie Meeker also create a new set of opportunities and a more modern lifestyle for themselves and their children Emily, 12, Corbin, 7, and Addison (Addie), 2 ½. Mat partnered with Valerie’s father, Bob Higgins, on his farm 12 years ago and now is the primary responsibility holder for approximately 1200 acres of row crop, a few hundred head of cattle and a rock quarry. Bob is in the process of retiring but is having a hard time leaving the work he loves. Valerie is the owner of a successful portrait photography business, working from a studio built on the back of their farmhouse property. While basic domestic responsibilities fall to her, she fully discloses her lack of cooking skill and also commits herself to running her own business and keeping the family wheel turning supporting the interests of her and Mat’s three children. <br />Maintaining proximity to family is important to Valerie and running the family farm brings a great sense of contentedness to Mat who was raised on a hog farm in Iowa until his very early teenage years. Mat is not hurried or anxious in his daily farm routine nor is Valerie harried or stressed. The couple has solved the current dilemma facing most farms which seem to be having more and more trouble turning over their land to the next generation to continue on with their traditions and building on the established. They have “sown” a new pattern of living for themselves focusing on a way of life that fulfills them and the result is a more modern version of American life on the family farm.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0kpD328SX5dd1TpQOCid6zL77CRBVuVL9bAfDV4NqyMXUZdQBIM1GBjLh-bvhmBa0gYNGFI-8ohy9iyQ996w42QUuFy5kwBo1LhN8wtY7RgkjyORKZRD8S5QELKz4dzPv0QZWJnqN_A/s1600/SowingANewPattern_01_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0kpD328SX5dd1TpQOCid6zL77CRBVuVL9bAfDV4NqyMXUZdQBIM1GBjLh-bvhmBa0gYNGFI-8ohy9iyQ996w42QUuFy5kwBo1LhN8wtY7RgkjyORKZRD8S5QELKz4dzPv0QZWJnqN_A/s1600/SowingANewPattern_01_web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663036590822392898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7svJzwWtMqkj5yXaMUwViW3GyjvjFtdZIxgszEn7nEN25HEAxKuu3aoGQMQxynvBO0sqv2U2z2QlEQTGgVeq7j6pJj5UL3KWSBYcwJvnkRsbSVnSVzED1Ah4eEX2613MTXY1Cfp1OJ18/s1600/SowingANewPattern_02_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQFiR8wFcEqQ-ZEL1H_b6ad1BUhKpoKSNQ8c0MldwpRfKUekHY4MQCvTix-VbQajv_IrZ38oAHdWIEMP3qKPVGoL4SUHAzEsjzaskFicN2A5gqZg5nFpP5CkH6WhL_6Z-iMGiQh44xjc/s1600/SowingANewPattern_08_web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663037094920352338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioz6Ax68vrlyJvlYfEzegticiBqXgAl7Fdmp_AJSOT-FTvg43WqftauVOKZ1kZznNCaKuSgAA05fsZK3fFtNXfQ2Fzyf-49msGu1AS9GccMpAOCK6mx5KrFbgqRbWbI8s4qS_V86_wtx4/s1600/SowingANewPattern_09_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioz6Ax68vrlyJvlYfEzegticiBqXgAl7Fdmp_AJSOT-FTvg43WqftauVOKZ1kZznNCaKuSgAA05fsZK3fFtNXfQ2Fzyf-49msGu1AS9GccMpAOCK6mx5KrFbgqRbWbI8s4qS_V86_wtx4/s1600/SowingANewPattern_09_web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663037100547651106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMkjmb051EIqeiJODe1Cd8VVbqr8cgANN_4yY6iPf29TWYKPeaxWE_pO_hK8BqVD8j14GkVGd18OdlYrOgwDg9usprdXzJcym3bZfAYBPg6kyy_U9G7xnSLAVRZJiroGdQJl51GD8lto/s1600/SowingANewPattern_10_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMkjmb051EIqeiJODe1Cd8VVbqr8cgANN_4yY6iPf29TWYKPeaxWE_pO_hK8BqVD8j14GkVGd18OdlYrOgwDg9usprdXzJcym3bZfAYBPg6kyy_U9G7xnSLAVRZJiroGdQJl51GD8lto/s1600/SowingANewPattern_10_web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663035086431818866" /></a><br /><br />I couldn't find a place in the sequence of the story for this image but really loved it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8r3KBIhUKJ0R2s9MG2HooP4qJHSog1QFR5Du0ukDpz4AKb8ZUO11jgukq2QiR3Z3a_EJfjbyFtPOiiXPH8naTXqGS1JYcKbD3MjaKHTnnd8GSZhB8CWK-Q8BTUw-NXUlGvfolJc_RH8/s1600/CSzalkowski_18_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8r3KBIhUKJ0R2s9MG2HooP4qJHSog1QFR5Du0ukDpz4AKb8ZUO11jgukq2QiR3Z3a_EJfjbyFtPOiiXPH8naTXqGS1JYcKbD3MjaKHTnnd8GSZhB8CWK-Q8BTUw-NXUlGvfolJc_RH8/s1600/CSzalkowski_18_web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663037108557271074" /></a><br /><br />I spent a week at MPW (Missouri Photo Workshop) two weeks ago. I trekked down to Clinton, MO from KC not having any expectations...except I wondered if I would fail, if I would suck, if I would find a story. It wasn't until I finished the workshop that I realized I set myself up by having the expectation of struggling. Being around other photographers scares me and it delights me and it comforts me...all depending on the day and my mindset. In this case I was mostly terrified. As a photographer I am absolutely at peace behind my camera and lenses, in the world of working a situation and finding THAT shot. I love everything about the whole process. But when I stop to think about it, about the photos I need, the photos I should be getting, the stellar work my fellow photographers produce...that's when I become terrified. There's this imaginary mountain of greatness that I place the people around me on and when I'm in my own, happy shooting world and I feel when I get THE shot, for a minute I allow myself to be on that mountain. But it's a slippery slope and I end up feeling like I constantly need to prove myself to myself - I feel like I'm always just at the foothills. My faculty was intimidating as hell to me - because of who they were, what they had achieved as photographers and because I put them on that mountain, at the very top. That affected how I interacted with them and for a few days after the workshop I was angry and hurt because I felt like they were working hard to just push me through and pat me on my head on the way out without talking me through the whole "make better pictures" process. But they were nice (mostly) and supportive. I shut down from the get-go because of my being intimidated by them, which of course means I put myself in the position of feeling like I was being sent on down the line. I felt like I should only talk to them when I had a resolution to issues I was having or at least something worth hearing...I didn't want to be the whiner. I guess putting myself down in my own head is setting myself up for not growing, not getting better, not really putting myself in a position to make pictures that make me feel like I belong on that mountain, in the club so to speak. One of my faculty members told me (twice) that she didn't think journalism was the place for me. Ordinarily I dismiss people who question my ability to do something. I react strongly and most of the time work my ass off to prove them wrong - who the hell are you to tell me what you think I can or can't do? You have no idea who I am and what I am capable of and quite frankly it's none of your business so if you think your place is telling me what my limitations are of course I'm going to take your opinion and make you eat it. But somehow it's different with photojournalism and