Author: rutakintome

I married Ruth, my high school sweetheart, in 1983 and we have four children and 6 grandchildren. I have been the worship pastor at Mission Bible Church since 2004. We are located in Minooka, a southwest suburb of Chicago. I love singing, bicycling, music, Mahler, boxing, coffee, movies, The Beatles, sunsets, coffee, Mahler, the seashore, sunsets at the seashore, coffee, and… the seashore. Originally from New York, I grew up 15 minutes from the beautiful beaches of southern Long Island. I have a Fujifilm X-T5 that I use to capture the world I see. I also enjoy writing about the images that surface in my mind and heart as I work with the images from my camera. Thanks for stopping by!

you’re a grand old canyon

Another image of the Grand Canyon. We still talk about our trip out west back in September. It was wonderful to be together to explore parts of the country that we have never seen before, to see family and, enjoy road tripping!

black and white canyon

I hope to return to the Grand Canyon someday, if only to spend more time learning how to photograph it! I am finding it challenging to find shots that I like as well as working with those shots. What I really want to do, however, is go into that canyon! Hike anyone?

falling star

A bit more of a “traditional” Fall image for this post.

in the spotlight

 

A seagull enjoying the moment.

what i saw while on the DUKW

Taken in Wisconsin while riding in a DUKW.

take flight

Santa Barbara… a rare, cloudy, gray California day… seagulls… black and white… that’s all I got. Have a great week!

and into my heart

 

upon my body

 

For this post: back to salvation Mountain, Niland, CA. We did not have this destination on our itinerary during our recent trip out west, but, we were glad that we made the journey there. And, it is quite a journey! You need to pass the Salton Sea (image coming soon) and be okay with feeling like you are driving…well…. to nowhere-land! The artist, Leonard Knight, created a totally unique work expressing his faith in God.

snow canyon state park

Snow Canyon State Park, Ivins, UT. Our favorite stop from our recent trip out west.

just past jerome

One our way to Sedona, Arizona, we had the fortunate pleasure of driving through an incredible mountain road with hairpin curves and beautiful views. This was taken just past Jerome, Arizona.