Life got away from me a little bit, so I’m tardy in posting these pictures. A collection of historical Boone artifacts in this volume.
Slice of Life Vol. 51
Alice – 9 Months
Although I’m sure most people have seen these pictures by now, I have yet to post them here. What was tragically not captured digitally was Jon (who did an awesome job as a photo assistant) turning into a ghost at one point to act as a background. It will definitely be a lasting memory for me.
There are more pictures in the Alice – 9 Months Album in the store:
Alice – 9 Months
Next Wednesday will feature pictures of Logan running track.
The Archives: Edition Eighteen
These pictures are from: Backup/Old My Pictures/Insects
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Caterpillar
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Grasshopper
I believe both of these pictures were taken at Ledges when we were photographing Willy’s part of The Beaver Machete Massacre Project. For some reason that makes me nostalgic for having a day off in the middle of the week. That must mean I’m in desperate need of a vacation.
Next week’s folder: Backup/Old My Pictures/JC Janson
RWPE Y2 #20 – PAINTING WITH LIGHT
I’m guessing the technical demands of PAINTING WITH LIGHT scared off many contributors this week. Or it might have been all of the graduations going down this week. I anticipate with the coming Memorial Day weekend that there won’t be many submissions for next Monday either.
Christopher D. Bennett
Mike Vest
Next week’s theme:
ODD CAMERA ANGLE
A look back at ODD CAMERA ANGLE from last year:
ODD CAMERA ANGLE – 2010
I don’t know necessarily what my Memorial Day is going to entail, but at the very least, the theme for the following week will be posted at noon next Monday. I would advise you to have your picture in early.
Personal Photo Project of the Week #68
A brief word to explain these pictures. These are pictures taken with a pinhole camera with a trio of different filters. Although most of my photography is somewhat experimental, these are extremely experimental.
Often times I look at a picture and think, well that didn’t work. There are other times, I look at the picture and I think that didn’t work like it was supposed to, but it somehow works in a different way. These pictures I think work in a different way.
The Better
I’m not really sure where the ripple effect came from in these pictures. I think it was somewhere in the development process, unless I bent the film while winding it.
Here are a few more pictures from the The Better Series.
I don’t usually reveal where my picture titles come from, but I think everybody knows that they come from quotes that I like. I’m going to break with tradition slightly and reveal that this title comes from the following Ralph Waldo Emerson quote:
“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.”
Next week’s Personal Photo Project will involve tulips.
Slice of Life Vol. 50
Some pictures of the Teddy Roosevelt statue and Linwood.
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Turkey Hunt
I’m known as the tree-hugging environmental whacko in my department of the Computer Mine. I have this title because I don’t hunt, voted for Obama, and want guns to be regulated. Also, I don’t actively hate our environment. I don’t pay much attention to the derision that comes my way on that front because one of my cognitive shortcuts is that when people use words like treehugger or Obamacare, I instantly assume they aren’t particularly well informed and I needn’t pay attention to what comes out of their mouth. After all, anybody can regurgitate talk radio taking points and catch phrases. It doesn’t mean that they have actually thought about an issue. I still let them speak, but I’m thinking about mayonnaise cake or something like that.
However, on the last day of April I pulled myself out of my very comfortable bed at 4 in the morning and drove to the Computer Mine parking lot to meet Micky to go turkey hunting.
Don’t be concerned. I haven’t had a radical change. I went carrying a camera and a tripod.
Here are some pictures from Micky and I’s early morning excursion.
I apologize for the last picture, but it had to be taken.
Micky
The view from the blind.
More Micky
The Decoys
This is as close as a turkey came to us. 75 yards. Too far to shoot at even if it was a “bearded turkey”, which it is not.
The Blind
The Decoys
What a turkey might have seen if it would have come anywhere near us.
Micky and I in the middle of the field after our failed hunt.
Micky carrying the blind out. I carried the decoys in and out.
If you look closely, you can see a deer. This is about as close as we came to any wildlife besides a squirrel.
An old abandoned slide.
Micky on the way out.
The ladder we used to cross the fence to get into the field to hunt turkeys.
The road we drove down to get to the ladder.
At Micky’s parents’ home we saw this goose nesting on top of a muskrat hut. The next day the eggs hatched and the family was gone.
A bullfrog in Lake Augustin.
As we were leaving beautiful Lake Augustin, we came across a tract of land that I can only describe as Deer Auschwitz. I made Micky stop the truck and I took this picture of the inside of a deer’s ribcage because… it was there.
Next Wednesday will be 9 Month Old Pictures of Alice.
The Archives: Edition Seventeen
These pictures are from: Backup/Old My Pictures/Godzilla
Jay carved this pumpkin.
I used to have lots of bad double exposure ideas… Still do actually.
