Sarah – green belt in Judo

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Sarah was excited to earn her green belt in Judo back in May.  

I photographed her with a smile and a more serious look.

Tour de Suisse 2010

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The Tour de Suisse, one of the top multi-day road cycling tours in the world drawing top cyclists from around the world, ended yesterday with the final stage in the nearby town of Liestal.  The stage was an individual time trial looping through the hills behind Kilchzimmer (a few minutes from home) so I couldn't pass up seeing it.  The day was overcast with a slight drizzle.  I stood at the inside tight corner at the bottom of a descent for part of the race which allowed me to use a wide angle lens and get up close while the riders leaned toward me into the corner – I did wear bright yellow so they'd see me.  I had a split second for a photo with riders flying by within inches of my lens.  That's my excuse for cutting Lance Armstrong's head off (bottom right)! The right center photo is of Levi Leipheimer(?), a familiar name to those who followed road cycling over the years.  

The final standings of the tour were close with Fränk Schleck (top left photo) beating out Lance Armstrong by 12 sec.  You may remember watching the "Schleck brothers" surprise everyone in last year's Tour de France.

This made for an enjoyable afternoon despite the weather.

[all photos by Tim Shirey®]

BCF Sunday School Camp, June 4-6

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Our church's annual Sunday School Camp was held in Kilchzimmer from June 4-6.  Several months of preparation went into the camp program.

A medieval castle theme was used to help teach about guarding your heart against the attacks of Satan, with the Bible lessons and entire program written especially for the camp.  The children performed a play for the BCF congregation who joined the children on the last day (Sunday afternoon) for a grill and fellowship time.  After a week of cold rainy weather, the skies cleared up for a beautiful weekend.

Picture (top): Group photo with staff and children.
Picture (bottom left): "Pigs trough" ice cream was a first for most of the children.  They did a good job of devouring it.
Picture (bottom center): Rebecca sewed her medieval dress from scratch.  Several of the teen girls wore hand-made medieval dresses.
Picture (bottom right): Small group discussions following the morning Bible lesson time.