I know I posted these on my other blog but wanted to put them up here too.

They were taken from our deck at 2:30 a.m. The moon illuminating the snow was too pretty to pass up!

My Wreath

Okay, so I looked for a wreath as soon as Christmas decorations were on sale but just couldn't justify spending so much money on the ones I liked. I never bought one but a couple of days after Christmas, I was at Wal-Mart and found this one for $7.50. It's obviously not the best quality but I liked it-and the price- and so I put it up even though Christmas was over. It's still up. It's the only decoration I haven't put away and if you aren't right at the door looking at it you can't see the pinecones. So it doesn't look too Christmasy from far away. Everybody probably thinks I'm crazy but I don't really care because I like it. What a dork.

I thought I'd post something!

I haven't posted in months, but this was on our patio table this afternoon. I know it's not that great of a picture but I thought it looked really neat the way the snow had fallen through the holes. It looked like a giant snowflake to me.

Composition photos

So for the community ed photography class I'm taking we were supposed to take photos with these nine rules of composition and them bring them to class to look at them.  So the night before class I remembered at 11:00 and hurried to find pictures fitting within these categories since I never had a chance to go out and actually just shoot with them in mind.  I was still up 'till 1 am looking and deciding which ones to use.  Of course, the teacher decided to not go over them that week.  So I'll post them here.

Assymetrical

Symmetrical

Merger (flower pot)

Framing

Dominant center

Bird's Eye View

Bug's Eye View

Rule of Thirds

I really wanted the teacher's feedback.  Maybe he'll do it next week but it's the last week and we still have other things to talk about so I doubt it.   Oh well.  I guess that's what you get for $45.

Pictures from the Women's Retreat

 

I'm obsessed with this tree at the cabin.  It is looking west (I think) from the porch.  I love the dark trunk and the contrast of its leaves.  It is beautiful in any season.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The early morning light lent itself to the beauty of the last few drops of rain maintaining their fragile residence upon the leaves.

 

 

All but a few were still asleep.  The cold, wet porch was refreshing to my bare feet.

 

 

The world was taking a deep breath as it readied itself to face another day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall has begun,It has come.

That time when the leaves say goodbye to the trees!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love autumn.  I love the colors as they change, I love the rain, I love the crisp air, I love sweaters.  I am a Spring and Fall kind of girl.

Visiting Uncle David

 

I don't know the name of this lake, but this is from the first campsite (or the last, depending on where you start) on the Teton Wagon Train and Horse Adventure where David works.  He took Jaiden out for a little ride in a canoe, which he liked very much.

 

 

Austin got to sit in the canoe when it was on shore again.  

Cloud

 

This was taken from just across the street from the Provo Temple.  I liked the ring around it.