newton's first law Monday, June 22, 2009 | 3

south of santa fe Sunday, June 21, 2009 | 1

somewhere between santa fe and los alamos Saturday, June 20, 2009 | 2

Tomorrow, a tall thin rock.

McDonald observatory Friday, June 19, 2009 | 2

I don't really like this picture, but I am posting it because I like how you can see a couple of the domes from McDonald Observatory sticking up from the hills on the right. If you ever have a chance to go to one of their star parties, YOU NEED TO GO!

more landscaping stumps Wednesday, June 17, 2009 | 0

This makes me want to go back to Alaska since this one and the one from last week were taken in Ketchikan.

mt. livermore Monday, June 15, 2009 | 3

To me, this looks like a river of trees running down the mountain.

a few of my favorite things tonight Saturday, June 13, 2009 | 1

camping in the mountains
game 7 of the stanley cup finals
texas barbeque
jiffy pop
hummingbirds
gelato

I love being in Cloudcroft for the night.

landscaping stumps Thursday, June 11, 2009 | 3

partly cloudy with a chance of some moonlight... Tuesday, June 09, 2009 | 6

It has a grainy texture from the high iso, and while I am not happy about that, I guess I shouldn't be too upset since I the camera was set on an iso of 1600 - the highest I can get on my rebel xt.

bring it Monday, June 08, 2009 | 2

a picture for a very special day Thursday, June 04, 2009 | 5

Happy Birthday, Mom!

This picture is from the Glorieta prayer gardens where you spent several of your birthdays sponsoring youth camp. You were always willing to do whatever it took to tell teenagers about Jesus, even if it meant you had to go to camp and spend your birthday around a few hundred junior highers who only shower when they are forced.

So, this picture is for you, mom, because to this day, I still think of your birthday when I am in the prayer gardens (and Dan making out with Jenny there instead of going to your surprise party).

:-)

mount livermore Wednesday, June 03, 2009 | 2

This is one of my new favorite mountains. This is Mount Livermore in Texas that is over 8300 feet in altitude. The cool part is, this rises almost half a mile up from the landscape around it (and where I took this picture). A picture just cannot capture how large this looks when you're standing down below the mountain like Alison and I were, but you can see some black specks about the peaks. Those are buzzards flying around.

ghost head Tuesday, June 02, 2009 | 3

This is a six second exposure, so you can tell the dog was moving her head for part of the shot. This is how I wanted the picture to come out.

star trails over the davis mountains Monday, June 01, 2009 | 1

This is a six to seven minute long exposure. I wish it had been a calm night so the trees wouldn't be blurred, but the wind had different ideas for me.