Your Most Meaningful Pic 2009

[SheRidesABeemer]

This may not be my best quality photo of 2009 but it is the most meaningful to me.
I was laid off in February 2009 and out of work until late September.
A couple of weeks into my new job I rode to work and took this picture.
For obvious reasons it meant a lot to me to be back to work, and have a job I enjoy.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2616/3973661631_d9cbdb905a_b.jpg

[Voni]

My most meaningful picture was taken at the secret swimming hole in the Big Bend area of Texas. It signifies our family's first visit to our adobe last spring. They came back for Christmas so I think Big Bend has a hold on them too!

[jamesdunn]

Any photo of my daughter is more meaningful than any other photo regardless.

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[womanridge]

This was taken of me last April in Purbach, Austria. I was in the church office and just found the birth record of my grandfather that was born in 1884. I had been trying to confirm the beginning and end of his life story.

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[SIBUD]

If you are a grandparent, you will understand why this is my Most Meaningful Pic of 2009.

Taken last summer in our back yard.

http://data.sailboatowners.com/photos/1262363966.jpg

Ben's legs were too short to reach the water. I love the way the girls are bracketed, in years, by the boys.

[antaeas]

This pan photo means that, after finally finishing six months of work on the roof, insulation and HVAC, we moved into the house that we inherited from my wife's parents. More info at

http://web.mac.com/hstmaurice/Arnold-StMaurice/Arnold_House.html

My R1200RT was in the carport when this was taken last May; now it's in storage at Mischler's until spring returns.

[Holly]

Granddaughter helping make breakfast for me on my birthday.

http://frelsi.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Colorado-August-09/P8190066/624636682_xxiZz-M.jpg

[bmwchromehead]

Celebrating our 60th birthdays in Ireland with 15 of my "best freinds". Great time even though it was all on four wheels.:drink Spent lots of pub time drinking Guiness.

[tommcgee]

This is the end of my first ride of 2009, at the end of day one. Off to get cardiac stents...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4234431136_ba4c6ef24e_o.jpg

A month later in LaTuque, QC (3rd from left)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4234441688_90fbc075e1_o.jpg

[RoboRider]

I will stick to a motorcycle theme for this. This is a picture taken at the summit on the Cherohala (TN). I love the Winter weather; it is so much fun to ride in the freezing cold and yet be warm and comfortable (a little Bubba Zanetti in me??). Also, it was a ride with my best riding buddy, Doug. You can't have much of a better trip than that. This pic is of me.



http://www.bmwxplor.com/system/assets/1256046639_normal.jpg?1256046640

[rinty]

My in laws, who live in Saskatchewan, stayed with us for a couple of weeks in October. My father in law, who's 95, and I took a long run in the country, and then I took this picture:

http://rinty.smugmug.com/Other/November09/Garage-shots-and-Leica-09-279/754610084_ZZe2T-M-1.jpg

It would be my last, as we lost him just before Christmas. He was my father in law for 35 years, and a great guy.

[marchyman]

My grandson with his grandmother and mother. :scratch

<img src="http://www.snafu.org/pics/moa/p-20090809-1510-5502.jpg" title="Allistair, Mitsuko, and Michelle">

[RoboRider]

Hey, he looks MACHO in that Batman shirt!

[grossjohann]

http://www.miaspage.com/albums/15/content/bin/images/large/DSC_3450.jpg (http://www.miaspage.com/albums/15)

[jamesdunn]

Alex, that is truly a wonderful photo.
JD

[dancogan]

Alex, that is truly a wonderful photo.
JD
+1 :thumb

[grossjohann]

Alex, that is truly a wonderful photo.
JD

Thanks, JD. This was taken on Mia's 1st birthday with her big sister Abby (age 12).

[terham]

Rented an R1200RT in Denver this summer and toured parts of Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming. Saw parts of this country I've wanted to see for a long, long time.

http://terham.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Colorado-Nebraska-and-Wyoming/DSCN6611/598889058_8VU6N-L.jpg

[kbasa]

This pan photo means that, after finally finishing six months of work on the roof, insulation and HVAC, we moved into the house that we inherited from my wife's parents. More info at

http://web.mac.com/hstmaurice/Arnold-StMaurice/Arnold_House.html

My R1200RT was in the carport when this was taken last May; now it's in storage at Mischler's until spring returns.