was especially with this particular instance. I don't know if it was because it was after a week of being really hard on myself and over thinking EVERY aspect of the workshop or maybe because I was questioning myself as well and came to the workshop weakly, to get affirmation that this was where I belonged, hearing this from an established, bad-ass photographer made me absolutely shut down. Ultimately I think what she saw was someone who was questioning her own value and while the community of photographers is tight-knit and we all love talking shop, it IS competitive at the end of the day. You have to want to compete with yourself and all the petty talkers who tell you that you can't, shouldn't or won't make it to the mountain top. I will be thinking and thinking about this workshop and the dozens of other lessons I learned or have yet to learn about what happened. In the immediate time being, I think I have learned that you really need to want it, you really need to give yourself grace for the screw-ups and support to produce great work and you really need to listen to no one but yourself.Cat Szalkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073709194688866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927018973407556620.post-51919783601084793242011-09-14T01:45:00.003-05:002011-09-14T02:13:52.265-05:00Jaxon, 6 months<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFN360YLo4jRPl9kXLm0pYyNO98uyiStc43EPgpQl86Kb2hy3TQi7Y14Col2vuEUeWPv-PV9Iy5sdE12_7J2FLMiLzOJTuqHD4x3x5BkHDAS_TWyCyqz2h1PS-LS7muFlbsua0j_-GoM/s1600/20110901_szalc_jaxonstark_100_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFN360YLo4jRPl9kXLm0pYyNO98uyiStc43EPgpQl86Kb2hy3TQi7Y14Col2vuEUeWPv-PV9Iy5sdE12_7J2FLMiLzOJTuqHD4x3x5BkHDAS_TWyCyqz2h1PS-LS7muFlbsua0j_-GoM/s1600/20110901_szalc_jaxonstark_100_blog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652110003787716418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06STK_vYhXRZnoyNrlg-f-HqRDGZgQg1oKh7ax2-g234SXX9xvfMhP4DiSOgBQDn7yHtbp23UG63cAPyLl2m6Q-8eSn1cP35hUE_VItyqZlpKElS-KKhxk4OrUIBONJFAUNZIK9DEu04/s1600/20110901_szalc_jaxonstark_101_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06STK_vYhXRZnoyNrlg-f-HqRDGZgQg1oKh7ax2-g234SXX9xvfMhP4DiSOgBQDn7yHtbp23UG63cAPyLl2m6Q-8eSn1cP35hUE_VItyqZlpKElS-KKhxk4OrUIBONJFAUNZIK9DEu04/s1600/20110901_szalc_jaxonstark_101_blog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652102979811285906" /></a>Cat Szalkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073709194688866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927018973407556620.post-77736470551969758862011-08-28T16:50:00.001-05:002011-08-28T16:52:16.573-05:00Mia Sage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvNE7sut7kOBtmL3DWcEMFtigXtXtnytMjMNlDPK2DJsZ_UfVLI_o23KSKmg3IsJ_tOaWm23CB1kVKxPK6JM3HEB0RZfaL2Mx8QmFtu1bqw3tFuRZbOZLWJCB0xpQD04kE5ToxUiOCsc/s1600/20110827_szalc_MiaSage_276_blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVvNE7sut7kOBtmL3DWcEMFtigXtXtnytMjMNlDPK2DJsZ_UfVLI_o23KSKmg3IsJ_tOaWm23CB1kVKxPK6JM3HEB0RZfaL2Mx8QmFtu1bqw3tFuRZbOZLWJCB0xpQD04kE5ToxUiOCsc/s1600/20110827_szalc_MiaSage_276_blog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646027744230158386" /></a>
