Veteran's Day - 11 November, 2011

11 Nov, 2011 - 11-11-11 Veteran's Day

 Paul Stetler and I enjoying a nice dinner compliments of Applebees.

Thank you Applebees for honoring our Vets!

God is an Artist! October 27, 2011

I came out the door this morning and ran right back in for my camera.

Look what the Lord gave us today!

This is my front yard sunrise!

And this is in my back yard.

See what you are missing if you sleep in!

Utah State Capitol - October 25, 2011

Today I went to the Utah State Capitol and took pictures.

Inside the main hallway.

Marble pillars on the upper floor area.

Inside of the House Chamber.

Inside of the Senate Chamber.

Video of the main hall way.

Exploring Fish Lake and Sevenmile Flat

Exploring Fish Lake and the Sevenmile Flat! October 4-5, 2011

Keith Warner and I explored the area and I took nearly 500 pictures!

The view with the fall colors was fantastic!

This is the area where my grandfather run his sheep over 100 years ago.

We even found an ancient Indian cave!

Richard's 2011 Garden Crops!

The Lord has really blessed our crops this year.  Turn up your volume

and take a look at these short videos of my garden.

My Peaches!

My Spaghetti Squash!

Stanley Prunes!

Ever-bearing Strawberries!

Walnuts!

Red Delicious Apples!

Raspberries!

This was a great year for my garden crops!

I showed you my corn last month.

"Become a Follower" and "Share" if you enjoyed touring my garden!

My Back Yard Garden... Looking Good!

I ate the first ear of sweet corn from my garden this week.

 It was very juicy and sweet!

 Next I checked my peach tree.

 They have been thinned but are still in clusters like grapes.

I ate a peach, but they need another week or two to sweeten up.

 My dinner plate Hibiscus are producing very large and beautiful flowers this Summer.

Can you still see my bear hiding in the flowers?

The Red Delicious apples are looking great, but as you see they are not red and delicious yet.

A Day at Huntington Beach California

On August 15, 2011 we went to Huntington Beach to play in the waves.

Amy buried Matthew in the sand

 But he fought his way out!

 Vincent loved splashing his feet in the waves.

 A movie of Vincent playing in the ocean.

Oh! Mama this is great!

 I ate some seaweed for lunch.  Yuck, it doesn't taste like chicken!

 Holly was very busy capturing this great event in pictures.

 Our humble beach site.

 Amy and Matthew having fun in the waves.

I took a stroll down by the Huntington Pier and watched the waves crash into the pylons.

It was an absolute beautiful day at the beach!

Walk down memory lane. Chaffey High School

These are recent pictures of my High School.

 Chaffey Memorial Library

 North Hall

 South Hall

 Gardner Spring Auditorium

Tower Hall

I took these pictures while in Southern California on August 15, 2011.

2011 pictures made into an old sepia collage of Chaffey High School.

Chaffey High School Class of 1963!

The Birtus Farnworth Family Reunion July 23, 2011

 LeAnn Gottlieb hosted the event at her home in Eagle Mountain (she is my 1st cousin once removed.)

 L to R: Leda, Wanda, Barbara (my cousins) Richard & Holly Jackson

We had such a wonderful time getting to know so many cousins!

Our Camping Vacation to Jackson Hole Wyoming

We went to Jackson Hole and stayed a week with the Warners at Coulter Bay near Jackson Lake.

 The Teton Mountains were spectacular.

 Richard and Keith shaking hands over the famous table.

 Keith and Marlene Warner.

 This is our camp site.

 Richard in front of the Teton Mountains.

 Holly and Richard Jackson by an old touring bus.

This was our whole group.  We had such a fantastic time!

Fishing at Whitney Lake in the Uinta Mountains

Paul Stetler, Richard Barnes and I went fishing at Whitney Lake on July 11-15.

Of course, I caught the biggest fish!

Richard making "Friendship Bread" for the 1st time.

For the first 10 days I muched the doe and added some flour, sugar and milk.

Then on day 10 I added more flour, sugar and milk and mixed the doe and added chopped pecans, chopped dates and shredded coconut.

It turned out great and it tastes really good!

The 2011 Leslie Jackson Family Reunion

Our hats off to Don Jackson for organizing another very successful Jackson Reunion.  It was held at the park near Don's home in Salt Lake City.  Everyone seemed to have a wonderful time!

This is a newer version of our family members who have served in the military.

Thanks to a wonderful response from our family members I was able to revise our Military Collage and add several new family members to it.