“Family is So Special!” is the title of a newly published photo book from Dr. Harriette Fishburne of Charlottesville, who had a pediatrics practice in Gloucester, Courthouse Pediatrics, with her husband, Cary, until retiring six years ago.
After retiring, she and her husband started traveling and she pursued a lifelong interest in photography. “Our last big trip was two years ago when we went to Kodiak, Alaska, for several weeks,” she said. “I joined a small group of photographers on a workshop to Katmai National Park and Preserve where I was fortunate enough to follow a special family of grizzly bears in their natural habitat.
“I, of course, took numerous photos of the adorable antics and loving behavior of this family,” she added. It wasn’t until the COVID-19 pandemic hit that she had the time to review all of her raw photos.
“My husband and I are of the age where we’ve had to self-isolate to stay safe during this pandemic and so we are acutely aware of how special family is,” she sa...