Carly Toutant won the Mesquite Citizen Journal August Photo contest with 27 votes and 37 percent of the total votes cast. She will receive a $50 gift certificate at a Mesquite business courtesy of the Mesquite Citizen Journal.

Congratulations Carly.

Results of the voting include:

Carly Toutant - Backyard Visitors - 27 votes, 36.99 percent

Deb Douglas - God's Master Peace Painting - 17 votes, 23.29 percent

David Boyarski - Stand-off at OK Corral - 17 votes, 23.29 percent

Ava Scudder - Gunlock Reservoir Falls - 9 votes, 12.33 percent

Melanie Giarratana - Cowboy Dawn - 3 votes, 4.11 percent

Dee Caplinger - Beautiful Sunset Surprise - 0 votes, 0.00 percent

Taken 8/3/2012

After an emotionally low day and feeling alone, God provided me with one of his master peace paintings to let me know He is with me and I am not alone.

Deb Douglas

Gunlock Reservoir Falls (above St George, Utah, off of Old Highway 91) June, 2011. This was taken when the mountains received an over-abundance of snow last year!

Ava Scudder

Beautiful sunset surprise

These two backyard visitors were either sharing a loving moment or one was stealing a peanut from the other!

Carly Toutant

Caption: Who is going to draw first?

I was going through some of my Dad's paintings, and I came across this photo that he had taken from which to paint---I believe it was taken in Arcadia, Florida, in the "Cracker Cowboy" area. (In case you don't know ---and I didn't---the "Cracker" part comes from the sound the whip makes---not from any foodstuffs!) Anyway, I was able to scan it. He called it "Cowboy Dawn." Also not sure if I could submit it on his (Graem Yates) behalf.

Melanie Giarratana