Well, it's pretty clear that I failed miserably at that whole once-a-day business last year, however I'm quite fond on the title of this journal, so I think I'll keep it around and post miscellaneous thoughts and photography. This photo is from my recent trip to Austria.
Gmunden, Austria
(Now off to actually doing real work for school instead of doing photo editing. Sometimes you just need a creative break to clear your head.)
Gmunden, Austria
(Now off to actually doing real work for school instead of doing photo editing. Sometimes you just need a creative break to clear your head.)
I loved the imagery of the monuments in it--and now I too want to climb into Lincoln's lap. :)
Killarney National Park, Co. Kerry, Ireland
"Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers"
From Amazon: In this splendid retelling of the biblical story of Hosea, bestselling author Francine Rivers pens a heartbreaking romance between a prostitute and the upright and kind farmer who marries her; the story also functions as a reminder of God's unconditional love for his people. Redeeming Love opens with the Gold Rush of 1850 and its rough-and-tumble atmosphere of greed and desire. Angel, who was sold into prostitution as a child, has learned to distrust all men, who see her only as a way to satisfy their lust. When the virtuous and spiritual-minded Michael Hosea is told by God to marry this "soiled dove," he obeys, despite his misgivings. As Angel learns to love him, she begins to hope again but is soon overwhelmed by fear and returns to her old life. Rivers shines in her ability to weave together spiritual themes and sexual tension in a well-told story, a talent that has propelled her into the spotlight as one of the most popular novelists in the genre of Christian fiction. This is one of her best. --Cindy Crosby
Really now, I think I cannot be the only one out there as intrigued by the author's skillful interweaving of sexual tension and spirituality--sounds like quite the read indeed. How 'bout it Nicole, you interested?
Same hike but on the way back down.
On the hike, Nicole and I took along her adorable little Maurice. He was pretty tuckered out at the end of it.
Back in the day when I was more ambitious (and waking up at 4AM every morning) Nicole and I took a hike up Thunderbird Mountain to get some sunrise shots. All in all, it was as a rather less than impressive sunrise by Arizona standards, but still quite nice in general.
I took this one stormy June day in Peoria.
Since I just posted all those photos of fountains that I wouldn't mind playing in here, here's a photo from my recent trip to Vancouver where I did actually run through one such lovely fountain park for little kids. Yes, I'm totally awesome and played in the little kid water park--but Phil started it.
PS. Now I'm officially a mere three months behind. :)
PS. Now I'm officially a mere three months behind. :)
It's also the same as my favorite place at Main--I just love libraries. The smell of the aisles of books are probably the most pleasant scent known to mankind.
This fountain never goes off either, at least not when I'm around. Still, I love the design with it's swirls. It's just plain fun--I wish it would go off so I could run through it.
When I took this photo I was so excited--I've never before actually seen this fountain with water flowing from it at ASU before.
These yellow blossoms are quite nice, however, they really don't hold a candle to cherry blossoms in Dublin.
Such a sad sight indeed, a poor abandoned orange on the sidewalk at ASU.
I think one of the nicest simple pleasures of life is to kick your shoes off and feel the cool grass in between your toes.
I know this isn't a photographic masterpiece by any means, but one of my favorite things about the intense sunlight such as our lovely Arizonan sunshine, has always been how the light plays through and filters down through the dense layers of leaves in trees. I love how the greens become golden in the light as well as the patterns that cast shadows on the ground.
This statue has always seemed rather creepy to me. Anyone else?
For whatever reason, it always seems like ASU has the most corny signs for student participation. I couldn't really resist taking this photo and sending to out to Phil--it's just so silly don't you think? Nicole, you should probably take this into consideration while planning your social activities these days--without U after all, it's just AS_.
I don't know why, but I really love the bright colors of these tiles. :)
I'm rather fond of this courtyard at the West Campus. It's very cozy and shaded--if it weren't so hot out, I'd hang out there instead of the air conditioned library. In the winter time I found it to be a most agreeable place--someplace I'll have to retreat to more often this year.
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