My week at the beach July 2009

The sand and ocean at Corolla.  A wonderful week.  here are some of the highlights.

Another in my clothes.

Dress up in Mormor's duds.

My second hand Rose get up.

M and her comedy routine.

Nuzmans perform.

Q and N doing a parody of me on the phone with the robot.

The Davis pyramid.

Michael Jackson in his reincarnation.

The ballerinas perform in the talent show.

The Jedi family

HR out of the closet.

Children wake too early.  Dad trying to catch a few more z's.

N and baby with an admiring audience.

The grandchildren getting as wet as possible Sunday evening without swimming.  Parents keeping an eye on them.

 

The sunset of a wonderful week of sun sand and ocean.

Miscellaneous events

Pam Massaglia and I went down to see The Dutch Cityscape exhibit.  On our way back to the Metro we stopped to see an orchid exhibit. 

The temple in early morning when it is overcast.

First sign of spring in my garden.

Sunset from my front porch.

This is not a grove of trees, it is ikibana.

One of the exhibits.

Melinda treated me to The Philadelphia Flower-show for my birthday.  It was really nice and not easy to have the pictures do it justice.

Denmark Trip April 2009

Here are some images of my trip to Denmark.  I went over to celebrate my Moster Anina's 89th birthday.  Unfortunately I don't seem to have any pictures of her.  I spent some time with my sister Carla and her husband Mogens.  We made some nice side trips both in the area around where they live and also to Copenhagen. My sister and brother in law by the lake.

Sorry for the pictures that are on the side.  I thought I had turned them.

My niece Annitta by the windows to the baptismal font.  The whole area around the temple has been made into a pretty park. 

The Copenhagen temple.  It used to be our stake center.  It is really beautiful inside, and the Church got permission to redo the place in front of the temple, which used to be a hang out for drunkards.  They no longer hang out there.

My niece Annitta's children.  They live in an apartment right  next door to the Copenhagen temple.

Easter eggs my niece Annitta made.  Aren't they pretty.

My sister's grandchildren.  Emilie and Mathias.  They are the apple of her eye.

 

Borsen, the Danish Stock exchange built by Christian IV.  Note the tower: it is made up of twisted Dragon tails.

Inside Holmen's kirke.  My sister by the baptismal font.  This church was built by Christian the IV for the seafaring people.

One of the Queen's horses getting new shoes.

The Royal horse stalls.

 

The Danish Parliament meets here in Christiansborg Slot (castle) 

This is the original Christus statue by Thorvaldsen.  It is in the Cathedral: Vor Frue's Kirke in Copenhagen.  The current crown prince was married here.

A huge old tree.

A cute little church close to where my sister lives.  I think it was built in the 18th century.

 

Flower stall at the Saturday market.

My sister Carla is cleaning house for her horse.

Town square in Roskilde.  They have markets here twice a week.

This is a beautiful lake near where my sister lives.  Isn't it peaceful?

This is a picture from a freeze in my favorite castle  Frederiksborg Slot.  It is the story of the viking conquests.  This particular picture is called The Bloodbath.