Day 65

Finally, some rain! I woke up and wandered into the kitchen to see this nifty light shining brightly in the dark. I wish I had taken the picture right then but I didn't think about it until I was rinsing my cereal bowl. But the clouds look amazing. I wish I could capture on film what my eye sees. sigh. perhaps with practice.

Day 64

Country Dental, yawn. sigh

Day 63

Corey and I were on our way back from Barnes and Noble the other day when we saw some flames and Corey unerringly chose just the right road to get to them. We both had an instant of panic that maybe, just maybe it was the house as it was right in line with where the house is. Luckily, it was a couple blocks down and over.
Whew.
So anyway, we watched and were entertained by the fire dept as they arrived (we were first ones woo hoo) and ultimately fought it. A couple more flared up behind us as well, so it kept them kind of busy. All in all the fires were quite small but when the one started the flames were very high. The flames did die down a bit once the main canopy of the tree had burned, but at that point 2 others had ignited. Pretty cool actually.

Day 62

I really wanted to see these cows but they were set way back off the main drag
I didn't feel comfortable tromping up on their lawn to get a pic.
So, this is what we have...

Day 61

Neat store (way cool... Dirt Cheap)
Crappy cow. Yawn

Day 60

One of my faves. It's for one of the wilderness programs for troubled youth and adults.
Love the backpack and the campfire.

Day 59

Gates Family, I believe, I rather like these, really well painted. These are number 3. The main sign says, Families are for "Heifer". This is a rhyming word-play on a tenet of the Mormon faith that death does not separate families that they last "forever"; into the afterlife.

Day 58

This is where I started my day this morning. Jury Duty.
It sounds so ominous and like a total inconvenience
but I actually enjoyed the process.
After hours of questions and explanations, I wound up not being empaneled. It was still an educational experience and was mostly enjoyable.
Bonus: for 2 years I can't be called again.

Day 57

Graf Family, I am thinking that they are probably one of the original families to settle Santa Clara, but I am not sure. I rather like this one, they even named it Molly as evidenced by the bell. (this is kind of ironic since it is a Mormon community and devout female Mormons are often referred to as "Molly Mormons" this isn't really a term of endearment; it can be quite derisive.)

Day 56

I posted previously a picture from my friend's place up on the hill (day 50). This is the same view at night. Just breathtaking. They had us over for "fight night" though I didn't honestly pay much attention to that preferring to just hang out with Hilz and the crew. On the right hand side of the picture you can see the LDS Temple. ooo Pretty building, but... as for the rest... eh *shrugs* P.S. my Droid X camera, though an impressive 8mp, does not mean it is quality. This is where I find that you can have something that does multiple functions, but when they do, they rarely do any of them well. The above is a case in point; night time photos, yeah, not so much. Also, once again I lived up to my "nightmare auntie Mike" status as I threw allowed didn't mind Kass quite closely enough and he could have (he didn't) climbed up onto the little wall and over the railing where he could have (he didn't) plunged 3 stories to his demise. Again, in my defense, I don't have children, and I did tell gesture for him to *ahem* follow me back into the house. I have now learned that you must have them PRECEDE you, not the other way around. In further defense he is exceedingly bright and I was just exhibiting my faith in him, and his parents, by trusting him to do what is right, not what is fun dangerous.

Day 55

Lunch time with the Turners! This is little Kass. I am happy to report that I did not give him any sharp knives (or dull ones) nor did I allow him to choke on anything nor did I burn his feet with a cigarette. I have to say these things, because last time I let him he got a hold of a knife and I was unable didn't try hard enough to wrest said knife from his grip. And I also said a little very loudly, "Did your mommy smack you?" In my defense I thought she gave his hand a little smack for the knife thing and was just checking, she didn't and I am now branded for saying it. lol Love them all dearly.

Day 54

Ence Dentistry, You can't really tell, but it's wearing a dr's mask, with a toothbrush necklace and the spots are shaped like teeth.

Day 53

Frei Family, much better

Day 52

Frei's Fruit Market yawn, great local fruit, boring ass cow.

Day 51

I mentioned previously that we are having Swiss Days this coming week, so here are some of the cows. Some of them are numbered while others aren't. I'll be damned if I can find number 1. I tried going in order originally, when the numbers are gone the judging was over. I'm really bothered that I never saw number 1. lol This, obviously, is the entry for the post office.

Day 50

The AMAZING view from outside my friends' new place. Just breathtaking.
(crap composite, again, I will try to replace with something better)

Day 49

Another Cow, sorry, this pic is horribull (hahaha oh I slay me) One of the first ones I took with my new cellphone camera. I will replace with a better one when I can.

Day 48

More Cows! These are outside the Jacob Hamblin Home. Sometime I might take some more pics up there, nifty old settler home.

Day 47

This cute little cottage is in Santa Clara, I should try to get a better image of it.

Day 46

And of course my favorite photographic subject. Will I ever tire of taking pics of it?
no.