You're very fortunate to have such a spectacular home.

I saw the roofline and design and figured it for an FLW home. Very, very nice.

Do you still have the FLW designed furniture?

[kbasa]

Our 25th anniversary dinner.

Yeah, it's a crappy, out of focus, underexposed shot, but it was a tremendous dinner on an important day for us.

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/Travel/Healdsburg-for-our-25th/IMG7904/639982028_hFKjL-M.jpg

[Voni]

Our 25th anniversary dinner.

Yeah, it's a crappy, out of focus, underexposed shot, but it was a tremendous dinner on an important day for us.

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/Travel/Healdsburg-for-our-25th/IMG7904/639982028_hFKjL-M.jpg

Love. That's what it's all about!

Voni
who has known true love and wishes it for everyone

[r11rs94]

Most of the family together for my Father-inlaws 80th Birthday.

[SIBUD]

Our 25th anniversary dinner.

Yeah, it's a crappy, out of focus, underexposed shot, but it was a tremendous dinner on an important day for us.

http://kbasa.smugmug.com/Travel/Healdsburg-for-our-25th/IMG7904/639982028_hFKjL-M.jpg

You look like the happiest couple around. Congrats!

[geisterfahrer]

http://i10.servimg.com/u/f10/13/90/26/15/p1010810.jpg

The granddaughter's first visit, and the first time in ten years my daughter had been back home.

[kbasa]

Love. That's what it's all about!

Voni
who has known true love and wishes it for everyone

Isn't it?

[PGlaves]

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[kbasa]

Laws, yes.

[Newstar]

This is a picture of me, my hubby Matt, and my uncle. It was taken at my cousin's wedding a few weeks before my uncle passed away. This is the one means alot as it was our last picture (and our last glass of wine) together.


http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp261/novacich/UncleBruceMattandme.jpg

[SheRidesABeemer]

I'm enjoying where this thread is taking us. :thumb

[rinty]

...we moved into the house...antaeas

Stunning house, antaeas! Here's a trip report by Longway, of his Frank Lloyd Wright tour that you'll like:

http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=30428&highlight=%22frank+lloyd+wright%22

But there's no room for your bike? :scratch

[warredon]

Our son and grandson!

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm291/warredon/IMG_5884.jpg

Our son!

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm291/warredon/campin010.jpg

[kbasa]

Beautiful dress, Newstar.

[dbrick]

Mine is also a house pic. The house was my parents' - more Neutra than FLW - but still fascinating to me. Took a lot of repair and rebuilding, and I feel lucky to live here.

[Newstar]

Our 25th anniversary dinner.

Yeah, it's a crappy, out of focus, underexposed shot, but it was a tremendous dinner on an important day for us.



Happy belated! Doesn't matter what the picture looks like. Just that you had a wonderful time together!

[laguna]

My sister with her Emmy for best writing of a documentary. Heck yes, I am proud to be her maverick brother. Maverick comes from the ranching Maverick family,of San Antonio, not somebody running for a public office.

[SIBUD]

My sister with her Emmy for best writing of a documentary. Heck yes, I am proud to be her maverick brother. Maverick comes from the ranching Maverick family,of San Antonio, not somebody running for a public office.

Way cool!

[crazydrummerdude]

Gosh, 2009 was such an awesome year. There are so many pictures to choose from.

Like others, this isn't the best picture, but it's something:

http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs096.snc1/4712_199477150190_576805190_7317772_1705879_n.jpg

This was the flight crew for my first flight in weightlessness with NASA. I'm 6th from the left on the bottom row (on one knee next to the guy on both knees).

[henzilla]

One of my best days...marrying my riding partner in April

[TheRoss]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3638/3438087496_a30f11aa6a_b.jpg

This is our first house, a 3/2 in a quiet cul-de-sac. We closed on it in April. It even has a shop for my bikes and tools!

