Tu and I took the long drive up to Joshua Tree State Park in the high desert yesterday. I must say as far as deserts go that it was brilliant. I was surprised at how much natural beauty and visitors there were at the park. We got there at about 1pm and drove through the park. It is pretty large. The good pictures didn't really take place until sunset. It's hard to get great pictures at this location unless it is right after sunrise or right before the sun goes down. In any case it is a beautiful place that I highly recommend.
Have you ever wished for a miracle that came true? You pray and pray for it, and then it happens? For Bill (my brother) and his wife Michelle that is exactly what happened 10 days ago when their little baby Isabella was born. After many years of trying and heart-wrenching losses and against every odd by any serious mathematician or statistician they conceived a baby. And that baby is the precious Isabela that they brought home a week ago. Congratulations to Bill and Michelle on this joyous occasion.
One of my more favorite photos from a recent trip to Vietnam. I was staying in a small city outside of Saigon and every day it would rain and pour. I would go and take pictures of people doing their ordinary things in the flashes of heaviest rain. These girls rode by and they began laughing as they saw my camera. They had as much fun watching what I was doing, as I had watching and photographing what they were. Several minutes later they rain stopped and they probably rode on and were completely dry 15 minutes after that. It's an amazing place.
