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Boise Hyde Park Street Fair

It was a beautiful day today and made it perfect to visit Camels Back Park for the Hyde Park Street Fair. It didn’t take long before the smell of incense, home-made soap and perfumes reached my nose and brought back memories from long ago.
The Hyde Park Fair is one of my favorite events each year [...]

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

Art in the Park

Every year I look forward to the 1st weekend in September when the annual “Art in the Park” is held at Julia Davis Park. The event continues to grow and so does the variety of art and crafts. Unfortunately, I rarely buy anything but that isn’t necessarily by choice. Each year I tell myself “Next [...]

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Boise Depot

The old Boise Train Depot is a great spot to shoot some photographs and look upon downtown Boise. It attracts many photographers each day taking all sorts of pictures from portraits to landscapes. Next time you driving by take a few minutes and walk around, the landscaping is quite beautiful. The back side is neat… [...]

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Idaho Ann Frank Human Rights Memorial

One beautiful Saturday morning I found myself at the Idaho Ann Frank Human Rights Memorial. I never really took the time to examine it closely, usually I was just wizzing through on my bike but this time I had a purpose… To see if there was anything worth taking a picture of.
As I made my [...]

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Julia Davis Park

For me Julia Davis Park is one of the best parks in Boise. You have the Boise Zoo, paddle boats, the band shell, and lots of open park which runs along the Boise River. I forgot to mention that there is the Historic Museum, Discovery Center, and the Boise Art Museum.
During the summer [...]

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008