A Post of Pictures

WHEW! Baby have I had fun taking loads and loads of pictures lately...in case you couldn't tell. I wanted to share some of our recent adventures, and then figured you'd be looking at pictures from now until Christmas at the rate I was going. So we'll just start with a recent trip to one of our favorite sections of the Jordan River Parkway.

Yes, there are three different pictures of the exact same scene. I just love to see what pops in the different colors.

I was really quite surprised to see so much water. It seems the district is working to change the face of this portion. It's beautiful, as you can see. And completely unexpected.

Also quite unexpected were the sunflowers. I love sunflowers, and can't wait to see them really take off in a few years.

Daddy and daughter, enjoying some quality walking time.

Okay so I had a lot of fun taking pictures of J. It's a rare occurrence, as he's not the biggest fan of having his pic taken.

He found this awesome walking stick that he hung his bike helmet on. He said, "Mom, I kinda look like one of those guys who walks around with a thing tied to a stick."

There's a power substation right next to this section. I couldn't get over this perspective.

SUNFLOWERS!!!!!SUNFLOWERS!!!!!

Zion's Canyon Pictures

Here we go, the last of the pictures from our trip. I put the least vibrant here at the top. I promise they get better from here. I wanted to start with this one simply because it gives us a first glimpse of the creation of a magnificent canyon.

Here's another patch of cactus amid so much greenery.

For those who read my post leading into this, I talked about my favorite sight along the way. Here it is, the Court of the Patriarchs.

This first one was named for Abraham.

This peak was named for Isaac.

This one, in particular the more ivory point, is named for Jacob.

That's right, I actually allowed myself to be photographed with the kids. Now there's proof I actually exist.

What a fantastic color, don't you think?

This little guy was so funny - he actually just sat there next to the walking path and almost literally posed for pictures!

I call this one, "Do we have to pose for another picture, Mom?"

The next several pictures are of the area around the lower Emerald Pool. The water itself wasn't looking too green, but everything else around it was so pretty. We all loved walking under the water.


(I thought these flowers looked like something out of Alice and Wonderland!)

Rest stop!

Ah, the happy couple :) And yes, that's a pencil in my hair, not my ear. I actually had three of them, lol.

It's absolutely incredible to me to think this was created by nature.

How fun are these little red flowers?!

These next two are just lovely to look at.

Oh how I wish you could see these in person. The rounded four columns were beyond breathtaking to behold.

Here are those rock climbers I wrote about earlier. Thank goodness for digital cameras, otherwise they'd just look like little specks along the canyon wall!


I just thought this one was pretty :)

There's a technical name for these dark streaks down the sides of the canyons. These next two pictures show how the face of the canyon are still changing with every drip of water.

The lighting felt off here, but I couldn't help thinking how incredible all the greenery looked here.

I thought this picture summed it all up. The variagated colors, the dramatic height, and the absolute beauty of God's own creative hand.