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“This is our dog Weston jumping for a ball on the beach in Hilton Head while there with our family,” wrote Jim Jones. “It was the first time he ever experienced the beach and he had the time of his life!”
“This is our dog Weston jumping for a ball on the beach in Hilton Head while there with our family,” wrote Jim Jones. “It was the first time he ever experienced the beach and he had the time of his life!”
By Pamela Miller
June 17, 2020

Calling amateur photographers!

Have you taken a great picture that you’d like to share with the world? One with action, great lighting and/or interesting subjects? E-mail it to communitynews@ajc.com. Please no selfies, for-profit promotional pics, group shots or anything you wouldn’t want your grandma to see.

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