A few years ago, I had the opportunity to attend a Blue Angels Air Show in Washington DC.   It was one of the most magnificent event I ever attended, just the experience of having the Blue Angels flying over your head, it was totally AWESOME!

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will be here in New England this weekend (August 28-29, 2010) for the Boston Portsmouth Air Show.  (Ticket is around $20-25 for adult).  If you are around this weekend, this is definitely worth checking out.  Bring your camera!

Here are a few photos I took from the DC Air Show couple years ago.  You can see more on my Flickr page. 

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Just a reminder for everyone that it's tax free weekend in Massachusetts on August 14 and 15, 2010! 

Time to shop for those big ticket items up to $2,500 (like a wedding gown, furniture, appliance or piano!)

Here's some additional information about restrictions.

What are you buying this weekend?

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Recently, I assisted Shang Chen Photography on an engagement photo session of Jessica and Gary.  We spent our late afternoon at Harvard with a campus full of great architecture!

Check out a few more photos of the cute couple.

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It was my great pleasure to photograph for Manet Community Health Center - Groundbreaking Ceremony at North Quincy on August 9, 2010.  It is a great way to kick off and celebrate the National Health Center Week (August 8-14).

Additional photos can be view here. 
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Photo: Henry Tuttle (Manet CEO), James Hunt (CEO and President of Mass League of Community Health Centers), Stephen Gore, William Delahunt (Congressman), Thomas Koch (Quincy Mayor), Betty Davis (Bureau of Primary Health Care), Robert Shiner (Manet Interim CMO), Joseph Reardon (VP of Manet Board of Directors)
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Manet Building Improvement Project made possible by the US Department of Health and Human Services HRSA, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Capital Improvement Program and City of Quincy, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

Manet at North Quincy—Alteration and Renovation project: Groundbreaking Facts Phase One

• Manet was awarded $719,140 from federal economic stimulus American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for community health centers in June 2009.
  
• Manet will install a new sprinkler system through the support of the City of Quincy, Community Development Block Grant, US Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Program.
  
• Manet’s total Alternation and Renovation project cost at North Quincy is under 1 million dollars, with a budget gap to close.
  
• Manet in North Quincy will grow 7-11 new examination rooms with complimentary nursing station, and patient education rooms.
  
• Manet’s North Quincy Alternation and Renovation project will expand access for 1233 new patients over 4914 annual patient visits.
  
• Manet’s expansion in North Quincy will create new construction jobs, retain and create local health center employment positions including: physician, front desk personnel, administrative support.
  
• Manet to launch North Quincy Naming Opportunities in 2010.

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Yay! Just got my brand new mini business cards from Moo.com.  I LOVE them!  I don't even want to give them away to people! 

I used 20 photos for the front of the minicards and my photography business information on the back.  I am very happy with the quality of the cards.  Can't wait to order my real business cards!

For anyone what to just try it out, Moo.com offers 50 FREE business cards as sample.  You only pay the cost of post & packing. Check it out here. 

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I had the pleasure to photograph Little A recently.  We had to reschedule it couple times due to the unpredictable weather in Boston. 

We finally got to spend a nice afternoon together in the family backyard, and we shared some yummy cupcakes from Babycake in Quincy (I am now known as the Cupcake Lady)!

Little A was so cute and wanted to show me all his toys (ah - the trucks)!  We then went to play in the backyard, and climbed up the tree house (I wish I have a tree house too)!

Here are few photos more photos!  You can click on the thumbnails to view the larger size photos. 

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Recently, I had the pleasure to photograph Sumathi and Jay as they celebrated their 5-year anniversary.  They are such a cute and energetic couple that love to travel and eat (we sure have that in common!)  Sumathi had a great idea of doing the photo shoot right in their neighborhood, Jamaica Plain. 

