San Francisco

Some photos taken during our San Francisco trip a few months ago. Just highligting a few.

A Gully Washer

June has been a month of rain in Idaho. It's great for saving money on the water bill, but it hasn't been the best thing for our poor garden.

A closer look

I bought a fancy Sony Cyber-shot camera with a big lense this week and have been spending time on my hands and knees trying to focus in on the little things growing in and around our yard. I felt this would be a good way to start a new blog, introducing the idea of looking for the beauty of life in the things that are closest too us, like our family and friends. Too often people look for happiness in far away lands and exotic destinations. If we simply take a closer look around we will see that there is so much to be thankful for. Notice how intricate and delicate this tiny mushroom appears. Alongside the mushroom you will notice the blades of grass having gone to seed. The recent downpours have put a damper on our outdoor activities but have created a world of life in our lawn. This purple flower just starting to bloom is called a "pin-cushion".

The Hidden World

This is a picture of a great shade plant called "bleeding heart." It truly is beautiful when you take a closer look at it. This plant is also a very powerful and poignant reminder of how it feels to have your heart broken. To those of you who have at some point in life lost a loved one, seen someone close suffer because of poor decisions, or loved someone who could not reciprocate that same love; when you see a bleeding heart you know that this overlooked flower adequately illustrates how it feels to have your heart broken. I can't help but think of the Savior's heart, which broke for us, as he bled in Gethsemane.