Not having ever really putzed around SJU at all I never really knew about this but I’m sure that most people have. For those that haven’t, it’s a small chapel that was originally built in 1872 and rebuilt in 1915, then remodeled a couple of times over the years, most recently in 2007 (which is a shame because I would have loved to have gotten pictures before the remodel). There is no automobile access. There is a trail that you can walk and bike to, perhaps some other four-wheel option, too. I wouldn’t know for today was my first time there and Jacob and I merely walked across Lake Sagatagan to get there and back.
It was very beautiful and I cannot wait until the fall so I can photograph some more when the leaves change color.
I had a chance to go to Lake Maria State Park today and putz around with Jacob for a few hours. It was quite fun. I went, primarily, to see the park and scope it out for camping this summer and Jacob will never object to photographic opportunities so we left about mid afternoon and stayed til sunset. I really wanted to try and get some great sunset shots but I felt that there weren’t enough clouds in the sky to add enough contrast so while the sun was setting we tried to capture the gold bouncing off the leaves and such. At one point we climbed down this steep hill and were taking pictures on the frozen ice. I spotted this weird tree/branch or whatever it was sticking out and it looked unique enough that I had to have it. I’m not sure what was underneath it, whether it was ground or frozen lake, but nevertheless I like it.
I must thank my wife for the top picture. No, she did not take it, but I’ve been looking at leaves much more closely as a result of her, though. We had gone camping last year, just the two of us, and on our day of hiking she took some close-up pictures of fallen leaves that were gorgeous. I really liked them a lot. It was the perfect time of day and she captured colors and the texture of the leaves beautifully. I liked her pictures so much that I find myself doing the same.
I have a ton of pictures of Alanzo but not a lot that would really be worthy to frame. He loves the camera but most of the time the pictures turn out to be mostly “snapshot” quality and none that I’d display. This one, however, was golden.
This would be the other flower in my anniversary bouquet that I really enjoyed. I don’t know what this one is called, either, but I like it.
On February 17th, Becky and I celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary. She had flowers delivered to my workplace and this one really caught my eye. Neither of us know what it’s called but I like it. It’s all soft and fuzzy.
My friend, Jacob, let me use his Nikon D90 for a couple of days and I have to say that I’m quite jealous – it really is a nice camera. If I had the money to afford one I think I would buy one.
I didn’t get many photos taken, only four, actually. I took the camera to work with me thinking that I would stop on my break and take a few but the first day was a complete white out with the snowstorm that we were getting and I was so busy during the last two days that I only snapped a couple. Still, I had enough time with it that I think I would want one. It’s definitely a much better camera than the Nikon D40 that I’m using.
I wasn’t sure how this picture would turn out. Right as you begin to walk down towards the underwater tube you come across this waterfall. The colors they used for the design were gorgeous – I like the fall colors a lot.
I had the opportunity on Saturday to go down to the Mall of America’s Underwater Adventures attraction and watch my cousin’s wife, Sarah, and her brother dive with the sharks. It was a fantastic experience being able to watch them. I’ve been to the mall lots of times but had never done the aquarium before. Let’s face it, you spend eleven years in California and you do the aquarium thing many, many times. But I still enjoyed myself there.
Unfortunately it was much too dark for my camera to take a lot of photos that I would want to frame or post on here, but I did manage to get one. We were walking down the underwater tube and there was a point where the light above the water shown down through the surface and you got those neat light rays that you see frequently in underwater photography. Luckily there was enough light for a hand held shot.
Apparently I didn’t tag all the photos on my hard drive that I thought. I came across this picture I took earlier last year, one of the gazillion photos I have at Quarry Park.
Taken at our annual pumpkin-picking event in South Haven back in October. The farm has some of the most delicious apples, too, and I couldn’t resist snapping a couple. 
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