Families

The Shop Keepers

The Common People On the Street

The Elderly

The People Who Live on This Hillside

The Members of the Church

The temple in Santiago

The Beautiful Children

Summer will come

Turkey attack

Saturday morning I had a remarkable experience. It was barely light as I left for the office. On a nearby backroad, I suddenly spotted 3 wild turkeys about to cross the road. I stopped, blocking their crossing of the road. I thought that the two toms and one hen would fly back into the wooded area. However, apparently the two toms did not like my manuever. They began acting very hostile, attacking my car, pecking at the tires and confronting me. I rolled down the window to see if I could get a picture (of course, I had my camera with me). I thought the lead one was coming through the window to attack me. What beautiful birds they were! It was a once in a life-time experience.

Note: I didn't have time to crank up the ISO setting or the presence of mind to switch on the on-board flash to compensate for the dim light so the turkeys are blurred in the photo as they were moving toward me. (ISO: 400; aperature: 4.0; shutter speed 1/6th).

Happy Valentine's Day

A table for six, please.

Despair

Am I a source of light to those who despair?

Beauty

So often, when we view a person, we see only the blemish on the outer-edge and fail to see the layers and folds of beauty within the soul and personality.

Old Age

Them that are left are wrinkled.

Happiness

Someone you can look up to - the Big Man and Uncle Ben.

Happiness

A smile brings joy.

Happiness

In a world filled with gloom and disaster, the light continues to shine if we know where to look for it.

Cold Winter Weather

Ice in the Mississippi River just south of Alton, Illinois.

The picture contains the message.

Up the tree, out of the snow is a curious red squirrel.

The week end in Nauvoo with our family was joyous. The snow fall was beautiful. We enjoyed visiting a number of the historical homes and shops in Nauvoo. It is a magical time of year in the City of Joseph.

Quaint House. Amazingly blue sky.

Manti Temple in the early morning fog.

The Nauvoo saints built the temple. Their experiences in the temple sustained them for forty years in the wilderness.

Spectacular sunrise over the South Atlantic near Montevideo.