I actually didn't take this picture (obviously), but it brings a smile to my face every time I see it. I actually have it hanging up in my room. The location is Kenya, Africa.
There was a soccer (or futbol) tournament at the Ring Road school. I was watching the tournament with a big group of children. After a while, I could tell the kids were beginning to get restless. As a child, you can only watch soccer games for so long. We sang some songs, played some games, and then I pulled my journal out of my bag.
We began to play Hangman, although I renamed it "Puppet," because I wasn't sure if "hangman" would be a very good title for a children's game. Even though the kids said they had never played before, they were great at that game. They caught onto the words very quickly and would have played for hours if I had let them.
What I love about this picture is how many kids are swarmed around and totally focused on the game. You can see it in their faces that they want to guess the answer. They are so innocent and intelligent.
And I have my "teacher" face on too. :)
2.) The LionThis next picture was also taken in Kenya, although I was the photographer of this one. I took it when I was at a wildlife park in Nairobi, I believe. There were so many beautiful animals. The lion happened to be asleep right up next to the wire fence. I managed to poke my camera lens through the fence and capture the lion close up. It was such a neat experience.
I love lions. I think they're so beautiful and majestic... and of course they remind me of my experience in Africa. Look at how wonderfully the Lord made this great cat. She's so big. You can tell by her giant paws and the muscles in her shoulders. She was so big and strong and golden. I just wanted to run up and throw my arms around her neck and hug her forever. Her big nose is just so sweet.
I will always love this picture because when I was in Kenya, taking close up shots of the zebras and monkeys and rhinos and lions, I felt like a wildlife photographer. Animals are so beautiful. This was such a peaceful and gorgeous lion.
3.) My Tall, Tall FriendThis might seem like a silly picture to choose. It's a bit blurry and taken from far away. At first glance, there might not seem like anything remarkable about this picture, but if you look closely, you'll notice something odd... perhaps you'll notice someone doing something amazing! This is a photograph I love, so I had to share. The two people in this picture are two of my best guy friends, Zeek and Caleb/Muber. This was during a service project at our school where we had to clean up a camp ground. After we finished cleaning, we had a bit of free time to be silly and take some pictures and videos.
Now Zeek is an amazing, amazing dancer. Because of that, he's extremely flexible... (and it helps that he's 6'6!) He can kick very high and his legs are crazy-long, so we challenged him to touch the ceiling with one foot while keeping the other foot on the floor. To our shock and amazement, he could do it! Zeek loves pictures (like we all do), so he yelled, "Take a picture of me, Emily!" and tried it again.
About the same time, Muber decided he would try. Since he's shorter than Zeek, he stood up on a ledge... and you can see how far he still had to go before his foot hit the ceiling.
Man, Zeek is just so TALL!
4.) The Cutest Puppy in the WorldI am proud to say that I am the photographer of this image. To my eyes, this seems slightly out of focus, but that doesn't even matter because of the sheer cuteness surrounding this picture. Although I've shared it many times on this blog, I had to share it again and include it on the list of four photographs I love.
This would be Jack, my precious Yorkie, at about seven weeks old. Wasn't he the cutest puppy ever? It's like a cute explosion. Don't look for too long or your eyes might fall out of your head. His stubby little legs, his huge eyes, his ears, his round little nose, the blue blanket... everything just worked together in the moment to create one of the cutest pictures of Jack ever. Some of my friends called him a Pokemon dog when I posted a few pictures with his giant puppy eyes.
I'm so proud of this picture. Jack was the cutest ever. I mean, come on. How could anyone resist that fuzzy little face?
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