Fading away in Bird-in-Hand, PA
No, I won’t say ‘cheese’. Amish and the camera don’t always mix.
No, I won’t say ‘cheese’. Amish and the camera don’t always mix.
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I found your blog while researching blogs on or by the Amish. Yours is one of the most even-handed and enjoyable to read. It is like reading a friend’s travel letter of their adventures. I plan to post about and link to your blog for Blog Day 2007 tomorrow.
Thank you! I really appreciate you reading it. I did not know there was a Blog Day!
I love this sign! I try and not bother them and photograph from a distance. The ones around Orange County, Indiana will hide their faces if they see a camera. That’s why so many of mine are taken through the windshield and from behind. No harm, no foul…right?
Cindy