The Best Things in Life

are not things at all...

Great loving and caring parents
A loving, kind and beautiful wife
Crazy, fun intelligent and talented kids


Good, reliable and trustworthy friends and the beauty found in God's creation round out the things create the memories that no real-estate bubble, financial market drop or even a major economic depression can take away.


(Thanks to the digital life for giving me the idea for this post.)

What are the best "things" in your life? Tell me in the comments here or drop me a shout out over on Twitter.

Superbowl plans...

Around these parts, I've been seeing this a lot more frequently in the past several weeks.

As with any professional sports team making a rare post-season appearance, there are a fair number of fans that are new to the Cardinals bandwagon. Call them fair-weather fans if you will, but they are a staple of the game.

The Cardinals are still breaking in their new stadium, which is an impressive sight even from the nearby freeway:

So what are your plans for the SuperBowl on Sunday? Any projections for a winner? Leave me a comment and let me know what you are doing and who you want to win. As always, feel free to give me a shout over in the Twitterverse.

We all want to be popular

and our photos are no exception. If you have visited the Flowing Desert Photography site recently, you may have noticed the Most Popular Photos section. I like this for several reasons.

One reason I like this feature is that if someone drops by to check out my site, and they don't see something that strikes their fancy, chances are slim that they will come back again. The Most Popular section shows the pictures that other people have looked at most often. This is usually going to be a different set of pictures from your personal favorites that you may have featured for each gallery. They will likely include a selection from several different galleries which may show a picture that sparks a visitors interest in looking at more of the pictures in a gallery that they otherwise might not have looked at.

The other reason I appreciate this feature is for personal and professional growth. Reviewing my most popular pictures gives me feedback that will help me take pictures that other people enjoy.

For those reasons, please feel click a "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" on any picture you do or do not like. If you have the time, comments on pictures are ALWAYS very much appreciated.