Photos and comments from Arizona and around the world
This plate of food is actually solid rocks. It is a novelty in the mining districts of the world to make up plates of rocks that look like common food items. This is one of the better ones I have seen. They always used to have a display of rock food at...
The Gilbert Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is strikingly different than the older Temple in Mesa, Arizona. This close up photo shows some to more prominent architectural details of the structure. The design is based on the Aloe...
I have been watching the weather here in Utah rather carefully. We left Mesa, Arizona, where I live with daily temperatures above 90 degrees and still well into the 80s. But here in Utah the weather has been chilly and windy with threatening rain and...
You might (or might not) have noticed a list of our other blogs here on my blog page. I thought I would take an opportunity to introduce some more of our family's blogs. Here is the list of the blogs with a short description of each: TheAncestorFiles This...
The following notice was published today about the FamilySearch Research Wiki: The FamilySearch Research Wiki is putting out another call for moderators. Yes, we have put out this call before, but the need is still great. We have created invitations...
On 8 March 2013, FamilySearch.org published the Arizona, Maricopa, Mesa City Cemetery Records, 1885-1960. This publication culminated a two and half year odyssey that began with the tragic death of my 11 year old grand-daughter, Allison Bowers. During...
If you just had time to visit one ancient pueblo in Arizona, I would suggest Tuzigoot. It has a striking location atop a hill in the Verde Valley and has one of the best small museums in the Southwest. This is view of the ruin looking up to the highest...
This is a type of ancient Pueblo/Hopi pottery known as Jeddito Black-on-Yellow. It dates back to, at least, 1350 A.D. and is associated with the Pueblo IV to Historic periods. The Black paint is composed of iron-manganese with iron-oxide pigments. The...
I am always amazed to find an ancient ruin still standing. This one dates back hundreds, perhaps almost a thousand, years and yet it is still standing. I can't imagine any of our modern homes lasting that long in our disposable society. Maybe we shouldn't...
I found this lovely statue outside of a public library. If you know me at all, you realize that this is likely where I would end up even on a casual visit. I like the colors and the form of this statue. But at the same time, I am concerned that the original...
I believe this may be the first time I have written about Google's operating system named Chrome OS. First, it is important to distinguish the operating system from the browser of the same name. A browser is a program that runs on your computer to provide...
We posted a new webcast that I did yesterday on the Mesa FamilySearch Library website. It is called FamilySearch Family Tree/Photos. I took some time to explain how the Photos program works with FamilySearch Family Tree. If you have any questions from...
I couldn't resist another photograph of the Maricopa County Library Branch in Gilbert, Arizona. One of things I like about the building is the design but more than that I like the fact that the County has resisted the standard Arizona landscape around...
Whatever your conception of Florida, this is probably not what you are thinking about. This is the Pelican Island Wildlife Preserve, the oldest Wildlife Preserve in the United States. This is very likely what the interior of the barrier islands looked...
There were several seagulls riding and strong wind coming off of the ocean and closely watching some people who were eating lunch on the beach. I tried to get shots of the gulls as they swooped down to take scraps of food, but the wind was blowing so...
Tulips are known for their symmetrical form and bright colors. But there is a whole different world down inside those lovely blossoms. A different type of symmetry and color, with forms seldom associated with tulips.
Some flowers in gardens seem to be hybrids and only distantly related to the original flowers. Now, I do not know for sure that these flowers fall into the category, but I am reasonably sure that is the case. They are beautiful, but not in the same way...
I think this is the first time I have ever taken a photograph of violets. This is likely the case because they do not grow anywhere near Arizona. These were cultivated indoors. In fact, I cannot ever remember seeing violets growing outdoors.
Only one week to go! We are very excited to be coming back to the Mesa Convention Center in Mesa, AZ for the Arizona Family History Expo 2013 on January 18-19, 2013. Take advantage of our pre registration for only $79. Onsite registration will begin...
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Most of the patrons I help at the Mesa FamilySearch Library run out of places to search right after they look in Ancestry.com and can't find their ancestors in the U.S. Census records. When I begin suggesting places to look, I usually get a blank stare...
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These lovely flower seeds, similar to dandelions, were just waiting there for a gentle breeze to come along and scatter them to the countryside. I am glad they waited until I got their picture.
One of the things missing from desert scenes is the wildlife. There are photographers who can catch some of the wildlife and do a good job of it. But most desert animals are nocturnal for a good reason; the heat. This little caterpillar came along just...
A flexible paper computer developed at Queen’s university in collaboration with plastic logic and Intel Labs will revolutionize the way people work with tablets and computers. See Revolutionary paper tablet computer reveals future tablets to be thin and...
