Excursion.

So today when I woke up I planned on doing homework...it didn't work out. Instead I decided to devote my day to trying to understand my camera better. Technically Brother Parson gave us a lecture the other day about how important photography is and if we can't take good photographs of our work then it will look like crap whether it's good or not...well maybe that's not word for word...but that's what I got out of it. Anyway, I spent the morning reading through my user manual for my camera (which I probably should have done like 6 months ago). Wow...it's amazing how much more sense everything makes...I might not be able to actually use what I've learned very well yet..but it did help. 

Since Rexburg was nice and toasty today (aka in the 20's and/or 30's) I decided to go on a picture taking excursion with my friend Stephanie. We pretty much just got in the car and started driving. Eventually we ended up in St. Anthony where we found an old abandoned drive-in. It had some neat colors so we took a few shots there..but it was cold..so didn't get too many. In fact, most of the pictures were taken from the car window by Stephanie while I drove...but it was still a ton of fun getting to explore Idaho a little more. 

Here are just a few/kind of a lot of pictures of my day...some are kind of weird with me trying to figure out settings...but oh well..I guess it's the best way to learn. 

These are my pet cacti Harry and Ronald

I call this one "bracelets on desk"

St. Anthony, Idaho

We are awesome. 

Taking pictures while it's getting dark out of a moving car is ALWAYS fun. 

Trying to defrost

What better way to end the day then at The Cocoa Bean for some 

cupcakes and hot cocoa.