I either need a tripod or a sister!

Yep I either need a tripod or a sister! I think in fact I know I will opt for the sister.Where are you my partner in camera crime? Now there is nobody that likes to takes pictures like we do when we are together. I have tried to train Len but nope, he would rather be in the picture than behind the lens, now does that surprise you? It does me, but when we go out with the camera, it is like I have to beg to get a picture taken, that takes all the spontinaity out of it! Found the perfect palm tree place right here in the fields of Hurricane and couldn't get the camera to stay on my car for even 10 seconds, there's alot to be said for raking lines on a sleek car! But a tripod is not one of them, LOL.

Up and at 'em Beanie!

I decided to use the day to drive around and see if there were any colors to take pictures of. Nope it was a little too early here in Southern Utah, maybe up in Zion but not here in the valley. So you will have to wait a couple weeks for those shots, I will try to get some good ones. So I used the only source available to me, myself...lucky you! I found this great haystack and had to use a 'bobcat' that was parked new by to hold the camera, and yes I got some funny looks from cars passing by. "Hey what is that crazy lady doing on the haystack?" or, "Really, you think you are camera worthy...I guess somebody must have told you that but then your momma always tells a little white lie, like yep you can sing really well, yep you take great pictures, yep you are talented alright!" I get the picture but I really don't care, I am taking pictures of myself anyway!

Just a hayseed at heart!

I really miss you on days like this. The weather is perfect and I just think we should be together. I did imagine that you were with me, and if anyone was in hearing distance they would have heard my talking to you too. I often have conversations with you..."What do you think I should do about this?" "What would you say about that?" "Do I look fat in this?" Ha had to throw that one in for sure!! I always treasure and seek your advice. You are so wise beyond your years. It has once again been too long since we talked and I miss you. I am so sorry that you are going through a mess with your job. I am sorry that it seems like there is no end to it all. I know though that if you hang in there, it will seem brighter down the road and you will feel happier about things. If not then you do something else, always an alternative to lives ups and downs.

This bale is crying for a sister shot!

Well here is another failed attempt to make a kodak memory! I thought it the perfect spot with old Mollies' Nipple in the background. Hey I think it turned out pretty well considering I had to really run to get in the picture...ha that is one to imagine over and over again...lucky I didn't break my fool neck triping on a dirt clod. Look at that sky, it doesn't get much better than this, I imagined you and I up in the plane looking over this incredible place we call home. It really is something spectacular. From the hogs back ridge out by Sand Hollow golf course, to the red sand dunes to the south, the beautiful blue Pine Valley mountain on the northwest, to the sandstone formations that is home to Babblin' Mills and the Sky Mountain golf course. Then on the east you have the magnificant granduer of Zion, north you look tot he fingers of Kolob, and to the east the flat topped Little Creek Mesa and the fingers of the Smithsonian crags. The only thing missing is the snow capped moutains of Colorado and the sound of the surf of the California coast. Home is what we call it, and it will never be anything different. It is part of us and we are part of it. Grand isn't it?

Hay bale or tripod?

Wow this really isn't my best side for sure, where did that snoz come from? Even though I am not in love with myself, I love myself anyway. The wrinkles, the age spots, the thinning hair, the donut around my middle, the aches and pains, these are me...I can't change who I am, nor do I want to. Yes I would rather be younger, prettier, more talented, and a better conversationlist, but I am me

Holy Snoz!

I have a great story to tell you. Today in our Sacrament Meeting there was a single sister that spoke and she told some pretty funny things when she introduced herself, then she told us that before moving here she had worked for a mortuary service that sold funeral plans. She said that from working there that she had decided one thing for sure...when she died she was going to have all women as her pall bearers...then she paused. She said the reason why is the if the men didn't take her out while she was alive, then they certainly weren't going to take her out when she was dead! Oh my gosh, the whole church erupted, it was so dang funny I nearly peed my pants. A lesson to those lazy single men!!!

Thinking of you!

It has been a great day, I feel that I have shared it with my best friend in spirit for sure. We had a good laugh, a good cry, and a good talk. I feel so much better now...I love you Ann, thanks for always being there, even in cyberspace! You are my hero, don't ever forget that. Love you!

I guess that's about it!