<br />Cat Szalkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073709194688866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927018973407556620.post-32938080650914930892011-08-09T12:48:00.000-05:002011-08-09T12:49:05.971-05:0050 years married...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZJIEDEzGO0fu0wxxgkbosApfUYykpf1GkPRSUHw3D4J-qvj8Kcz1r2rSU04eUa0ezXztv7tWILvBRW6Zi4Dbfn1ftDRzBYnW6Ib_e003J0LUzmXOl1cGIMjS5v18EG_gBPahm9XxCrw/s1600/20110711_szalc_Wagner50thWeddingAnniversary_043_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZJIEDEzGO0fu0wxxgkbosApfUYykpf1GkPRSUHw3D4J-qvj8Kcz1r2rSU04eUa0ezXztv7tWILvBRW6Zi4Dbfn1ftDRzBYnW6Ib_e003J0LUzmXOl1cGIMjS5v18EG_gBPahm9XxCrw/s1600/20110711_szalc_Wagner50thWeddingAnniversary_043_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638914602442733618" border="0" /></a>
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<br />Cat Szalkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073709194688866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927018973407556620.post-12146981340344709572011-07-28T09:40:00.002-05:002011-07-28T09:45:49.507-05:00Modeling at AI<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRozBZbqBFO31aXKFawaxXtqXbtvhLmgNAHw_jI6k8g7Oiy4kbw4gCyJzY2bYT2khd3x2LbAenYuvoATMUbEhs2ETKQjyoZoseEkeWN0pABGL8zFIFr0x3wR39KskPpXJZml0ZX0jYHQ/s1600/20110710_szalc_goodbyeai_091_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; height: 600px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRozBZbqBFO31aXKFawaxXtqXbtvhLmgNAHw_jI6k8g7Oiy4kbw4gCyJzY2bYT2khd3x2LbAenYuvoATMUbEhs2ETKQjyoZoseEkeWN0pABGL8zFIFr0x3wR39KskPpXJZml0ZX0jYHQ/s1600/20110710_szalc_goodbyeai_091_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634414273192650386" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sadly, the Arts Incubator of Kansas City closed its doors three weeks ago. Kyle and I have been members for 5 years where he designed and built furniture and I worked on photo stuff from time to time when he worked in studio. I'm putting together a slideshow, a sort of farewell to AIKC, but in the meantime here's a photo Lesia and I took messing around in one of the communal loft spaces while helping Kyle move his stuff out of his studio a few weeks back.</span></span>Cat Szalkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073709194688866865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927018973407556620.post-482577535388369742011-07-20T13:19:00.002-05:002011-07-20T13:22:00.537-05:00kid worries<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbcAbTcXaHVJMOGqacQZn8okRRj7185i1UG-F6rkhLguFRulDV65tfTGLbOYytXXhjSgNDuCQGkxgr2Uu8YBhk55p6gx6jEtkyViZhSe8btx17OcX_aA2mSBpU-WXfEo1J5N2GiHcjNc/s1600/20110703_szalc_beaverlake_162_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnbcAbTcXaHVJMOGqacQZn8okRRj7185i1UG-F6rkhLguFRulDV65tfTGLbOYytXXhjSgNDuCQGkxgr2Uu8YBhk55p6gx6jEtkyViZhSe8btx17OcX_aA2mSBpU-WXfEo1J5N2GiHcjNc/s1600/20110703_szalc_beaverlake_162_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631501284128022754" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">What I wouldn't give to be 4 again and my biggest concern be that my coloring pen ran out of ink...</span></span>Cat Szalkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073709194688866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927018973407556620.post-71137670640674903292011-07-19T13:18:00.004-05:002011-07-19T13:26:09.312-05:00Nebraska Sandhills<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mQo76vX7ymMrxaajUDsj2Qp4BVSYrDmE2fwFnEJGAOwwbCokN36ioTLW_vlif2mQJdCp3bzcaShUHETD3HZntg23IlcsT_T_Hu67JlIKCXVzXN6-BS3WPIhMURe7EeXH7c6IZsPA-rg/s1600/20110616_szalc_amcasandhills_195_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mQo76vX7ymMrxaajUDsj2Qp4BVSYrDmE2fwFnEJGAOwwbCokN36ioTLW_vlif2mQJdCp3bzcaShUHETD3HZntg23IlcsT_T_Hu67JlIKCXVzXN6-BS3WPIhMURe7EeXH7c6IZsPA-rg/s1600/20110616_szalc_amcasandhills_195_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631130151037723394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3JqGE16VlY01l5hXdtXJsfs-JZQuHTP64mt_TbG842sqxzHq1KLhVDW2Qobg_AebTt4XEtTV4PPlQ5uQQe8QMLWDhAVG5SvT73AXGxDbUDkhw4A162roRUk90SfLxbnvmoUdYkBE7YQ/s1600/20110616_szalc_amcasandhills_007_web.