#58. Beach (Theme #354)

Looking for shells on Petroglyph Beach at low tide

One of the many Petroglyphs we found while the tide was out

#57 Shadow (Theme #234)

This Canada May Flower was one of many that bloomed on our property this spring.

Those of us on the Mile High Swinging Bridge cast these shadows.

Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina

# 56 View (Theme #61)

This is the view from Three Sisters Overlook on Wrangell Island, Alaska. The Three Sisters are the mountains in the background.

# 55 Family (Theme #145)

This family of Canada Geese stayed close together.

#54 Measure (Theme #60)

My daughter measures this large avocado.

#53 Ice (Theme #48)

The Stikine River was still covered with ice in spots this June when we went by jet boat to see Shakes Glacier. The Leslie family, who operate the tour company Alaska Waters, provided our group a memorable trip!!

#52 Technology (Theme #22)

This photograph shows some of the technology that helps the Captain navigate the waters of the Stikine River. This jet boat is more than a tour boat, it is also a search and rescue vessel with equipment to deal with many emergencies.

#51 Obstacle (Theme #49)

This iceberg is one of the many obstacles of ice our captain had to navigate around during our jet boat trip up the Stikine River this June. I got to see my first real icebergs on this trip.

#50 Geek (Theme #357)

This transportation for members of the Geek Squad was parked in front of Best Buy.

This audio book from Recorded Books is in the Juvenile section of the library.

#49 Childhood (Theme #137)

Childhood enjoys playing in the chilly Pacific Ocean on a cool June day in Alaska!

# 48 Camera (Theme #310)

My daughter is holding her camera

(same model as mine)

# 47 Reflections (Theme #223)

The fall colours of these mountains are reflected in Buckeye Lake on Beech Mountain in western North Carolina.

# 46 Dandelion (Theme #72)

Summer Dandelions

#45 Hat (Theme #4)

The ladies at this wedding shower made a funny hat from a paper plate, bows, and ribbons from the gifts for the bride to wear.

#44 Dog (Theme #236)

Murdock

# 43 Such great heights (Theme #38)

These mountains peek out of the clouds as I look down on them from the safety of the airplane.
This is probably somewhere over Alaska.

#42 Uniform (Theme #183)

These Pathfinders, in dress uniforms, are waiting to receive personal and Pathfinder Club awards at the Carolina Campmeeting this past May.

#41 Summer (Theme #342)

Three fawns nap in our front yard this summer. We enjoyed their visits with their mothers throughout the summer.

#40 Bench (Theme #40)

This bench invites visitors to rest a moment on their walk to the animal habitats near the Nature Museum on Grandfather Mountain in western North Carolina.

#39 Rose (Theme #311)

This pink rose is one of the many varieties I enjoyed this spring along The Rose Walk on the grounds of Lake Junaluska Assembly in North Carolina.

#38 Fingers (Theme #20)

My daughter is holding a grasshopper in her fingers.

#37 Blue (Theme #37)

This summer I worked at a wildlife sanctuary. Among the baby birds we helped raise was this Blue Jay.

After it's release it followed us around outdoors demanding to be hand fed even though a dish of it's favorite foods was provided. This lasted for a couple of weeks. When the bird left I missed it.

#36 Puddles (Theme #274)

Our driveway with puddles from a recent summer rain

#35 Cake (Theme #104)

These five cakes were the "extra" ones at my friend's wedding this summer.

#34 Map (Theme #119)

This raised map shows some of the many islands making up Alaska's Inside Passage.
The red dot in the center right of the picture is the city of Wrangell. The island just to the left of center is Vank Island where our group built a bath-house for a youth camp.

Vank Island is left of Wrangell, just above the red line showing the ferry route.

#33 Cocktail (Theme #231)

Peacocktail. This guy is very impressed with himself and he thinks the hen should be as well!

#32 Footprint (Theme # 153)

A little bird, probably a Dark-eyed Junco, left these footprints in the snow.

#31 Ruined (Theme #25)

I think these fishing boats, shipwrecked on Petroglyph Beach in Alaska, are ruined.

#30 Feet (Theme #269)

Kodiak, a cinnamon black bear, holds one of his feet while he waits for a treat to be tossed to him. People enjoy photographing him because of this habit.

Grandfather Mountain, Linville, North Carolina.

#29 Performance (Theme #12)

This captive black bear on Grandfather Mountain puts on a performance for treats that people can purchase and toss to her. The bears sit up and open their mouths and wait for the treat to be tossed to them! For people with good aim the bears rarely miss a treat.

#28 Gold (Theme # 261)

This is an uncommon variety of goldenrod-the Roan Mountain Goldenrod.

Carver's Gap, Tennessee-North Carolina state line

# 27 Arrow (Theme #356)

This double-headed arrow on the sign shows where the Appalachian Trail crosses the road near Watauga Dam in Carter County, Tennessee.

#26 Yo-Yo (Theme #17)

This is Yo-Yo a rescued Blue-and-Gold Macaw. She was later re-named Yarrow and placed in a loving home.

#25 Wooden (Theme #14)

Wooden boardwalk stairs lead up the trail to Rainbow Falls.

#24 Mask (Theme #101)

This painted mask is over the trail head to Rainbow Falls, Wrangell, Alaska.

#23 Carved (Theme #100)

These are just three of the many carved totems in Wrangell, Alaska.

#22 Torn (Theme # 76)

When he landed on a thistle flower in our yard I noticed this butterfly had torn wings.

#21 Stripey (Theme #33)

The body of this insect is stripey.

#20 Sparkle (Theme #1)

The sunlight is sparkling on Watauga Lake.

#19 Red (Theme #47)

If you look carefully you can see the red crown on this Red-bellied Woodpecker. The male and the female were both feeding the nestlings as we watched while we ate our pizza.

#18 Picnic (Theme #280)

This is the picnic at Sycamore Shoals State Park where our family ate the pizza from Little Caesar's. In this picture two family members are watching a Red-bellied Woodpecker off to the right, out of camera range.

#17 Pizza (Theme #34)

Pizza from Little Caesar's.

#16 Collage (Theme #174)

My friend and her husband displayed this collage of photographs of their lives before each other at their wedding this summer.

#15 Laughter (Theme #2)

As I was taking pictures of the marriage license signing someone told the bride to stand behind the groom and preacher with the rolling pin for a funny photo. The preacher was oblivious to this and when he noticed what was going on reacted with startled laughter.