Thank's Flickr Friends!

Thank's Flickr Friends!
Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

These photos made the top 500 of all the pictures posted on their respective days.

Lamborghini fun

Lamborghini fun
Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

Couldn't resist a photo drive by. I was having coffee with some friends at Startbucks. We spotted this in the lot. The driver was getting coffee. So we took a couple of photos. Thanks Lamborghini man.

Sleeping Paige

Sleeping Paige
Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

Yes, another sleeping Paige photo. She is so darn cute.

Krohn Conservatory Sky

Krohn Conservatory Sky
Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

THe conservatory was closed today. They are getting ready for the Butterfly show.

Eden Park Artist

Eden Park Artist
Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

This painter let me take her picture in the park. Thank you!

Cincinnati Art Museum

Cincinnati Art Museum
Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

Looking up the hill to the Art Museum in Eden Park.

Kids in the park

Kids in the park
Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

I hope everyone gets to spend sometime outside. The weather hs been great.

John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, Cincinnati, Oh

John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, Cincinnati, Oh
Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

I took this in September of 2001. The bridge is going to be shut down in the fall of 2006 for repairs. I called this the Singing bridge when I was younger. The roadway is a open steel grid. It makes the tires on your car hum when you cross it.

I'm posting it here. It made one of the 500 most interesting pictures on Flickr for April 21st.

Butterfly

Butterfly
Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

Spring is here! Enjoy the days!

Eden Park at lunch

Eden Park at lunch
Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

Went to Eden Park for lunch. Work has been a bit stressful lately. It's nice to get out of the office. It was a nice warm day. There were plenty of people out enjoying the park. The tulips are in full bloom.

Waxing Moon

Waxing Moon
Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

I took this on September 20th, 2001. You can't tell from the picture that our world had changed. My friends were being activated to go fight in Afghanistan. The tech bubble had burst. I wasn't sure if I would have a job. It was a very stressful time. It really shows in the photo huh?

Arabian Horses, Catalina Island, Ca

Arabian Horses, Catalina Island, Ca
Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

On our California trip. I got to visit the Wrigley Ranch "El Rancho Escondido". The Wrigley's keep Arabian horses there. The presence of these animals in a word is regal. Hilary couldn't join me on the trip. She was pregnant with Paige. The roads were pretty bad to the ranch. To bad because it was a lovely day. I got to see where my mother inlaw grew up.

Just a little mud!

Just a little mud!
Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

Riley had a little to much fun tonight. A slip in the park. Lots of laughs. We all had a great time.

Riley and Friend, Eden Park

Riley and Friend, Eden Park
Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

We went to Eden Park this evening. Riley befriended this little girl. She is three also. For the next 10 minutes they ran around, looking, and playing. The world would be a better place if we took a lesson from little children from time to time.

Lazy Saturday

Lazy Saturday
Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

To sleep like a baby. Paige was crashed out on the living room floor. It must be nice to be able to sleep anywhere.

Riley's Haul

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Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

At the Hanson's annual Easter egg hunt Riley cleaned up. When there's candy involved stay out of her way. It was a great time. Thanks Kevin and Karen!

John 20 1-18 The Empty Tomb - He is Risen!

1Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!"
3So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. 4Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. 6Then Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived and went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, 7as well as the burial cloth that had been around Jesus' head. The cloth was folded up by itself, separate from the linen. 8Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. 9(They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene
10Then the disciples went back to their homes, 11but Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.
13They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?"

"They have taken my Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they have put him." 14At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.

15"Woman," he said, "why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?"
Thinking he was the gardener, she said, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him."

16Jesus said to her, "Mary."
She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher).

17Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.' "

18Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: "I have seen the Lord!" And she told them that he had said these things to her.

Krohn Conservatory, Orchid

Krohn Conservatory, Orchid
Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

For Good Friday we all went to the Conservatory. The flowers were lovely. Riley and Paige little angels.