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WeohlyFwbH_wWnGfhc6-MhwpMu9O8eyXo4bxAIwLCKFXn9et7K2LNkIJ4IYx9OISpr6az_lJex2txssPzc6aE3KlBMn9IaoUtuuq5x2FUoXxRMVB4JoPQTS3n18qigDaHVavhaYsyPs/s1600/20110616_szalc_amcasandhills_295_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZKePWJVbIiujzfATwRpDTFXaNCm0mLAZEcX4znBhi_EkbF7Cbg1i2vFGRFNjOlFAD1KAzXeKl_HCq0B3hATbOIX9BsxKbG5DKs83gwEPWYeL4H4lGnq2XwpA_ym5Qohy5FJKUU3SGNc/s1600/20110616_szalc_amcasandhills_091_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631130135416919218" border="0" /></a>Cat Szalkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073709194688866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927018973407556620.post-49786781025192196032011-07-09T13:16:00.005-05:002011-07-09T14:35:40.296-05:00Urban Farms & Gardens Tour - FOOD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4DXHmn8onf-SOKj3khacEh3s6I_vgXTuY7jPztHlXVZQKXCXcTsWNmW2lU3mJKf5BxfJKsJ4y27ei9Oeu130fgfJMwrwX5TvIOUKFD1-g4Ux6r3FwrdEalYb0oIOnTWAeUa9Tfwq_cM/s1600/20110625_szalc_urbanfarmsgardenstour_049_web.jpg"><img style="display:block;margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; height: 600px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4DXHmn8onf-SOKj3khacEh3s6I_vgXTuY7jPztHlXVZQKXCXcTsWNmW2lU3mJKf5BxfJKsJ4y27ei9Oeu130fgfJMwrwX5TvIOUKFD1-g4Ux6r3FwrdEalYb0oIOnTWAeUa9Tfwq_cM/s1600/20110625_szalc_urbanfarmsgardenstour_049_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627418452308995634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMLdTPXpxRfp0lhRW2t7GM9CR042ZYIE6799Zw0hb__X2x8pg717IxCwR4hMTIFhIZGNVC5iDYhsOVBG-hBAt56jzB8CEhRcRCPGPVb_mW9Zmw6-Sb3I0mWgWMwGooX-jJ5Hiq51gbWM/s1600/20110625_szalc_urbanfarmsgardenstour_034_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMLdTPXpxRfp0lhRW2t7GM9CR042ZYIE6799Zw0hb__X2x8pg717IxCwR4hMTIFhIZGNVC5iDYhsOVBG-hBAt56jzB8CEhRcRCPGPVb_mW9Zmw6-Sb3I0mWgWMwGooX-jJ5Hiq51gbWM/s1600/20110625_szalc_urbanfarmsgardenstour_034_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627435574368624674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQ9BJPhFV2KLBaAHCWycdtarbkwvOGzr6eaGvAbz91a2qCVyM67_4FJt-ETbaPIpzwy-w1j-CiTs1CX0wOuNZO1vD9qdzud8lX8OMk9CDMl3XZi4wl-Eq5c1S0vnrYyskAahu7V45Yxc/s1600/20110625_szalc_urbanfarmsgardenstour_009_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;height: 600px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyQ9BJPhFV2KLBaAHCWycdtarbkwvOGzr6eaGvAbz91a2qCVyM67_4FJt-ETbaPIpzwy-w1j-CiTs1CX0wOuNZO1vD9qdzud8lX8OMk9CDMl3XZi4wl-Eq5c1S0vnrYyskAahu7V45Yxc/s1600/20110625_szalc_urbanfarmsgardenstour_009_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627437373409056530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XIENH8VadMSZ09gf7NXmfCRj4rcO2MnnipJ2PZ5NA-b_1obolp3I-oawaPTCAIMrzZWYeXA5IXKM-YapJ4aTq-b9RMJdCmM316E1O2fA5xTMsGDHexEBGDkUpL8qLtr_yuECahAlmI0/s1600/20110625_szalc_urbanfarmsgardenstour_340_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; width: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XIENH8VadMSZ09gf7NXmfCRj4rcO2MnnipJ2PZ5NA-b_1obolp3I-oawaPTCAIMrzZWYeXA5IXKM-YapJ4aTq-b9RMJdCmM316E1O2fA5xTMsGDHexEBGDkUpL8qLtr_yuECahAlmI0/s1600/20110625_szalc_urbanfarmsgardenstour_340_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627435578399541858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKx7K-Q1uwNSyHLa1dl91lWqqRTL1Np8_SbPNmanQ2JNwEeLkj4bP7vbg-RP2z-lbUjhEdrldt_JkNqgDYu6eKduH5AJyRNLYBjVyelqqrvaj9iiMmuFdqsyeJ-naQRcthy6yDNZF3kGY/s1600/20110625_szalc_urbanfarmsgardenstour_338_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKx7K-Q1uwNSyHLa1dl91lWqqRTL1Np8_SbPNmanQ2JNwEeLkj4bP7vbg-RP2z-lbUjhEdrldt_JkNqgDYu6eKduH5AJyRNLYBjVyelqqrvaj9iiMmuFdqsyeJ-naQRcthy6yDNZF3kGY/s1600/20110625_szalc_urbanfarmsgardenstour_338_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627435581774227602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I volunteered with Cultivate KC (formerly the Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture) recently for the bi-annual Urban Farms & Gardens Tour. Among pre-tour events ticket taking, helping with promotional materials distribution and taking photos at the farms during the tour, I also had the opportunity to eat some really delicious and local food. YUM. </span><br /></span></div>Cat Szalkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073709194688866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927018973407556620.post-60742431838349955892011-06-08T16:28:00.002-05:002011-06-08T16:36:09.041-05:00Aemilia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXZQ5xq9xo1K3WP_d39eG0EF3UUfDMKbPb0rQfeWqOOkMWCCcuG7At-mjBSUbWW_k0efHvURgP5fR8Mav2vs74ZTb-X04zkZsDbx3X7u_RsXj-2iOn53jRyA4Bu7mv0LXQ0RIFBPNa7I/s1600/20110529_szalc_minneapolis_050_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXZQ5xq9xo1K3WP_d39eG0EF3UUfDMKbPb0rQfeWqOOkMWCCcuG7At-mjBSUbWW_k0efHvURgP5fR8Mav2vs74ZTb-X04zkZsDbx3X7u_RsXj-2iOn53jRyA4Bu7mv0LXQ0RIFBPNa7I/s1600/20110529_szalc_minneapolis_050_web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615965210776954818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbra0uFfEoP9vA1i_JisPHwLaC3PGlGDw4wrEajifQWcK6mc5tWAqgHYpaBYIyvEqZpk0ZMM-x-NasttMFuTwubgOdJxminbGaCMrMKAn_ujMRO8kur_OE_nu4jzyZ5h0aCeQDfZrBX-Y/s1600/20110529_szalc_minneapolis_013_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbra0uFfEoP9vA1i_JisPHwLaC3PGlGDw4wrEajifQWcK6mc5tWAqgHYpaBYIyvEqZpk0ZMM-x-NasttMFuTwubgOdJxminbGaCMrMKAn_ujMRO8kur_OE_nu4jzyZ5h0aCeQDfZrBX-Y/s1600/20110529_szalc_minneapolis_013_web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615965199763640818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1E_f7vGC0M9pOoJ05moQPc5dQb1Jl9dLngQBMH_JI5u_Vxss1x-034SGJAxEyH2zBiLvht-6oFFHZ_MWV5DzMktGBxIR_dvjuew5z-GHq_DBKDRjZolwYg6SZSBhgwyg0AbWyhq5Ceo/s1600/20110529_szalc_minneapolis_121_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1E_f7vGC0M9pOoJ05moQPc5dQb1Jl9dLngQBMH_JI5u_Vxss1x-034SGJAxEyH2zBiLvht-6oFFHZ_MWV5DzMktGBxIR_dvjuew5z-GHq_DBKDRjZolwYg6SZSBhgwyg0AbWyhq5Ceo/s1600/20110529_szalc_minneapolis_121_web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615965198422501890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3gC_ItqOJTGSmMzpwSG5naTa1wA77KrQK8CDa5KXfNOb2mQTdR4G057Q6Zqbqxm0Oksj_dRugt9K0mK4TEOuucdqrI9f72qdmcO0pIaIMjvrSDr167g1d0wjXOqHH8nEr4PtKY9TjzU/s1600/20110529_szalc_minneapolis_134_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3gC_ItqOJTGSmMzpwSG5naTa1wA77KrQK8CDa5KXfNOb2mQTdR4G057Q6Zqbqxm0Oksj_dRugt9K0mK4TEOuucdqrI9f72qdmcO0pIaIMjvrSDr167g1d0wjXOqHH8nEr4PtKY9TjzU/s1600/20110529_szalc_minneapolis_134_web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615965188094668178" /></a>Cat Szalkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073709194688866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927018973407556620.post-36614439758367625702011-04-24T22:02:00.002-05:002015-05-29T10:20:12.330-05:00Happy 3rd Birthday, Ava!