Jimson in Winter

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I have been off schedule with my "somewhat daily" photos with the celebrations of the season.  It's time to get back on track!  My kids were building a fort in the woods and wanted to show me their progress.  So, I grabbed my camera and followed them out!  Photographic opportunities abound at dusk in the woods.  

Merry Christmas

Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!

Rose Hips

We have a great building on the side yard that is red and full of character. This rose hip was right in front and the red on red really is nice.

The Joseph Project

This is the group that heads up the Work Matters in Northwest Arkansas.  Here's what they are about...

"The Joseph Project was created to provide encouragement for those who find themselves between jobs. 

Our stated vision is simple, but is already yielding powerful results…

to alter the journey of business people between jobs.  

We continue to strive toward this vision by providing timely and relevant job resources, networking, and encouragement to business professionals of Northwest Arkansas who are between jobs."

http://workmatters.org/the_joseph_project/

At the Christmas party I did Executive portraits for anyone wanting to update their social media or resume' image. I have met some incredible people at the Joseph Project. It is a great resource for Northwest Arkansas.

Court of Honor

This image is of my son. He advanced to the rank of 2nd class in Boy Scouts. It was a great evening. He also received several merit badges including one that goes toward Eagle.

Amazon Book

Time for Understanding

I was going through old images today and came across this man I met in New Orleans. He had a bad leg and was in a desperate situation. I began talking with him and he looked at me and started explaining how his life started falling apart. He is a good man, but has lost hope. He told me"This is not me, I'm better than what you see." I believe this to be true about a lot of people we pass on the street. This time of the year is about the birth of Jesus Christ. So let's remember compassion.

Merry Christmas, Gary Yandell

Grease Wars

One of my favorite nephews wedding is coming up and all of his future in-laws are from up north. We thought it would be funny to expose them to a southern redneck family photo op. We run our truck on waste vegetable oil so we used that as our prop. We had a lot of fun, but it was cold.