Beach Walkway Cambria CA

Beach Walkway Cambria CA
Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

We only spent one night in Cambria. We were traveling up the coast from San Diego to San Francisco. Cambria is a interesting place. My cellphone didn't work there. The pace was slow and relaxed. Hilary and I didn't want to leave. When I lived in California. I traveled past Cambria without every stopping. I'm glad I stopped this time.

A few of my Flickr favotires

A few of my Flickr favotires
Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

Places I've been.

USA (except Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Montana)
Canada (Toronto)
Finland (Helsinki)
Germany (Frankfurt)
Russia (St Petersburg and Moscow)
Jamacia (Montigo Bay, Ocho Rios area)


create your own visited countries map

Cambria, California. Dungan Family Vacation 2005

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Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

Even with great weather in Cincinnati these past couple of days. I'd rather be California dreaming.

10 april 06 Alone with the sun and nature.

10 april 06 Alone with the sun and nature.
Originally uploaded by Ab Aberson.

Found this on Flickr tonight. Serenity now!

Can I get fries with that?

Saturday, Riley and I hit the McDonalds drive through for lunch. We were in line when Riley did her now famous. Dad can I ask you a question bit. This usually means she has some very important topic she wants to discuss. I'm in trouble because she is only three. Any how. "Dad can I ask you a queation?" Sure Riley what is it? "Did Jesus die?" I'm now turned around in my seat. Yes Riley Jesus died. But that's only part of the story. Where did you hear this? "My friend Oscar." Oscar is one of her imaginary friends. So I told her the Easter story. That Jesus died for us and three days later God raised him from the dead and after spending some more time with his disciples he went to heaven. I told her that because of Easter we have hope for the future. All while in line for a Happy Meal.

Palm Sunday

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Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

Today is Palm Sunday.

Sun spots - 04-08-06

The weather was nice enough for Riley and I to get the telescope out. We took a couple of pictures and played in the sandbox. Look at this image to see our tax dollars at work.

Weeds in the garden

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Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

Not sure what it is.... but it looks good up close.

Last Words

The past few weeks have been a blur. My second daughter was born on February 24th. The same day my father died. Two weeks later to the day a friend and co-worker died. So what’s been going through my mind… last words. The last thing my father said to me was “I know you”. We had just gotten him settled into his bed. There were lots of people gathered around who he didn’t recognize. He recognized me though. He was so tired after that he went to sleep. I never got to talk to him again. The last words from my friend Chad were left on my cell phone. He was in the hospital. He thanked me for praying for him. He said it meant a lot. He also congratulated me on the birth of my daughter and consoled me on the death of my dad. Five days later he was perfected.

I might lose hope if it were not for these words from Jesus’ during his last “major” miracle, raising Lazarus from the dead. In John 11:25-26, Jesus said …, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; 26and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. …" It is Jesus’ last word on death that gives me comfort.

I know someday I will get to talk to my Dad and Chad again. So it’s not really last words. It’s just a pause in the conversation.

Orchid at Krohn Conservatory

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Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

Today I went to the Krohn conservatory for lunch. It was nice just walking around. Looking at the flowers. It was a bit over cast which makes for perfect picture taking. This was one of the orchids I saw.

WWII Memorial

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Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

Each star represents 100 lives lost in defense of freedom. There are 4,000 stars on this wall. My father was a WW2 vet. When I showed him this photo. He cried. His comment was "I'm not sure what we gained in losing all of those people." My father took part in the invasions of Normandy, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. I felt I learned more about him and his experiences from his reaction to this photo. Than from the few conversations we ever had about the war.

Human being or a human doing?

I was listening to a pod cast last week. The speaker talked about how we have become human doings. I agree. I believe we all do to much. So I'm going to make a conscious effort to be a human being. I've added it to my calendar. I just hope I'll have the time to do it.

Patterns

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Originally uploaded by Scott Dungan.

I'm still going through the digital pictures on my lap top. I came across this one. A few summer's back I was looking for patterns in nature. The repeating patterns in this sunflower really struck me.