Jer & Min Photography

Every workday I take a break and walk to the post office to retrieve my mail.  There are people I see during this daily routine that I have only met here.  They are good people.  I look forward each day to going to get mail and find out who I will see and to chat with them for a little while.

When originally shot flags earlier in the year, I wasn’t feeling well and didn’t really like my flag entry. When today was announced as clock, I thought I’d do a two for one and shoot the clock at our city building which also has a flag.

As a side note, it is interesting the more I shoot with my gear the better and better I come to know its ability.  At f/7.1, my 28-135 lens is crazy sharp.  It is definitely a noticeable sweet spot.

I wanted to create this photo for today’s challenge, not because it is creative, but rather it documents the town I live in very well.  This is the 8am traffic in our sleepy little town.  There isn’t much going on, but I love it.

Here in Kamas there is a great pizza parlor ran by a man whom I consider to be a great man.  He and I belong to the same religion and part of our religious beliefs included Sunday observances.  He is a small business owner and as part of his understanding of his beliefs, he closes business on Sundays.  As a result, he is missing out on potential revenue.  I admire his dedication to doing what he feels to be right.  I know he doesn’t consider this a sacrifice at all, but it truly is.

If ever there was a perfect day for Dave to join this challenge, it would be today.

Today’s shot is of the Wellsville Mountain range.  It was a very cold morning and I captured a few other shots of frost on the weeds while I was out.

On Saturday, my brother-in-law, Chris Parry graduated from Utah State University.  He has already been accepted into their graduate program and hardly gets a break before continuing his education.  We drove up and attend the graduation ceremonies and had a great time.

The rest of the photo set can be vied by following this link: http://www.flickr.com/gp/68196771@N00/P455kQ

It has been absolutely crazy at work lately.  I’m not complaining, we have been busy during what has been a tough time for a lot of people and I’m very thankful for it.  I have however noticed that something that helps keep my sanity during the day is if I’m able to do something during lunch to help me recharge my batteries so to speak.  Yesterday I took a drive and captured a few photographs of the valley.

It was a beautiful day, not too great for photography due to the completely blue sky, but the entire valley was blanketed in a fresh layer of snow.  Here are my photographs.

Last Saturday we went down to the Discovery Gateway for a PKU fair.  While there we were able to meet and talk to many people experiencing the same challenges we are.  It is always encouraging to see how well everyone is doing managing this condition.

As part of the fair everyone was given free admission to the Discovery Childrens Museum.  This is the second year we have participated in this activity and as last year, we had a great time.