The Pumpkin Patch
We had a great time with Isabelle at the pumpkin patch. She picked out her own pumpkin, spent time in the bouncers, drove mini trucks, fed the animals in the petting zoo, and rode a few carnival rides.
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Enjoy What You Have
About this photo: Las Pilas, El Salvador (March 2008) - A local farmer in the hills above Las Pilas, east of San Ignacio near the border of Honduras.
Calm The Storm In Me
About this photo: Oregon Coast (September 2009) - Sand dunes on the Oregon coast, overlayed with great song lyrics from the band Casting Crown.
Singing And Joy
About this photo: San Juan Capistrano, California (April 2005) - Our first field trip with the ACES Camera Club to Mission San Juan Capistrano. We traveled by train and stayed the whole day. We met so many wonderful people, like Bruce and Betty! This is an image from the gardens inside the mission.
You Are A Tower Of Refuge
About this photo: Grand Canyon, Arizona (October 2006) - Desert View Watchtower. Constructed in 1932 along the South Rim of the Canyon at its easternmost edge, the tower rises some seventy feet above the South Rim and is the highest point from which to view the southern and eastern edges of the Canyon. Formed in circular fashion just as the Anasazi watchtowers, Desert View rises some five stories high, nearly three times as high as any known Anasazi structure.
Your Unfailing Love
About this photo: Grand Canyon, Arizona (October 2006) - Arizona State Highway 64, north out of Williams. You can't let skies like this pass you by so, while Kelly was sound asleep in the passenger seat, I managed to retrieve my camera out of the camera bag, turn it on, adjust the settings and snap this image through the dirty windshield, all the while staying on the blacktop. Multitasking for sure!
You Inspire Shouts Of Joy
About this photo: Los Angeles, California (July 2005) - Echo Park, Lotus blossoms in full bloom. I was fortunate to photograph the Lotus, which had bloomed in the park for more than 70 years before dying abruptly. Replanting is planned, but with budgetary problems, this may be many years away.
Let The Skies Be Filled
About this photo: San Diego, California (January 2007) - Brown pelican gliding over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego.
Rivers Run Into The Sea
About this photo: Honduras, Central America (March 2008) - A small farming community in the mountains at the divide between El Salvador and Honduras. With the guidance of a few local children our group crossed the river and climbed a hillside into Honduras.
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
About this photo: A pretty floral from somewhere around the OC, I don't remember where specifically. The lyrics are from one of my favorite worship songs.
I Have Overcome The World
About this photo: Pismo Beach, California (July 2005) - On the boardwalk near the pier, I discovered two homeless veterans who were entertaining guests with a guitar and their singing (using the term loosely). Despite their situation, these men where happy to pose for the camera.
He Calmed The Storm
About this photo: Carlsbad, California (September 2007) - Kelly and I spent our 25th wedding anniversary in Carlsbad. This is one of the sunsets we enjoyed. I had all my trick camera equipment, tripod, filters, remote switch, etc. Kelly whipped out her pocket point-n-shoot camera and snapped better photos! But, this is my page so you are stuck with my photo.
My Sister
About this photo: Oregon (September 2009) - Okay, I woke up this morning and asked myself what has inspired me today, and the answer was easy. After talking with my sister on the telephone last night, I decided she inspires me through her strength. So, I posted the only photo I found inspiring to me today.
A Time...
About this photo: Brookings, Oregon (October 2008) - A couple enjoying an early morning ride along the beautiful Oregon shore.
God Is Great
About this photo: This is another photo from Guatemala. The message on this image comes from one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite country singers - Martina McBride. Martina's music is so uplifting and full of hope and love.
One Who Serves
About this photo: Joshua Tree, California (October 2006) - Key's Ranch National Monument, Ranch House Kitchen. The Keys Ranch is the prime example of early settlement in the Joshua Tree National Park area. Bill Keys was the area's leading character, and his ranch is a symbol of the resourcefulness of early settlers. The ranch is an extensive complex of small frame buildings built between 1910 and Keys' death in 1969. Keys pursued both ranching and mining to make a living in the desert.
Put Your Hope In The Lord
About this photo: Yaquina Bay, Oregon (September 2009) - The Yaquina Bay Bridge is an arch bridge that spans Yaquina Bay south of Newport, Oregon. It is one of the most recognizable of the U.S. Route 101 bridges designed by Conde McCullough. The bridge opened on September 6, 1936, at a cost of $1,301,016. A total of 220 people worked to pour 30,000 cubic yards of concrete and fabricate 3,100 tons of steel. The details of the bridge are typical of McCullough's style. The bridge is shown in the opening scene of the 2008 film Prom Night.
Justice To The Poor
About this photo: Sonsonate, El Salvador (March, 2008) - Along the beautiful coast of El Salvador, we stopped briefly at a roadside stand, where out of the window of our air conditioned van, I observed this young lady with damp clothing and out of breath. My first thought was that she had just come from the adjacent beach. What I saw next humbled me, as she resumed pushing a heavy vendor cart uphill with her young sister in tow. She was not there to enjoy the beach like a child should, instead she was hard at work for the family.