{"id":12288,"date":"2014-11-11T22:18:25","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T22:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=12288"},"modified":"2014-11-11T22:25:46","modified_gmt":"2014-11-11T22:25:46","slug":"why-i-do-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=12288","title":{"rendered":"Why I do this!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the morning I get to fly home, my favorite location, and I do get to go to some great places!\u00a0 In the last four weeks I’ve shot fall leaves in Brown County Indiana, with Jim and Sue Haverstock, fall color and coastal scenes in Acadia N.P. with Jack Graham, my home park, the Great Smoky Mountains with Jim Begley and “Snake” Barrett, and now I’ve just finished a workshop at Nelson Ghost Town in Nevada with Jack Graham, again!!!!!!!\u00a0 For the last two days I’ve worked with the great KelbyOne Video Team of\u00a0 Brandon Ford (above left) and Juan Alfonso (above right), what a great crew and two really nice guys! \u00a0\u00a0 I have such a great time with these guys and all the folks on this list, not to mention wonderful attendees at the workshops!\u00a0 I’m a blessed man for sure!!!\u00a0 Getting to spend time with such great folks enriches my life!!!!\u00a0 I can only hope I reciprocate even a little!!!<\/p>\n

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That’s all great, but I had a extra special surprise today when we finished the last taping of my upcoming KelbyOne Class on Americana Extractions at Nelson Ghost Town!\u00a0 Leaving the barn where we had taped the last sessions, a lady was waiting and introduced herself as a KelbyOne member, and a fan of my classes.\u00a0 She was a really nice lady and we had a good visit.\u00a0 The last thing I expected was to have someone in the Nevada desert to walk up and say I know who you are, and love your classes!\u00a0 It was such a nice surprise, and much appreciated!\u00a0\u00a0 Below we had our picture made together, she had a great husband and two other very nice friends!<\/p>\n

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I was thinking, driving back to Las Vegas, after meeting Byron and her friends how much it means to me to hear from people that they are benefiting from my teaching, and eBooks.\u00a0 I love to teach and I owe it to those that mentored me to do what I can to pass it on.\u00a0 You often wonder if your efforts help as much as you hope they do, Byron’s kind words re-enforce my desire to continue my efforts!!\u00a0 Thanks Byron!<\/p>\n

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Tomorrow I get to go spend time with my favorite person, Sherelene!!\u00a0 This has been a long four weeks and I am looking forward to throwing another log on the fire wit her!\u00a0 It’s suppose to snow this weekend!!\u00a0 A fire in the fireplace, cuddling Sherelene, some college football, and a getting started on my new eBooks, could life be any better!!!!!<\/p>\n

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Blessings,<\/p>\n

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the pilgrim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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