Jed's Lake Powell pictures

Here are some of my Lake Powell pictures. This is our sweet spot up Crystal Springs canyon. Note the cooler and chairs that deturred others from crowding our bay. Suckers.
This is the morning glass by the boat:
Here's Dave beating the tar out of that glass:
And Mom skiing like there's no tomorrow:
Other adventures without photo documentation: Dave and I explored the slot at the end of the canyon, which is the first time I can remember it being accessible. Man, it was cool; we didn't bring a camera because we really didn't think we'd get that far. It took us about 45 minutes to get up to the wash. Dave, Korri, Scott, and I explored the next slot over a couple of days later. It was pretty cool too, though a lot more sketchy. We went 30 minutes, then got to a point that was pretty dicey and turned around. Dave, Korri, and I found a nice little 3-piece crack, hand size, about 5.6-5.7. Dave tried to venture higher, but things were too sketchy so we returned to the houseboat for recandyfication.
A really good Powell trip, in my book. Thanks Mom and Dad!

Photos From Hayden Lake - Diane

Photos From Grandma Vivian's Funeral

Ann and CJ got bikes

Ann and I just fixed our awesome new/old Schwinn World Sports.

That's pretty much it.

OK, no pictures this time but someday...

Jed's favorite picture from Hayden Lake

Here it is.

Quilts for the Mid West

Our first service project as the new RS presidency was to make quilts for the humanitarian service. The humanitarian center gives the (ugly) fabric, we supplied the batting, yarn and labor. We tied two quilts on Tuesday. I've got to remember to take photos. We'll have another session in a while.

The humanitarian center quilt inventory is 'thousands' of quilts behind demand. There are many disasters in the world and quilts are always needed.

Mom

We Are the Caretakers of the Earth

My roommates and I have acquired a (free) gardening plot at the new community garden down the street. We are planting lettuce, lavender, tomatoes, watermelon (so we suspect... we got the starts for free, unlabeled), marigolds, and whatever else we find a long the way. Yesterday we tilled the hard, chunky dirt, mixed in compost, watered it, and let it sit over night. It felt good to revive the hard, dry earth, and make room for life. Today we are going to mix in another bag of compost and plant the starts. I'm excited about this chance to get close to the earth and step into becoming a caretaker of the Earth. We live in the Garden of Edan. We have cast ourselves out by creating the world we live in with a mentality that we have fallen from grace (we love our stories of victim hood). We believe and succumb to the story of us being separate from God, forgetting that He speaks in the wind blowing through the trees, the sun bathing the earth in light, or as the still small voice". My intent in our gardening project is to gain a deeper connection with the divine so I may realize in my heart my responsibility to become a creator and a steward of the Earth.

"We aren't only here to grow corn, we are here to grow Gods." -Don Antonio Morales

I hope to take some picture of our garden plot and our planter in the front yard (its finally full of life!) and "pot" the pictures here for your viewing pleasure.

Thank you CJ for creating this space! Weee!

Love,
Scott