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boy with walking stick surveys a grassy landscape girl drawing a picture under a tree dog house and sun drawn on the sidewalk with chalk, girl drawing nearby kids on seesaw boy on swing

Janell Hoffman has dabbled in photography since the early 1970s when the Instamatic with disposable flash was all the rage. She lives in White Bear Lake with incredible children who continue to age despite her protests, and where summertime remains a time for dreaming and simple pleasures.