The day of the shoot was another hot summer day in Boston, we walked along the Jamaica Pond to get some fun nature shots.  Sumathi and Jay were very natural in front of the camera and they were keep making each other laugh throughout the shoot.  Our original plan was to go over to the Arnold Arboretum, but we decided to incorporate some urban views of JP into the shoot.  (Hope to go back to the Arboretum for future engagement sessions!)

There was a lot of really colorful wall murals along many buildings at the center of JP.  It was a great time walking around, we even ran into Sumathi and Jay's neighbor and his baby girl. Of course, we had to include them into our photos (she was a great prop - so CUTE!)

At the end of the session, we HAD to stop by JP Licks for some ice-cream to cool off!  Thanks to Sumathi and Jay for many restaurant suggestions in JP.  I can't wait to go back to check them out. 

Here are few photos more photos!  You can click on the thumbnails to view the larger size photos. 

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To avoid the crowd in Boston on July 4th, I decided to go watch the firework outside of Boston.   It would be ideal to check out a coastal town for firework, since it was so hot out. 

After some research, I found out that Marblehead Firework (40 mins North of Boston) would be a pretty good place to hang out, (at least according to Coastal Town Living - Marblehead is a one of the top 10 spots to celebrate the 4th.)  Who knew!?

We decided to park and settle at Riverhead Beach (far end of the Marblehead Harbor, based on the recommendation from the website for best viewing and easy parking.)  It was probably the best advice, there was additional parking at Devereux Beach parking lot directly across the street, with a restaurant to grab some food, drinks and ICE CREAM !!  We drove around to check out the other viewing spots, there was absolutely no parking at the those areas.  So Riverhead Beach is your best bet.  And it wasn't super crowded, you could get there and still find a seat around 8:30pm for the 9pm firework.

We could see the both sides of the Harbor Illumination (red lights along the harbor), which started right before the firework.  The firework was right at the middle viewing point of Riverhead Beach, behind all the sailboats in the water.   Marblehead Firework is a great spot for July 4th, can't wait to go back next year, what a great find!

Here are few photos of the firework, hope you enjoy them!  You can click on the thumbnails to view the larger size photos.

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I maybe just a little addicted to the cookies from Flour!!  So when I drove past the new Flour on Mass Ave, I HAD to stop my car immediately and ran inside to get my fix!

I was a bit disappointed that they didn't have my favorite cookie (Milk Chocolate Hazelnut Cookie), but I still got a peanut butter cookie to tie me over.  Flour's cookies are not too sweet and they have the right about of chewiness!   

Every time I ate the bake goods from Flour, I would get into my baking mode.  Hmmm...I think I am going to bake some goodies for the July 4th weekend! O, btw, Joanne Chang, owner of Flour, is publishing a cookbook that should be coming out shortly! Maybe it will have the Milk chocolate hazelnut cookie's recipe in it!

Anyhow, Flour 3 at Central Square is at 190 Massachusetts Ave, it's closer to the MIT side, which is a bit of walk from the Central T station.  It's very spacious inside, large tables that you can share with others and do some people watching!

Enjoy a few photos I took at Flour 3!

On Monday, I volunteered at the 114th Boston Marathon. I think we had some great weather compared to the past years.  Congrats to all the great runners, organizers and volunteers that make this a smooth event. 

It was my 6th year helping out this great event, I first volunteered back in 2005 with one of my good friends.  We were assigned at the water/Gatorade station in Wellesley (Mile 12).    Since then, we have done other volunteer positions (Mylar blankets and Food Distribution).  We were at the medal distribution section this Monday!  It was AWESOME!!!  I love the fact that we got to see all the runners after they crossed the finish line, hugging us and giving us high-fives. 

The best part: we got my mom and few other friends to come along with us.  I hope to make this a bigger volunteer group next year!  What task should we do next year??

If you are interested to volunteer next year, please check the Boston Athletic Association - Boston Marathon's Volunteer page: http://www.baa.org/Volunteering/BostonMarathonVolunteer.asp . Sign up early, the deadline is around mid-February each year.

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Check out a few behind-the-scene photos from a volunteer's view.  Enjoy!