[DETOUR]

This is meaningful in a twisted way,I am getting ready to mow the infield grass at the Daytona 200 in 2009.All went well until the pit bike races hours later and a totally BLOWN out knee in a unsuckcessful attempt to be champion.This is actually a good picture in the big picture as they say,it took 8 months and 2 operations to ride again.But hey,I am riding albeit with a limp.:violin

[PAULBACH]

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g264/PaulBach/Motorcycle%20Pics/f8d94500.jpg

The Jewish Memorial, designed by Frankfurt architect Hermann Zwi Guttmann, is located in the former Dachau concentration camp.

[rx35285]

The most meaningful bike related pic is this one of my grandson and daughter in law, who live (with my son!) 1300 miles away.
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[Kaltzg]

Granddaughter helping with a tire change.
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[OUTBACKUFO]

one of the little one just chilling in her reading chair
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/OutbackUfo/SIMONA/chilling.jpg
one of riding a big bike where most dare to take only little things..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/OutbackUfo/Motorcycling/White%20Wash%20Sand%20Dunes%204%2009/gsdunepano.jpg

[Newstar]

Beautiful dress, Newstar.


Thanks. I clean up now and then.

This is really a great thread. Gail, thanks for starting it. I'm really enjoying everyone's posts.

[35634]

hiking our favorite trail with my son & daughter last fall

[dfmcintyre]

My family toasting this past May:

Our son who passed his state architecture boards
My folks 83th and 82nd birthdays and
to me (standing) who successfully finished eight weeks of radiation and chemo therapy for throat cancer.

2010 will be even better; a trip to Milan, a first grandson and a wedding of the cute couple in the photo (our daughter and her fiancee).

[jamesdunn]

This thread is special. It is a testament to the good people here and what's truly meaningful. Though that varies somewhat, in the main the photos feature family and friends. All the photos are noteworthy however, regardless of what is depicted. dfmcintyre's photo illustrates my point, celebrating as it does accomplishments, overcoming illness and in a very real way hope for the future; all revolving around his family. Wonderful post.

[njnear]

The memory is even better than the photo quality

[41077]

This was taken 3/4 of the way through my wife's Chemo/Radiation treatment for Lung Cancer (non-smoker). We find out tomorrow how effective treatment was. We are expecting a good report. As one can imagine this event has had a profound effect on our lives and the lives of others as my wife has reached out to others with her words of encouragement and testimony of faith.

[rocketman]

I'd have to go with either of these from my recent post....

A snow bound Arlington Cemetary

http://roadrunes.com/images/arlington-cem-xmas-09/cem-1.jpg

or my folks final resting place

http://roadrunes.com/images/arlington-cem-xmas-09/tank-plaque.jpg

RM

[GrafikFeat]

On June 21st I had volunteered to be a MotoMarshall/motorcycle support during the Livestrong Challenge here in Seattle.
I had a tough time picking one out of this group of images.
Regardless... This was the most meaningful event for me in 2009.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jim_popper/4262540945/" title="In Memory Of. by GrafikFeat, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4262540945_a8585a7c3b_b.jpg" width="1024" height="685" alt="In Memory Of." /></a>


More are here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jim_popper/sets/72157620157451286/) if you'd like to see some of the event.

[GrafikFeat]

...As one can imagine this event has had a profound effect on our lives and the lives of others...

Beautiful image.

[kbasa]

This was taken 3/4 of the way through my wife's Chemo/Radiation treatment for Lung Cancer (non-smoker). We find out tomorrow how effective treatment was. We are expecting a good report. As one can imagine this event has had a profound effect on our lives and the lives of others as my wife has reached out to others with her words of encouragement and testimony of faith.

We're right there with you. Tina had chemo session #8 last Friday and we're 3 weeks from her PET scan.

Good luck to you guys.

[dancogan]

We're right there with you. Tina had chemo session #8 last Friday and we're 3 weeks from her PET scan.

Good luck to you guys.
Congrats to all you guys who are survivors, and congrats to your support crew, too. :clap:clap:clap Not an easy road to travel, but one Geri and I learned about 17 years ago.