A Candle in the Dark

Book Review reward

Book Critic Award

Geni J. White
USA

       

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Gorgeous Fall Color

My friend, Denise, lives along the McKenzie River near the foothills of Oregon's Cascade Mountains. Here is her comment about a tree in their back yard. This Persian ironwood really lights up our back yard at this time of year. Denise took this photo in the parking lot of a local Costco store. Photos by Denise Carlson Nash

Kindergarden graduation, Taiwan

The students dressed up and performed for their parents at kindergarten graduation!

What adorable youngsters.

Wow! Wow! Wow!

Two and a half dozen ROSES! I have never before in my life received such a large bouquet all at once. From our wonderful son and his awesome wife in Taiwan! THANK YOU, you two. We love you loads.

Summer Flowers

Yucca in bloom

Close-up of flowers on twelve-foot tall stalk

English Daisies

Roses

I Drove the Cow Car!

Our realtor friend's 'brand' is her as a Cow Lady. Her Lexus is painted with black spots and the horn goes
'Moo-ooo" in seven different ways.

She's had an eye problem so I drive her home from doctor visits.

Here I am driving the cow car. I enjoy the laughter and stares from pedestrians.

Here I point at the udders painted on the cow car's back bumper.

Fun in Taiwan

by Dan and Diane Hsieh White

In Yilan, we baked sweet potatoes the old fashioned way. We had to build a fire pit using bricks and wrap the potatoes in foil. After the potatoes had cooked for an hour, we knocked the bricks down and dug out the goods. I don't usually like sweet potatoes, but these were really good! It must have been all the love that went into making them.

Flying Sea Creatures

Flying Sea Critters

These New Zealand octopus kites are sixty-to-ninety feet long, and cost $5,000 each. Can you imagine twenty-one of these flying in the air together? What a sight!

Twenty-one octopi kites floating above folks’ heads at the same time set a world record, this past weekend. The previous record was twenty octopi kites up at the same time, set last year.

© Geni White, 2008

The Olympic Flame

Our friend, Odette, in Beijing was excited when the Olympic torch came to the school where she teaches.
Here she is, holding the torch.

Beauty!

By Yenna Buchay

My husband, Fenny knows how much I enjoy flowers. Today, for no special reason, he bought me a beautiful dahlia. Isn't that sweet? No wonder I love this man.