Graduation in Hermann, Missouri

We went to Hermann, Missouri (famous as an old German wine-making town on the Missouri River) to see our nephew, Alex, graduate. It turned out that we got to hear him speak, too, because he was salutatorian!

Alex delivering his salutatorian address at Hermann High School graduation, 2014

Here he is, looking relieved to have that over with!

We stayed an extra night and were rewarded with some dramatic light, late in the day.

The wide Missouri

The place where we stayed, Hermann Hill Village, also does a brisk wedding business

Rick thought I was dissing the dredge as a photographic subject, so I tried framing it through the gazebo. What do you think?

I’ll link these up in the morning to Saturday Snapshots.

Saturday Snapshots are hosted each week by Melinda of West Metro Mommy Reads. Check out her post this weekend for lots of great photos around the web.

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Graduation in Hermann, Missouri — 15 Comments

Brona on May 24, 2014 at 8:30 am said:

Personally I love to see a working harbour/river in action. My knowledge of Missouri is limited to pioneering books I read as a child like Little on the Prairie and later, Centennial. It looks just as wide as a muddy as I pictured it. The light makes it look almost romantic though 🙂

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Louise on May 24, 2014 at 8:58 am said:

Congratulations to your nephew. I’ve never heard the word salutatorian- is that the same as valedictorian? I like your dramatic light shot of the Missouri.

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- Joy Weese Moll on May 24, 2014 at 10:03 am said:
  
  I learned all about the word salutatorian this week…Valedictorian is the top in the class and salutatorian is second, but that’s not what the words mean. Salutatorian is related to the word salute and that person traditionally gives the first speech at the graduation. The valedictorian is related to a word for ending, and that person gives the last speech.
  
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Juli D. Revezzo on May 24, 2014 at 9:21 am said:

Congratulations to your nephew on his graduation. And thank you for sharing these gorgeous pictures. They’re all so romantic! I’ve never been to Missouri, myself but these pictures make me want to visit.

If you’d like to see it, my entry for this week’s Saturday Snapshot is here.

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Sandra Nachlinger on May 24, 2014 at 10:56 am said:

Beautiful photos. I love the lighting in the picture of the gazebo — so romantic. I can see why weddings are held there. I’m sure your nephew was delighted that you were a part of his graduation. Congratulations to him for becoming salutatorian. Quite an achievement!

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Sean @ His and Her Hobbies on May 24, 2014 at 11:00 am said:

Awesome photos! It looks so scenic there. I think the gazebo is the perfect frame for that shot.

Sean at His and Her Hobbies

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irene on May 24, 2014 at 2:20 pm said:

Congratulations to your nephew, what a great trip. Love your last one, framed through the gazebo. I’d kill for a gazebo.

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Laurel-Rain Snow on May 24, 2014 at 3:51 pm said:

Beautiful shots….rivers make wonderful features. So do graduations. Congrats to your nephew.

Thanks for sharing…and for visiting my blog.

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Wade on May 24, 2014 at 4:30 pm said:

Congratulations to Alex, and thanks for posting the beautiful pics. On our annual summer vacation to see Mom’s family in Oklahoma, we had two or three different routes do get down to Interstate 44, but my favorite was taking Highway 19 because of Hermann. I always thought it looked kind of like Louisiana, just a different big river.

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Ginny on May 24, 2014 at 5:56 pm said:

Cute pictures. I like the one where he is giving you a sideways look.

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Deb Nance at Readerbuzz on May 24, 2014 at 7:28 pm said:

Just lovely. An unexpected small vacation amid a graduation. Lovely.

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Paulita on May 24, 2014 at 9:00 pm said:

This looks really beautiful. Congratulations to your nephew. What an honor to be salutatorian. My son graduates from high school on Sunday. He won’t be speaking! He would hate that. Here’s Mine

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Arti on May 24, 2014 at 10:21 pm said:

You must be one proud aunt to see your nephew deliver the salutation. Thanks for sharing these wonderful moments.

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Lee Pettijohn on May 26, 2014 at 3:45 pm said:

Hi Joy,
Thanks for the great pictures. Many congrats to you and your family.

Cheers.

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