<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySnVz0HCbEDSTud4cb-tGPsl7T_qfxCYbmTiC_FxKCHmGcGHp_-CLx73Zb1CEprrVbS_5h_RJJwaUblhqfYs1Wm66kABS8IPiMIr_yt0ySEuf_5opIMgkPdKqCGtdRupMXAVE-AxTGPg/s1600/20110417_szalc_AvaandAshtonVincent_479_blog.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599352672027851778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySnVz0HCbEDSTud4cb-tGPsl7T_qfxCYbmTiC_FxKCHmGcGHp_-CLx73Zb1CEprrVbS_5h_RJJwaUblhqfYs1Wm66kABS8IPiMIr_yt0ySEuf_5opIMgkPdKqCGtdRupMXAVE-AxTGPg/s1600/20110417_szalc_AvaandAshtonVincent_479_blog.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 700px;" /></a><br />
<br />Cat Szalkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073709194688866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927018973407556620.post-89887236994882729052011-04-16T23:04:00.002-05:002011-04-16T23:19:08.767-05:00Peyton, take 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnp0gGu785Ie3sCwV8B5FHcuhHNT0WdAx_B5wJRMY1OzHFZar2r_5xhR0ppP7qJuFSNSU0ZAhtfLQ0QqzRh7MWfL3SLRTnGjIzfGjcFU6XpbDH39_NeEYYBYyGteeVy_MrgbarDmDRR6A/s1600/20110416_szalc_peytonhammil_322_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;height: 600px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnp0gGu785Ie3sCwV8B5FHcuhHNT0WdAx_B5wJRMY1OzHFZar2r_5xhR0ppP7qJuFSNSU0ZAhtfLQ0QqzRh7MWfL3SLRTnGjIzfGjcFU6XpbDH39_NeEYYBYyGteeVy_MrgbarDmDRR6A/s1600/20110416_szalc_peytonhammil_322_web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596401921512782930" /></a><br />Beautiful, blue-eyed, 1 year-old Peyton wasn't quite so sure of me at first during our photo session Saturday morning....Cat Szalkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073709194688866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927018973407556620.post-52558424922490019482011-03-22T23:12:00.002-05:002015-05-29T10:19:27.405-05:00Jaxon Stark<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzHIit-HL4xVP_g21PKV-t9VUIwVuWozl0wUJjuNWurdBHTwJc0Mvrv2fM9jL5CaZLSJxiKJUxb62SwoJWDyFJvikfUIkC-S_reHIFcG21YevR8fs0rTok8bsoShxgvFnAiQhm3crMlA/s1600/20110319_szalc_jaxonstark_151_BW_webBLOG.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587124039167527794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzHIit-HL4xVP_g21PKV-t9VUIwVuWozl0wUJjuNWurdBHTwJc0Mvrv2fM9jL5CaZLSJxiKJUxb62SwoJWDyFJvikfUIkC-S_reHIFcG21YevR8fs0rTok8bsoShxgvFnAiQhm3crMlA/s1600/20110319_szalc_jaxonstark_151_BW_webBLOG.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 700px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCQegAsWMzneWUQoqDYcMsQkZv7VtmYbVPQY0UrezLbSfX66qkMAeGbgTuumaMUqWZ1ZBhdrEtSLH2LiyluKOoC2CojuOsq-EljioDAUjzs7nnh5173DkvOvVS4Yrffj2L2aa4WfO4TE/s1600/20110319_szalc_jaxonstark_138_webBLOG.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587124036277161874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCQegAsWMzneWUQoqDYcMsQkZv7VtmYbVPQY0UrezLbSfX66qkMAeGbgTuumaMUqWZ1ZBhdrEtSLH2LiyluKOoC2CojuOsq-EljioDAUjzs7nnh5173DkvOvVS4Yrffj2L2aa4WfO4TE/s1600/20110319_szalc_jaxonstark_138_webBLOG.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 600px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFnZ3IW8lxbwOIytoICG8uSDQ7moaq6j0tMJUP-jJidmgefk3QjENYmgj8hXPy2KcpWxuwLNjjAT25bWx0uC5dw_3dUeLAxg1PRVVN59YeVwfVjR_KtojKsVj0qxeBzBR_nkgoK3YVLo/s1600/20110319_szalc_jaxonstark_019_BW_web.