Late spring is a perfect time to get out and enjoy the weather.  This offering was taken on a quiet stretch of walking trail, with new growth everywhere.  When you cannot get outside, the next best thing is to bring the outdoors home.  Our photo matting services enhance your pictures to increase your appreciation of nature without worrying about the pollen count.  For a higher resolution look at the image, click on the picture.

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Take a virtual walk in the woods with your favorite digital photos.

One attractive aspect of American Volkssport Association sponsored events are the awards offered by clubs to encourage event participation.  These awards often take the form of patches, trinkets, pins, and other types of small reminders that add up quickly.  In fact, for those who love these awards as I do, the volume of patches and objects can soon add up to such a large quantity, it is hard to find ways to display them all.  Looking for ways to be rewarded and avoid the clutter, I came up with the idea of virtual awards like the ones I have been showcasing on this site.  The virtual awards allow walkers to earn the recognition, collect memories from many different event locations, and store hundreds of different award designs without taking up more space than a CD, sandisk, or flash drive can store.  There are also a large variety of ways these images can be displayed via prints, digital photo frames, computer screen wallpapers, slide-shows, screen savers, and image viewers.  It is like having all the benefits, and none of the wear and tear found with conventional awards.  Of course, this recognition still has to be earned in order to be legitimately received, but it is an ongoing way for walkers who love awards to keep getting recognition without the clutter. 

If you are a club leader or a walker who likes awards, but have no more room to store them, consider the virtual option to keep incentives alive, and have something inexpensive and memorable to offer your local achievers. 

The next award was designed to recognize another nice self-guided walk in Austin, Texas.  For more information about the AVA, visit http://www.ava.org and get started seeing what this wonderful activity has to offer.  To see a higher resolution version of the award, click on the image.

Fairview Park Austin Texas

All the recognition without the clutter. Check out the advantages of virtual awards.

The world of digital photography offers many new ways to view and utilize images.  These techniques go beyond simple photo prints, and framed display, bringing out inspirations worth a second look.  Click on the picture to see it in higher resolution.

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As part of my personal celebration of American Volkssport Association events, I have decided to offer commemorative awards to highlight the activity, and bring back memories of my favorite places.  My next commemorative award celebrates the San Antonio Churches walk, with a matted photo of one point of interest along the route.  This award features the small church where former President Lyndon Johnson was married.  For more information about the AVA, and the activities they offer, go to http://www.ava.org/ and discover the beauty America has to offer.  Click on the image for a look in higher resolution.

San Antonio, Texas

AVA walks often include points of historical interest.