366 Favorite Photos by Barbara Jackson
A picture post for every day of 2012. 366 of my favorite photos taken by me over the last few years.
2/25/2012 Lupine by the roadside…
Lupine only bloom in early summer in Alaska. I have seen little pockets of these beautiful flowers and I have seen entire fields covered with the blue blooms. If you lay in the grass you can get this perspective. Hey, it’s a good thing to lay in the grass.
2/24/2012 This is pretty sweet….
About 10 years ago I met this sweet baby’s mother. She was about 17 and still trying to figure out a few things about life. I have taught, mentored and worked with her. She grew up and came back to work at the school where we first met. Life happens and she moved on, she now has 3 kids, a husband and is going to college. There are many good reasons to not give up! You go, Yadi!
2/23/2012 Some days are just better than others….
Have you ever experienced a magical day? I hope so… this was one of those days. It was a bad news-good news kind of day. First the Kenai River was closed to fishing and we had a trip planned with our guide and friend, Reubin….. but Reubin was not going to let us down… he had another idea and another river. The Kasilof River is just as gorgeous, maybe not as well-known river on the Kenai Peninsula. We had a glorious day, fishing, eating, watching Reubin rowing the drift boat down the Kasilof River. It was only on the last leg going home that we saw another boat. We cooked one of the fish on a piece of foil and a hot rock…. the best lunch ever. Yes, some days are just better than others.
2/22/2012 Flowers from a wedding…
The wedding was fun and work, lots of photos of pretty people and things. … this is one of the Bridesmaids flowers. I put this picture on one of my note cards and it has been a big seller. The card is an encouragement in times of trouble. Kind of unusual that a picture from such a joyous time works quite well for when life gets tough. I believe that God put the flowers here for us to know something of His beauty, He uses the lily to teach us how fragile and fleeting life is. Have you stopped and smelled the roses today?
2/21/2012 Horses are all around us…
This cutie is one of my friends that came for a visit…. No, this is not my horse… we aren’t smart enough or rich enough to own horses….. BUT we have very good neighbors that have horses. We enjoy looking at them, talking about them, visiting them BUT we don’t have to feed them! Someone told us that the way to make a small fortune in the horse business was to start with a large fortune. HUH?
2/20/2012 This is not original with me…
This picture was originally a project done by a student at PACE. After the student had left our school there was a need for a few more pictures and I helped with the project. Love is pretty amazing and the student that worked the project was pretty amazing.
2/19/2012 This baby is really cute…
This is a really cute baby that grows up to be a very odd looking animal. We went to a wildlife park and with the help of a really good long lens got up close and personal … I felt like I was right there with this baby moose.
2/18/2012 Friends and Family are what make life beautiful.
I can’t remember what kind of flower this is. But, I can see in my mind the garden where I took the picture. It was full of beautiful blooms. ( Our friend Jim Robinson’s small cabin on Island’s Lake in Nikiski, Alaska.) He told endearing stories about building the cabin, the big house and planting the flowers. By the time we met Jim, his wife of many years was struggling with cancer and soon died. Jim sold the cabin and the big house, he said that it just wasn’t the same. Last year we rode by and it just wasn’t the same. Friends & Family are what really make life beautiful.
2/17/2012 What do you think the flamingo on the left is saying?
In 2006 when Logan was born, I flew out to Longview, TX…. one afternoon, Raines, Emily and I went to the zoo. The flamingo on the left struck me that he (or she) had something to say and would not stop until it was out. Probably… “What’s for lunch?”
2/16/2012 Have you ever seen mating butterflies?
This is the still picture that I took of black swallowtail mating. I posted a video on 1/24/2012… did you look at it? When I researched this I found out that butterflies mate almost immediately after coming out.. they mate for almost an hour, so if you find some it is not hard to get their picture. You can see the just vacated chrysalis on the left hand side of photo.
