Flaming Gorge

 

These are from the 24th of July weekend.  I was taking a photography class and we were going to be able to get a free panorama print at the end.  I thought this would be cool.  But, as much as I liked them, I decided to do the panorama of Zachy with his equipment, Redefining Spina Bifida. 

After driving this road multiple times a day when we lived in the area, it because rather monotonous and I stopped appreciating the beauty surrounding us.  It is really pretty, and it’s sad to see how charred the area remains so many years after a major forest fire. 

These were are snapped while we were driving.

Jenny Lake Hike to Hidden Falls

This is in Grand Teton National Park.  We went on this small hike in June.  There was still snow in some places!

Here are some of the natural elements of our hike.  It is so pretty up there!

 

Spring and Rain

I snapped these after it rained a couple of weeks ago and I hadn’t planted my flowers yet.  Now the Lily is dead.  I really do kill flowers.  At least I got some pictures while it was still pretty!

This isn’t a great photo, but I loved how the water had pooled in this petunia and not fallen out like most of the others.

Fall Beauty at Mom and Dad’s

The leaves were beautiful when we went out for our pumpkin picking.  Here are a few pictures of their beautiful yard and some of the surrounding fields.  I love to be out in the open areas. 

  

 

 

 

 

    

 

Clouds and the Return of the Sunsets

We have had some amazing sunsets lately and with some of them, I’ve been lucky to catch them before they fade.  Some are probably contributed to fires and smoke, but some, the cloud formations and the lighting are just amazing.

Carlos knows the names of these clouds….I think they are called mountain waves and are actually very dangerous to fly in because of the high wind speeds which cause them to form these shapes.

 

This was the sun the evening of the Herriman Fire:

 

 

Wow.  And Lucky. That’s all I can say here:

 

 

And this was last night’s sunset.  I just wish I didn’t have the power lines in so many of the pictures! 

Cool Tree, Cool Flowers

This is part of my neighbor’s trees.  The bloom really late and flower all summer.  I don’t know what they are called but they’re pretty nifty!

 

Beautiful Rain

I took this awhile ago with my neighbor’s camera (which is exactly like mine) because while we were at her house, sitting on the front steps talking, it started to rain.  The sun was shining from behind and illuminated the raindrops.  I didn’t do a great job getting a picture but it was still pretty cool!  If you look really close, you can see the raindrops!

 

 

This was the rainbow that followed.  There was a little bit of a double rainbow.  I love the rain!