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Portrait of Parents on a Bridge

Randy Sloan August 19, 2016

I'd been saving this photo that I took last February of my parents near the Rio Grande Nature Center in Albuquerque. I wanted to post it today on their 56th wedding anniversary. I didn't know that this would be the last photo I ever took of them together. Mom passed away on Sunday. Here's to you Mom and Dad for all of the happy anniversaries you spent together and on this one that is not very happy.

In Brief Observations Tags Rio Grande Nature Center, parents, family, anniversary, New Mexico
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"Last Sunset"

Randy Sloan August 17, 2016

My Mom passed away on Sunday afternoon. She and my Dad would spend every summer in Westcliffe, Colorado with this view out of her kitchen window. My Dad and I returned here today for one more sunset. My mom appreciated my photos perhaps more than anyone else and she especially liked the black and white pics. This one is for you, Mom. I love you.

In Brief Observations Tags photography, landscape, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, mountains, mourning, mother, death, family, sadness
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Happy Anniversary

Randy Sloan July 15, 2016

We got engaged in Paris. We were married on Bastille Day fifteen years ago. We always hoped to spend our anniversary in Paris. We finally did!

Paris, July 14, 2016

In Brief Observations Tags wife, family, anniversary, Bastille Day, Paris, Eiffel Tower
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Book of Questions #1

Randy Sloan July 28, 2015
“For a person you loved deeply, would you be willingto move to a distant country knowing there would be little chance of seeing your friends or family again?”
— Book of Questions by Gregory Stock, PH.D.

Absolutely.

In Brief Observations, Creative Writing Tags love, commitment, friends, family, Questions
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14 years ago

Randy Sloan July 14, 2015

Happy Anniversary!

Kenwood Inn and Spa (July 2001)

In Brief Observations Tags anniversary, family, spouse
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Multnomah Falls, WA (May 2015)

Happy Fathers' Day

Randy Sloan June 21, 2015
In Brief Observations Tags family, Multnomah Falls, Washington, travel
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Portland Japanese Garden (May 2015)

The family

Randy Sloan May 11, 2015
In Brief Observations Tags family, NEX5
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Graduation Day

Randy Sloan May 10, 2015

I'm so proud! 

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In Brief Observations Tags son, Portland, Lewis & Clark College, family
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A birthday tradition

Randy Sloan August 24, 2014

For the last 13 years or so, we’ve celebrated Alec’s birthday at the Matterhorn Restaurant in San Francisco — sometimes with a large party, sometimes small. This time it was just fondue for 3. Happy (early) 22nd, Bud.

In Brief Observations Tags birthday, dining, restaurant, San Francisco, family
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Satisfying Sasha in Riga

Randy Sloan July 13, 2014

Could she have a better day shopping?

Chocolate and Amber.

In Brief Observations Tags amber, shopping, riga, chocolate, Latvia, family, travel
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