Showing posts with label Utah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Utah. Show all posts

Friday, December 19, 2014

Time Together



This blog in its first life was a photography blog. Full of pictures with little real content to draw readers back. The purpose of it was to show a little portion of the world I live in. It was  a way to share a bit about my hobby of photography. I have not posted in two and a half years. The original purposes that this blog served have been supplanted and life has brought a number of other important avenues.
I am now in my fifth year of graduate studies. I am a father of two and it is hard to find the opportunity to sit down and to share much about what I am thinking. This blog was never much about what I was thinking, but more about a few highlight of what I was seeing. I think; however, that this blog can be more useful to me and others if it actually has some substance.
Therefore from this time forward I will try to write post with more substance. I will continue to include some of the photographic highlights, but it will try to relate the more important conclusions form those experiences.
To begin with I would actually like to share a photo taken by my wife. I think I have shared it in one form or another in some fashion on this sight. It is a photograph taken at the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon in Utah. It was taken four plus years ago. To me this photo represents the beauty of spending time with my family. This was from a trip with my wife in which we shared a delightful afternoon in the Canyon talking and watching the creations of God. The lesson learned here is that a little time can make for long fond memories.
Spanish Fork Canyon Utah windmills at sunset
We still talk about the several times we went up Spanish Fork Canyon together while living in Utah. A bit of time and open earnest conversations was far more important than the location. Photo number two comes form that same trip up the Canyon. It is a bit of red rock formation up one of the side canyons called Diamond Fork.
I hope you enjoy the photos, but more importantly I hope you can take to heart the message that the most important thing you can give another is time. This is what they are going to remember in the long run.
Tonight we went to see Christmas lights as a family. The local hospital sets up a light walk around its pond. We spent time just taking in the sight. My son loved the trucks planes and helicopters. He even thanked God for them in his good night prayer tonight. Its these moments, moments where I took time to spend with my family that I will cherish in the future. I can always find something to fill my time with, I just hope that I can fill it with substance as I will try to do with this blog.
Spanish Fork Canyon Utah Diamond Fork Canyon Red Rock Blue Sky Waves

Monday, June 11, 2012

Purple Flower Power: Natural Beauty at its Apex


Clematis jackmanii purple flower

Purple is the color of royalty and this flower is truly clad in regal glory. Size matters so little when your natural  beauty overshadows the greatest creations of man. This little purple flower in its delicate frailty has power to bring awe to the heart of man.
Clematis jackmanii
By Becca Kirton

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Snow Dusted Mountain Mirror


Silver Lake Utah

Here is a delightful photo by Michael Boman, taken on one of his many adventures inot the Utah wild.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Utah Red

Here is some Utah red rock. I have heard people say that there is not a lot of color in Utah, but the colors that there are are beautiful enough to make up for the ones that are lacking.
Joshua Kirton
Other Posts by Joshua: Duck to the 9th Power and Poetic Beauty

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Utah Farm

A farm in Springville Utah with a worn down barn and a turkey
I discovered this little place on a bike ride with my wife. We went exploring and found a lot of fun places that day.
By Joshua Kirton

Monday, January 16, 2012

A New Perspective

We often cannot appreciate a situation in it's entirety unless we view it from all perspectives.
By Joshua Kirton

Monday, December 19, 2011

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

double rainbow Utah
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.

Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far
Behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow.
Why then, oh why can't I?

If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?

Lyrics "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
Photo By Aaron Kirton
Other Photos by Aaron:
Feed My Sheep
Springing up into Everlasting Life

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

River of Water

Photograph of River Water Splashing
This is really more of a stream than a river, but you get the idea. I took this picture in Rock Canyon in Utah.
By Joshua Kirton
Other Photos of Water: Home Sweet Home and Be Still

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Springing Up into Everlasting Life

fountain and a tree in black and white
"10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?
12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:
14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life." (John 4:10-14)
Photo by Aaron Kirton

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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Framing a Flower


Flower: I didn't do it I promise. I was framed.
FBI (Flower Bureau of Investigation): Come on pansy own up to it. Next thing you'll be saying it was ivy.
Flower: Give me a break! It was my bud. Leaf me alone.

By Joshua Kirton

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Monday, November 7, 2011

Mountain Goat

Mount Timpanogos Utah Mountain Goat
This picture was taken on the trail from Sundance up Mount Timpanogos. There are herds of mountain goats that wander the area and I was able to capture this picture.
By Joshua Kirton
More By Joshua: Family Focus and Iguana


Wednesday, November 2, 2011

More From Diamond Fork

This photo was taken in Diamond Fork Canyon, in Utah. Like I have said before this is one of my favorite canyons. There is a lot to see and do.

Photo By Joshua Kirton

More from Diamond Fork: Poetic Beauty and To Grandmother's House we go.


Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Duck, Duck, Goose

Duck, duck, goose is a beloved children's game and the subject of this post, so here's a duck!
Black and white duck
Then another duck!
Mallard Duck
And a Goose!

A goose with an orange bill
Well that is enough of my humor for most people. So enjoy the pictures.

Post by Joshua Kirton with help from Aaron Kirton

Other water birds: Snowy White Egret and Eastern Great Egret