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587124029093500306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFnZ3IW8lxbwOIytoICG8uSDQ7moaq6j0tMJUP-jJidmgefk3QjENYmgj8hXPy2KcpWxuwLNjjAT25bWx0uC5dw_3dUeLAxg1PRVVN59YeVwfVjR_KtojKsVj0qxeBzBR_nkgoK3YVLo/s1600/20110319_szalc_jaxonstark_019_BW_web.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 700px;" /></a>Cat Szalkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073709194688866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927018973407556620.post-61138323752082391192011-03-20T13:21:00.007-05:002015-05-29T10:19:44.714-05:00Courtney Christine Henn<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-69idWUiblsJidlR3OZ8TTFB-SLOCDbyugIk6dErxy8RMqxZ9uIF7Gydr20NEn9A7YMzwysBIAedN12KeyAKxB49Kgv_-gR3OtXusdKyms3jSfwZ8BtoNvapPx9LIZpkR9LcO1jWoNs/s1600/20110319_szalc_courtneychristinehenn_093_webBLOG.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586354606824317746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-69idWUiblsJidlR3OZ8TTFB-SLOCDbyugIk6dErxy8RMqxZ9uIF7Gydr20NEn9A7YMzwysBIAedN12KeyAKxB49Kgv_-gR3OtXusdKyms3jSfwZ8BtoNvapPx9LIZpkR9LcO1jWoNs/s1600/20110319_szalc_courtneychristinehenn_093_webBLOG.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 700px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyT2GCoTl9yYisAG6QtcfrOAYqBws2xjx8Wo2_dv85HPmZsvbPdOa1qsda5EdcYtbWay6ZHG-KKLbE2mjznTlCKD6vlNC18xRPJZgsovrJRotJDhLydXIeezYq4CT5W_IcKay87cXxWCU/s1600/20110319_szalc_courtneychristinehenn_086_webBLOG.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586354609518080146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyT2GCoTl9yYisAG6QtcfrOAYqBws2xjx8Wo2_dv85HPmZsvbPdOa1qsda5EdcYtbWay6ZHG-KKLbE2mjznTlCKD6vlNC18xRPJZgsovrJRotJDhLydXIeezYq4CT5W_IcKay87cXxWCU/s1600/20110319_szalc_courtneychristinehenn_086_webBLOG.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 500px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>Cat Szalkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073709194688866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927018973407556620.post-9132592492795394852011-03-13T17:19:00.004-05:002011-03-13T17:25:28.841-05:00Rodeo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-V_act5BAptS0v1DudF-pF71N2PixnuS-OxDF8f9juYj4oEjY-tUqWjwIdnceWRn8TzSSIAijYlZBViZrLH7QBBT4jOS9Au5kYpBpJuwtx3Mh-0gqF5M0xXFiyQkP4RKafu-ZHoVrDjk/s1600/_DSC8421_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXbxVDvBfAAMlvtdJKeALzAu8p2HRzGrPx0neRtqOHTI77VcYhDMSimHhT_DOpuxjvvIGMBp2smqiggzbZqGdXDIm6yGAfbI_yVSrSVfRBx1E5jQf1XH_vo7ES_hb_F0cJlM3sBfvTTAA/s1600/20110225_szalc_jaxonstark_023_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578061558492091330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Born 12:12am February 25th<br />6lbs 7oz<br /><3<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">photo session 1 of millions....</span><br /></span></div>Cat Szalkowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073709194688866865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927018973407556620.post-45236551046693109822011-02-26T10:58:00.005-06:002011-02-26T11:13:16.739-06:00Lovely Lisa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMo5GGWMczVlt8l55xegRen97BsqDyL87HUrXX09SCbUQ1ay_mzHmBwyh6eYPmZvaJJ8ynWXJBvtutI76girZK87pI_nnZIBmCKFzJPcWYlVIIYDEzHILn1NDN6kkmeoyHcLQv87N_xw0/s1600/20110220_szalc_austin_009_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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