{"id":23409,"date":"2026-01-16T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/?p=23409"},"modified":"2025-12-27T12:35:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T19:35:24","slug":"my-favorite-photos-of-2025-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/?p=23409","title":{"rendered":"MY FAVORITE PHOTOS OF 2025…PART 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve probably used 5 or 6 different types of cameras over the years. Today I use my iPhone about 95% of the time! The photo above at the Samuel P. Taylor State Park is a special place for my family.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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6:30 AM with grandson Vaughan at the Boulder Peak Triathlon.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Geese on the Seine River.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Exploring Carcassonne, France.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inside the Chateau in Carcassonne. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We returned to the 12th century Ta Prohm temple near Angkor Wat this year. Photo on the right is our first visit in 1997. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The bronze sculpture, “Spirit of American Youth”, is a beautiful memorial at the Normandy American Cemetery.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hiking on the 10,300′ high Fireweed Trail in Vail.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the Belmond Eastern and Oriental Express train in Malaysia.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marla sneaks some of my escargot garlic butter at Bon Ami Restaurant in Denver.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Logan and Paxton make pancakes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the Katy Trail in Dallas.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marla on the Mauna Lani Golf Course trail.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the cemetery in El Cerrito, CA, where many of my relatives are buried.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Water purification ritual by a priest at Goa Gajah temple, Bali.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the Royal Hotel in San Remo, Italy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dancers perform at the Kandy House Boutique Hotel in Sri Lanka.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marla relaxes in the lobby of the Peninsula Hotel in Bangkok.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lea and Marla at Mt. Diablo State Park.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inside the Yayoi Kusama exhibit at the Dallas Art Museum.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the Grand Palace in Bangkok.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I think she thought someone was riding through her Sri Lankan town from the Grateful Dead.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Exploring inside Angkor Wat, Cambodia.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Enjoying a beautiful ride in the Sri Lankan Highlands!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Dwarapala gate guardian in Bali. On the right is a mythological figure in Tenganan Village, Bali.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve probably used 5 or 6 different types of cameras over the years. Today I use my iPhone about 95% of the time! The photo above at the Samuel P. Taylor State Park is a special place for my family. 6:30 AM with grandson Vaughan at the Boulder Peak Triathlon. Geese on the Seine River. Exploring Carcassonne, France. Inside the Chateau in Carcassonne. We returned to the 12th century Ta Prohm temple near Angkor Wat this year. Photo on the right is our first visit in 1997. The bronze sculpture, “Spirit of American Youth”, is a beautiful memorial at the Normandy American Cemetery. Hiking on the 10,300′ high Fireweed Trail in Vail. On the Belmond Eastern and Oriental Express train in Malaysia. Marla sneaks some of my escargot garlic butter at Bon Ami Restaurant in Denver. Logan and Paxton make pancakes. On the Katy Trail in Dallas. Marla on the Mauna Lani Golf Course trail. At the cemetery in El Cerrito, CA, where many of my relatives are buried. Water purification ritual by a priest at Goa Gajah temple, Bali. At the Royal Hotel in San Remo, Italy. Dancers perform at the Kandy House Boutique Hotel in Sri Lanka. Marla relaxes in the lobby of the Peninsula Hotel in Bangkok. Lea and Marla at Mt. Diablo State Park. Inside the Yayoi Kusama exhibit at the Dallas Art Museum. At the Grand Palace in Bangkok. I think she thought someone was riding through her Sri Lankan town from the Grateful Dead. Exploring inside Angkor Wat, Cambodia. Enjoying a beautiful ride in the Sri Lankan Highlands! A Dwarapala gate guardian in Bali. On the right is a mythological figure in Tenganan Village, Bali.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[444,289,460],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personal-favories","category-photography","category-year-in-photos"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/31_result.jpg?fit=469%2C625&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23409"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23854,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23409\/revisions\/23854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}