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 46

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

Day 1

ME (Noobie) 365
Our home beneath the big red mountain...
Nestled at the base of the majestic cliffs of towering vermilion sandstone lies the community of Ivins.

Nowhere in the United States can so many reasons be found to relax and enjoy life as you will find here. Located in Southwestern Utah, next to the City of St. George and away from the busy I-15 corridor, you can still wander and hear the whispering solitude of the delicate desert. Here is the place for the rest of your life -- figuratively and literally.

Standing in one spot an unparalleled panorama unfolds: fifteen hundred foot red sandstone cliffs with white sandstone formations above, dark black lava flows, blue gray mountains, pink peaks of Zion National Park, gray green sage covered hills, brilliant desert flowers, peregrine falcons in flight, eagles soaring, coveys of quails, the scamper of cottontails, chirping crickets, buzzing bees.

Depending on the season, nature treats you to a bath of sun or rare and gentle snow, an evening breeze or a stiff wind moving in a thunder storm with billowing clouds and a dashing display of lightening, maybe soothing rains or a desert thundershower with cascading waterfalls.

All these are here in one place without turning except to see another spectacular display of nature's wonders."

Welcome to Noobie 365 my first attempt at chronicling a year in the life... of me.