Degarrotype photo

Degarrotype photo, circa 1860

One of my pioneers had this taken and brought

it across the plains. I found it in the garage

hiding in an old

trunk full of photos. I think it may be my

third great grandfather William W. Meguire

from Pennsylvania who settled in

Plain City, Utah.

Linking to Friday's My Town Shoot Out

Pioneers of Almo, Idaho

The original Eames Store in Almo, Idaho with the Eames and King family and old Chips their dog. The store still exists but has been enlarged with red brick and the front of the store is now facing west.

Senses

Pink Moon from last month

Her foot is ticklish

Do flowering cabbages have a smell? Ultra flowering cabbages at Thanksgiving Point.

The flow of water has a trickling sound at the Italian garden at Thanksgiving Point.

a cream puff worth eating - fresh from the bakery not one of those tasteless frozen things.

Linking up with Friday MTSO Shootout and the Tablescaper.

Crossroads of the West

Sky Graffiti

American Fork, Utah

Linking to Friday's Shootout and Oh the places I've been with the Tablescaper.

Tulip Festival

Who would ever think that a gigantic amazing garden

would be planted in the middle of the dry 

arid desert next to the rocky mountains?

Two of my swim friends and I had

lunch at Thanksgiving Point and

enjoyed the garden at the tulip

fest.

Anyone for red?

A little stream flows into the Monet pond

that has lilly pads. The lily pads will have

flowers later in the season.

Each year 5,000 tulips are planted. There were not all red.

View from the restaurant. 

We were delighted to find that a new

section of sculptures were being

added to the gardens.

They are calling this section the 
Light of the World 

Garden.  Each full sized

sculpture will include a scene from the

scriptures with Christ in each

scene. Jesus walking on water and

Jesus healing the woman who

touched his robe.

Each scene was already sculpted by

Angela Johnson in

miniature surrounding Christ

walking on water.  Christ

carrying the cross was also

full size.

Cinco de Mayo

Today is Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) - highly celebrated holiday in the western United States and Mexico.

Connecting to Scavenger Hunt Sunday and Photo Triss with churches in York, England, and theTablescaper.

Background

Inside York Minister

West window in York Minister

Inside York Minister

Dotted  

Showing off her very first pony tail in her favorite polka dotted pink furry coat.

Weather

After the snow storm

Motion

Water fall cascading on the other side of the caves peek hole at Thanksgiving Point.

Sweet

Clock in York Minister

Places I've Been - Friday

Linking to my town shoot out and 

to Tablescaper for Oh the Places I've been.

Machinery

This photo was taken at the Anchorage Port, Alaska before digital cameras flooded the markets.  I was thoroughly fascinated with the port and the machinery moving Sea Land freight onto semi trucks to be shipped throughout Alaska. Because I had lived inland my entire life, I found myself driving down to the docks to watch the water and ships that docked.

My first thought about machinery was what do I have in my house and the only one that seemed to fit was my old Singer Sewing Machine which just happened to be the second item that I purchased just after my high school graduation.

Hills of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Old Town Puerto Vallarta looking toward the newer part of the city.

Bath Time