Week 26

3 February

I’m not sure I was aware of the Freedom Tree east of the Martin Building dedicated to Capt. Robert A. Rex and all prisoners of war and missing in action in 1972.

4 February

This turned out to be a very different picture than I thought it would be. I took a picture of the Air Force runners at the fieldhouse track and came to discover that the wings on the back of their shirts were reflective, as well as the stripes on their shorts.

5 February

Stephen and I actually got to attend a BYU basketball game against UNLV—here is Jimmer Fredette shooting one of his string of successful 16 foul shots. And yes, we won the game. Jimmer is getting lots of attention for his basketball skills.

6 February

Leslie was one of the many sisters who came to my home for a visiting teaching interview. We try to do that once a year to learn how well they are working with their companion and how their sisters are doing.

7 February

Here is a cute invitation for Cayelle’s birthday party (which is later). She surely is a darling three-year-old.

8 February

I got the idea of taking a picture of my ingredients from a blog—here is everything ready to make a batch of whole-wheat bread.

9 February

Gloria, who is from Chile and teaches ESL, has moved in with us temporarily. She is a very lovely person, and we will enjoy getting to know her.

I guess this marks the halfway point of my 365-day quest to take a photo a day. I have to confess that I have missed a day or two here and there (but I have always included a picture for each day anyway). It is hard to remember to take a picture each day, but it will be nice to have a good record of this year!

Week 25

27 January

Maya gives me that cute, bet-you-can’t catch-me-smiling grin. Her Cabbage Patch doll Charlotte used to belong to her mother. I remember when such dolls were all the craze.

28 January

This is just a typical pile on my table (when I don’t get around to cleaning it up)—camera, purse, article, RS notebook, notepad, papers, etc.

29 January

Our good neighbor Kent got to celebrate his 80th birthday with daughters Sharon and Tricia. Lots of neighbors and friends joined in honoring him.

30 January

Here is a bottle of sacred Ganges water that Stephen scooped out of the river to bring home for Carlie, who taught his classes while he was in India. You can be sure that I quickly gave him a hand wipe to clean his hands afterwards.

31 January

Squaw Peak guards us to the east—I do love our mountains. I feel firm and secure with them surrounding me.

1 February

This is one of my kitchen cupboards—what more could one want besides books, crackers, peanut butter, and honey?

2 February

Nephews Ted and Grant joined us for dinner. The next day Ted moved into his own apartment after living here about three weeks.

Week 24

20 January

David, Michael, and Stephen waiting at the Khajuraho airport for our flight to Varanasi (Baranas). It was quicker (45 minutes) and easier to fly than to drive for eight hours by road!

21 January

On Stephen’s birthday we were able to see the sun rise on the Ganges River—we took a boat ride and saw sacred ghats for bathing (with the bathers), laundry rocks, and the great crematorium.

22 January

Buddhist monks and nuns visit Sarnath, where Buddha first taught the Dharma.

23 January

The branch president in the Poorvi Marg Branch, Joseph, was baptized in 1971. He is with his wife, Mary, and sons, Solomon and Simon Peter.

24 January

The restrooms in the New Delhi airport sported pictures of varying Indian men and women—no mistaking which one to go in!

25 January

Back home from India, I can acknowledge this gift basket given to the family from the staff at Jamestown in honor of Stephen’s dad, who spent his last year there.

26 January

Tawna and Maxine are walking at the track—we don’t love going to the fieldhouse in winter, but at least we keep trekking!

Week 23

13 January

David and Michael are celebrating that they were able to get last-minute tickets to fly to India from Houston.

14 January

After Houston, we had a layover in Doha, Qatar. If you want to know what A&W looks like in Arabic, here it is! But I’m sure you don’t want to know how much it cost to buy a drink here.

15 January

A view inside Parimal Publication bookstore—one of the many bookstores Stephen visited on our first day in India.

16 January

What a small world it is when it comes to the church—halfway around the world in New Delhi, India, we meet up with our friend Devn, whom we had recently seen at his home in Atlanta.

17 January

Stephen and I have made it to the magnificent Taj Mahal in Agra, India, so we can now cross that off our bucket list! The workmanship and detail is incredible, with inlaid precious stones and carving in the hard marble. This mausoleum built by Shah Jahan in honor of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died giving birth to their fourteenth child, was made to endure.

18 January

These school girls were on a field trip at the palace-fort in Orchha in the Bundelkhand region. The girls were delighted to have their picture taken and then wanted me to be in a picture as well.

19 January

The fine collection of tenth-century Hindu and Jain temples at Khajuraho (25 survive of the original 85) gives examples of the panchayatana temple type, in which a central structure is surrounded by four shrines.