When Paradigm went to Nebraska to perform, we stayed at Doane College, which had a nice little pond with a couple of swans right next to the dorm we were in. They were very pretty, but more than a little scary, so I didn't get many pictures from too close.
Here are some more pictures from that day, including another swan photo and several photos from Dairy Queen (all the portraits were taken there). We went to Dairy Queen after our concert because there was literally no place else to go.
The group I sing with (Paradigm Vocal Ensemble) took a road trip to perform in Nebraska. This was taken during a gas/bathroom/snack stop somewhere in Oklahoma.
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I am a teacher, grad student, writer, voracious reader, photographer, singer, feminist, and thriftstore fashionista. In no particular order.
I am Squirlaraptor. This name was originally created for my kitty to reflect her squirrel-like fur and her raptor attack skills and has recently been adopted by me to reflect my own curious nature and tendency to hoard as well as my (sometime) fierceness and my love of the hunt (at least, in terms of shopping and research--not so much in terms of killing and maiming, vegetarian that I am).