A better look at Jay’s pumpkin carving prowess.
Olivia knitted this scarf for Godzilla. He wears it to this day.
Next week’s folder is: Backup/Old My Pictures/Insects/
RWPE Y2 #19 – COLORFUL
There were a few submissions for COLORFUL. Here they are:
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Sara Junck
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Julie Johnson
Christopher D. Bennett
Mike Vest
I’ve been down to the Random Theme Generator and it gave me the following theme:
PAINTING WITH LIGHT
A look back at last year’s PAINTING WITH LIGHT submissions:
PAINTING WITH LIGHT – 2010
The best way to think of PAINTING WITH LIGHT is having an object in total darkness and then illuminating just that object. This is the most technically demanding theme of the year, so I hope there nearly as many submissions for this as there were last year.
Taiwan Times – April 2011
5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee
Luke 24:5-6
Easter at Salvation Lutheran Church
Happy Easter everyone! What a wonderful day to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord, showing his triumph over death, sin, and the devil. As Christians all over the world recall this event, we can all reflect on the forgiveness, new life, and hope given to us through the sacrifice and victory of our Lord Jesus.
At Salvation Lutheran Church, I was especially excited to see many children in worship. Most of these came from the Saturday Kids’ Camp that is held every Saturday afternoon. Some of their parents came as well, and many of these parents and children are not Christian. However, praise God that they came for our Easter activities. Salvation Church asked the kids to come and sing a song during the service and then participate in an Easter egg hunt after the service. During the sermon, Pastor showed a cartoon that reviewed Jesus’ birth, life, death, and resurrection, allowing the children to get a full message about who Jesus was and why he came. Praise God for these visitors, and pray that they would continue to seek to learn more about the living Lord.
Youth Camp
In the end of February the China Evangelical Lutheran Church (CELC) partnered with LCMS World Mission and the American missionaries to hold weekend youth retreat. The theme of the Youth Camp was “Saved By Grace”, examining how our salvation is a gift from God, not because of our works. During the Youth Camp, the campers played games, had worship, Bible study, and got to meet some new friends from other parts of Taiwan.
The retreat started on Sunday afternoon February 27, and lasted until lunch the next day. 117 people participated, from 8 Lutheran Churches here in Taiwan. 69 of the attendees were youth from 5th grade through college.
It was a wonderful experience to bring the youth and churches together. I praise God for how he worked through all of the preparations and activities. I was especially thankful for the chance to work with and get to know other pastors here in Taiwan. I pray for God to continue to bless the CELC and the Lutheran Churches throughout the island.
China Service Trip
During the second weekend of April, the Lord blessed me with the opportunity to travel to a village near Kun Ming, China. For the service trip, I worked with 4 other Taiwan American teachers and a welfare and education agency in China to gather information from the village. This information will be used to create reports that can help give updates to financial supporters and to guide future projects that may be done in the village.
The focus of my group’s questions was to get feedback on how the villagers were using a previously installed water system, and to get information on their overall health and hygiene. My primary role was to be an observer of the interviews and to write down notes concerning the people, their homes, and general conditions of the villages.
Most of these people lacked education past an elementary level, and did not understand basic health habits, such as brushing their teeth. I remember in one of the interviews the lady was asked when she brushed her teeth, and she replied that she did it only when they hurt.
Earlier today, our group met to share final analysis and help each other finish creating the reports. We will send it back to the organization later this week.
Due to the nature of the trip, we were not able use the trip to evangelize. However, praise God that the village we went to was Christian. You could see the love of the Lord in the people’s smiles and the joy they had as they willingly interacted with us and welcomed us into their homes. Pray for God to help the agency meet the needs of the people, and for these people to share their faith with those who don’t know Christ’s love.
Fundraising and New Teachers
Again, I want to offer praise to God that I am fully funded for another year of service in Taiwan. I’ll be in Iowa from the last week of June until the last week of July, and if you would be interested in having me come and share about mission work in Taiwan, please contact me.
Second, we are in huge need of new elementary teachers in Taiwan next year. Currently we only have 2 to teach next year. We need 2 more teachers to meet our bare minimum staffing needs, and we need up to 6 more to be fully staffed. Please pray for God to lead more people to Taiwan and if you know of anyone please contact me, and I would be happy to be in communication with anyone who might be interested in serving here next year.
Prayer Time!
- Please pray for all of the children, parents, and people who were in church for Easter Sunday. May God the Holy Spirit work to create faith in them.
- Pray for the CELC churches and youth. May God bless the relationships between churches and help the youth to stay connected to the word of God.
- Pray for the people at the village I went to in China. May God provided them with supplies and education to improve their lives. Praise God for their faith and may he present opportunities for them to share it with others.
- Pray for God to provide more teachers to come and serve in Taiwan.
Mark