{"id":26366,"date":"2022-11-09T21:28:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T21:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=26366"},"modified":"2022-11-10T00:22:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T00:22:08","slug":"an-early-christmas-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=26366","title":{"rendered":"An early Christmas Gift!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the great joys of being a workshop leader is the wonderful people you get to meet and become friends with! \u00a0Tom and Marianne Cherry Gaffuri are not only great people, \u00a0but talented shooters as well! \u00a0Very soon I will do another blog entry of their great work! \u00a0For this entry I wanted to share some images they did of my Golden Retriever, \u00a0Chester. \u00a0They both attended Jack’s and my Smokies fall workshop and I gently twisted their arms to come home with me after the workshop, it was “sort of” on the way home for them, and to photograph my great buddy! \u00a0They work as a team and Marianne is fantastic animal photographer, as these images will reveal.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I can’t tell you how much it meant to me to have them do this. \u00a0You folks that are dog lovers understand the bond that exists between you and your pets. Having seen their work, I really wanted to have Chester photographed by them. \u00a0It was one of my most treasured gifts to see these images! \u00a0I hope you enjoy them, and I can’t wait to share more their work! \u00a0Marianne shot all of these, and I will also share some of Tom’s work in the next blog!<\/span><\/p>\n

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This one, above, is destined to be a Christmas Card!!!!<\/span><\/p>\n

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…..and one of my favorites, a special moment between me and my boy! \u00a0Thank you again Marianne and Tom!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Blessings,<\/span><\/p>\n

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the pilgrim<\/span><\/p>\n

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