Photos and comments from Arizona and around the world
At a class I taught recently on creating a genealogy blog, even though there were mostly experienced computer users in attendance, some of the attendees were unfamiliar with blogs. If you are reading this post, you have probably overcome the first obstacle...
On this day, the Grand Canyon was completely invisible due to fog and low lying clouds. As the day progressed, the clouds began to part and you could see parts of the Canyon. It was a magical time and you need to click on this photo to see the detail....
Mistletoe has a mystique, especially at Christmas time. But it in reality, it is a very common plant. It grows as a parasite, living on trees. This clump is growing at the end of a branch. Most of the time it blends in with the foliage on the tree so...
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Whenever I see a ruin or an old building it reminds me of the passage of time and how the past moves off into the mists. This day of misty weather highlighted the sense of time's passing with this ruin-looking wall on the edge of the Grand Canyon.
Sometimes we see things as they are but most of the time we see things as we expect them to be. It takes a great deal of effort to break out of the habit of seeing things we expect and really see the world as it is. Images of the Grand Canyon and its...
news.cnet.com Fans of 'Firefly' should flock to this in-depth look at a mega Serenity Lego spaceship built from 70,000 Legos. Read this article by Christopher MacManus on CNET.
news.cnet.com Two Lego builders dedicate themselves to the details in recreating 'The Lord of the Rings' battle of Helm's Deep with thousands upon thousands of Lego pieces and minifigs. Read this article by Amanda Kooser on CNET.
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In exposed areas such as the Rim of the Grand Canyon, the trees have a tendency to grow away from the direction of the prevailing winds. In this case on the South Rim, this tree is leaning decidedly to the East. You can't see the canyon because of the...
In a blog post of 23 January 2013, Dennis Brimhall, the CEO of FamilySearch reviews some of the statistics of the past year for the FamilySearch.org website. Here is just the first section of a very long list of numbers: FamilySearch.org at a Glance...
theancestorfiles.blogspot.com Presenting the stories of my ancestors and some of their associates. Scotland, Ireland, Wales, England, Denmark, Sweden, Australia, Canada, and the United States.
One of the halmarks of the desert is that its bones are out there for all to see. Most of the world is covered by vegetation. But once you get out into the world of the desert, all those vegetive coverings disappear and you can see how the world is put...
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www.deseretnews.com PLEASANT GROVE — The Seamons household is rarely devoid of the shouts and laughter of six active children, ages 3 to 14. But at dusk, after the
The recent low temperatures gave us a new experience; ice on our swimming pool. I am sure in more temperate climates this would hardly go noticed. But here in the low desert is was a novelty. Within a couple of days the temperatures had returned to normal...
One of the things that draws attention to the rock forms caused by erosion of sandstone are the free standing monuments. The reason is simple. They are unusual and uncommon. The variety and forms of the rocks mean you can take a photograph and turn slightly...
Birds don't normally sit around and wait for you to take their picture. You have to be both patient and quick to get anything at all. I think this little fellow was just standing there posing for me and waiting to have his picture taken.
I got an interesting comment about how adding sources to the information we gather as genealogists was too hard, especially for beginners. Well, no one is compelled do genealogy. It is an entirely optional activity and if you are going to do it, as my...
If you click on this image and look closely, you will see that this wild looking lake is right in the middle of a huge city. Just a few hundred yards away is a busy six lane major municipal artery. I thought about using Photoshop to take out the cell...
While processing the Overson Negatives from my Great-grandmother, Margaret Godfrey Jarvis Overson, I found this old photo of the gravemarker for my Great-great-great-grandfather Jens Andreas Ovesen b. 1816 d. 1905. He is buried in the Pioneer Cemetery...
Some time ago I wrote a post about the end of the Classic FamilySearch.org website. Last year, 2012, the old version of the site was finally taken down, about a year or so after the present (newer) website was introduced in 2010. Well, I am still getting...
I am wondering if RootsTech 2013 will be used by genealogy software developers, including FamilySearch.org to make some major or perhaps incremental announcements? FamilySearch.org for one, is overdue for changes to the Family Tree program. The "Release...
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