Day 45

This nifty metal horse is outside one of my favorite restaurants. mmm Thai food.

Day 44

Continuing on the light theme from yesterday, these are some solar lights I put along my walkway. I really like the star effect that they cast onto the concrete.

Day 43

These are my new taillights that I put on my jeep to replace the 3rd light.
The oversized spare was too big for the stock one, found these nifty lights, and voila
Interesting note, (maybe) the wheel is black not chrome, totally looks chrome here.

Day 42

9 years ago today, there was an attack on our country by a group of radical muslims, as everyone must already know of course. 153 years ago another radical religious sect attacked and killed over 120 men, women and children of a group of emigrants on their way to California. This event came to be known as the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
Whenever this time of year rolls around i find myself thinking first of this event, and second of the contemporary one. Mostly because I grew up in the area and drove past the site daily.
I mean no disrespect by combining the two, I just find it illustrative to understand that even in our "enlightened" times, religious zealotry still exists.

Day 41

This area was settled by a group of Swiss missionaries charged with the task of growing cotton and grapes by the LDS Church. For a couple weeks leading up to what are known as "Swiss Days" these cows start to make appearances around the main drag through town. I will be adding various ones for the next little while, there are over 20 that I have noticed. Such fun, I wish the town I lived in had this much character. sigh

Day 40

I love shadows
I think I will do a series on them. that might be fun

Day 39

Panoramic from the drive into work.
This area really does have some nice scenery. (must click to embiggen)

Day 38

View from the road to Tuacahn. The red mountains really pop here.

Day 37

Hill seen on a drive today. Very pretty to me.

Day 36

Kolob the next morning. Gorgeous

Day 35

Woo Hoo CAMPING! Kolob Reservoir

Day 34

Playin with my filters in Photoshop, this is a tire with Bas Relief applied. nifthy

Day 33

My favorite photographic subject :o)

Day 32

Coolest name for a ship. ever.
My brother had to show just about everyone who came to visit him
this ship. There are actually 3 side by side all named with the nicknames of
Minnesota, Nebraska, and this one for North Dakota. Those of you who know
the nickname know it is the "Flickertail State" but of course that's not
what it looks like it says. Everyone does a double take.
If you are curious it is a MSC crane ship berthed in Virginia
Thanks Chris for sharing!

Day 31

Noobie pre-lift in the snow at Snow Canyon UT
(Snow Canyon is named after early Mormon settlers, Lorenzo and Erastus Snow)
It doesn't snow in this area often, maybe once every few years and it melts by midday.
I had to go out and play in the snow with him!
For more info on Snow Canyon Wikipedia has a great page

Day 30

The cell that held General Cornwallis after his surrender in Yorktown.
He didn't actually surrender himself, he appointed an underling to do so.

Day 29

Charcoal Kiln at Old Iron Town Ut.
Turns out they stack wood (usually the cedar and pinion pine around the area)
into the smelter and then close the openings (there's another up the wall
on the other side) and burn the wood to turn it into charcoal that they used
to smelt the iron. There used to be 2 but the other has since collapsed
If you want some more info this site is pretty good

Day 28

Anyone who knows me knows I abhor cameras and pictures
I relented on this one because he actually took it upside down
Personally I don't think he realized he was holding the camera
wrong, but I actually like the effect. and his eyes pop big time
that also makes it cool

Day 27

My friend Corey and a groovy house near Pinto Ut.
They have a few neat field implements.
Point a camera at Corey and he is all sorts of ready for his closeup.

Day 26

A swarm of postings, sorry I was sick most of the week
didn't get much of a chance to take many pics, so
technically these weren't taken every day. missed a couple.

Day 25

Not a glamorous shot, I know.
But this, without a doubt, is the coolest spork EVER.

Day 24

Not an image per se, just more of a feeling.
Apparently came down with something, not feelin so copacetic.

Day 23

It's just another manic Monday
I wish it was Sunday
'Cause that's my funday
My I don't have to runday
It's just another manic Monday

--Manic Monday- The Bangles

I figured I spent so much time here I should show what I look at all day.

Day 22

Had a great time up in the mountains this weekend. Didn't take my
camera though, stuck with just my phone. Not bad though

Day 21

I wanted to play with the macro on my little point and shoot
not too bad it seems. This flower is quite small.

Day 20

Sorry, been a little slow adding to my blog.
Is this a UFO from Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind?
Nope, just my router's lights. Thought they looked nifty.

Day 19

This was what greeted me on the way to work this morning
I noticed someone with a camera and had to look at what
she was taking a picture of. and Voila!

Day 18

A nifty statue of my father's
and a light I threw together a while back

Day 17

School started this week. Poor kids, looks like torture. lol

"Do you remember when we were just kids and
cardboard boxes took us miles from what we would miss
school yard conversations taken to heart
and laughter took the place of everything we knew we were not
I want to break every clock, the hands of time would never move again
we could stay in this moment, for the rest of our lives"

--Anberlin: Inevitable