My oldest daughter, Mackenzie Marie Rhodes celebrated her thirtieth birthday, with family on March 11, @ Boulder's Brasserie Restaurant. Mackenzie also let everyone know that her baby, due in July is a boy! This will be my first 'grand-son'. Two photos of Mackenzie and Ben's daughter, Mimi, and a shot of Mimi

showing Dad a new i-Phone app Pray for Japan. Gary

David Clifton

Here are a few additional shots of David Clifton's Xmas Party. BTW - sometime's the line waiting to get a hot lunch, was a block long, and David had a similar event @ Thanksgiving, with a turn-out in excess of 2500! A picture is worth a thousand words. FYI-clik thumbnail for full screen

Greetings, and good morning. These photos were taken on Bannock St., a week before Christmas. David Clifton, 'Jesus to The World Ministries' put this party together for those in need...food, Christmas gifts, etc. For approximately 25 years, David fed and clothed folks out of his house, which formerly sat on what is now Denver Art Museum property. David, has literally, "taken it to the streets..."

kitchen remodel

My wife Rachel, and I are doing a kitchen remodel with the help of Rachel's brother Tim - who BTW is a master cabinetmaker. I took a few pics, using my SB-800, bouncing off walls, and ceiling, and I even had some success creating nice, even light.

2011 StockShow Parade, Denver

Here are some shots from this years stock parade in downtown Denver, taken in January. The parade was stopped momentarily on account of the 'longhorns' were misbehaving, and as a result, I was able to dialog with outgoing Governor Ritter for a few minutes. Best, Gary

2011 StockShow Parade, Denver

In January I ventured dwntwn. to shoot the 'Stock Parade', an annual event that precludes the, 'Stock Show'. Here are a few of those shots. BTW, the parade was halted temporarily, as some of the longhorns were misbehaving, and so I had a chance to visit with out going Governor Ritter. I promised him a print, and he told to hurry, as he was only going to be in the office 'til Monday, at which time the new governor was going to be taking over. All the best, Gary

Congratulations... you are one of a select group, chosen to receive these infrequent 'blogs', whose primary purpose is to entertain, amuse, and inform you, the viewer. Hope that you will enjoy the pix, and maybe one of the smiling faces will put a smile on your's.

In addition too...I wasn't able to get all of the photos up in the last blog, so, here's some more. BTW - you won't often see Abe Lincoln, and Governor Hickenlooper marching in the same parade!

Greetings to all of you, and I hope everyone is as well as we are here @ 'Camp Happy'. I'm going to be sharing some photos taken last year @ Louisville's annual 'Labor Day Parade'. I hope you'll enjoy them, and stay tuned for more visual delights in the future. All the best, Gary

gudintagin...anyone know what that means? I think its a German greeting for 'good day'...?! As I'm lifted out of the pits of despair following the death of John Breaux, I find myself receding into a state of anxiety and intrepidation concerning the economy. The question I've been putting forth to learned individuals is, "...where is this going-worse case scenario?" The oft repeated response is 'cash is king'. If you have $ you'll be able to get food, fuel, etc... If your $ is tied up in investments/property, or if you're used to making purchases w/plastic you may expect to experience dificulty procuring necessities...?! Don't know, but that seems to be the repeated mantra. Adio's, G 

John Breaux, 57 year old Louisville/Lafayette (Colorado) 'Good Samaritan' will be buried today, following a memorial service at Flatiron Community Church in Lafayette. I had the privilige of knowing John for the last eight or so years. John worked tirelessly demonstrating the gifts God had bestowed upon him-love, kindness, and a selfless  giving spirit. Someone suggested that John was our example, and that we are to pick up His mantle and continue to live our lives more in line with the Christ-like qualities that John exhibited. That in fact, we who knew him have been gifted with a portion of him that remains with us. As big as John was in life, he is infinite in death.  

ok...I'll be 58 years old tomorrow! Does anyone know how many times I found myself on the threshold of death? It's only by the Grace of God that I've made it thus far, and I do thank Him for His mercy. My beloved Rachel and I are to be married early June in Dillon. Check enclosed photo. Everyone is invited... Gary 

Greetings to all... It's a new day folks. A fresh wind is blowin'; can you feel it? We have a new president,. Does that mean that we will be problem free? Of course not, but we will have leaders with a fresh vitality, and enthusiasm. Pres. Obama, to me, is more a preacher than a politician. His optimisim reminds me of Joel Osteen. Nothing wrong with that at all. A recent inpression of mine says that we have drifted from our Christian values, and as a culture, we have replaced God with gold...? Could God be using these  difficult economic times, not only to get our attention, but to maybe push us to revamp our value system? My Bible says that you can't serve both God and manna (money). Settle in, hold on, things are going to get interesting. Peace on - Gary

Good morning...welcome to winter! fyi, I've some new photos up @ www.rgrphotography.com . they're a  compilation of shots taken @ Rachel's (my fiance) house in Wheatridge. Rachel is a home care provider for 2 developmentally disabled people, Cindi and Phil, and I've been blessed to be a part of her 'ministry'. feel free to share thoughts, Gary 

Hey, is there anybody out there? I'm feelin' all alone here. Can't someone RSVP? Lame dorks! Okay, got that outta the way, here we go. I just watched 2/3 of a Christiana Lampour documentary on CNN having to do with genocides i.e. Holocaust, Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, the gassing of the Kurds in Iraq. I had to leave the show early, and my guess is the next chapter would have been Rawanda. I'm dumbfounded and ashamed that the US not once has taken a proactive role in responding to any of these tragedy's, immediately. We, and the rest of the world sit on the sidelines as millions of innocent people are slaughtered. God will call us to account on this, I'm certain of it...peace on 

Well, its onward and upward Christian Soldiers. The election is over, and I for one am just now revitalized and have somewhat adjusted to the outcome of said election. It feels kinda good. Like a fresh wind a blowin'. Hillary has been named Sec. State. Bill Richardson, whose political career was pretty much put into orbit by the Clinton's, who he'd served under during the Clinton White House, has been named Sec. Commerce. And, Robert Gates will remain as Defense Dept. head (it'll be interesting to see how State  and Defense Depts get along, since we've got an aggressive Hillary working with a man who comes across as being very subdued and low key, who also happens to be a Republican). Lets just hope Hillary saves her fire breathing for Im-a-dinner-jacket of Iranian fame. I think the charming and articulate President elect is a bit of a visionary, and that together with his intellectualism might help the country turn the corner. peace