Thursday, January 29, 2015

Fence by the rails


We should be getting more snow but it is dropping on the east coast. A storm is coming up from the south and should give our mountains more snow. I guess we call this our January thaw.
If you look close to the railroad track, there is a fence.

linking to Good fences
and
Skywatch Friday 
and Friday MyTownShootOut

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Methyr Tydfil

 One of the the three valleys in Wales. The last one closer to England and the Black Hills of Wales.


Linking with Good Fences

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Aberdare St. John Baptist Church


I love how the daffodils grow like weeds here in this little village in Wales where my great great grandparents Thomas Edwards and Elizabeth Lewis were married. He moved his family to Merhyr Tydfil and worked in the mines there. There he met preachers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and decided to leave Wales and come to America which saved his life. So many of the mine workers died in accidents or their lives were shortened by developing Black Lung. He settled in Ogden, Utah and after his wife died, he moved to Liberty, Idaho where his daughter took care of him until he died at the ripe old age of 100 years and 4 months.

A newspaper article ran in the Salt Lake City Desert News in 1868 stated:


   "Thomas Edwards of Ogden City was born in Wales in the month of January 1793, and is therefore in his 76th year.  He has lately had a new set of double teeth growing in his head, not having lost the front ones.  He cut the new teeth about the same as children generally cut theirs, his gums swelling and being very painful during the period of dentation.  His hair still retains its natural color of jet black.  Brother Edwards came to America about 14 years ago and has been in Utah nearly seven years.  He is a man of regular habits of life.  He works regularly in his farm, has general good health and is the father of 10 children.  He walked from Ogden to this city last fall, a distance of 40 miles to attend General Conference.  He is a praying man, and tries to live the life of a saint."
     
Linking to InSPIRed Sunday and Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Oreo


Oreo pushed his head inside the tree and was biting it from the inside. He was too big to get inside of it.

Here he is lounging in his favorite spot on the couch.

Can you find the cat? 

Linking to Wordless Wednesday

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Utah Minions


On my way to my daughter's just before Christmas, I saw this display just before Heber, Utah.  I slammed on my brakes, pulled over and took a few shots.  I thought they were so cute - just beyond that fence that you can barely see.

Linking to Good Fences

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