Digital Photography Book

I noticed this photography book at Costco's on Saturday. Scott Kelby is the author, and is very well known in the photography genre as well as for his knowledge, classes and books about Adobe Photoshop. Tonight I learned that when you take a series of photos (overlapping the photos by 20 %, of course) to stitch together in Photoshop to create a panorama, you should be shooting the panos vertically. That way, when you crop the photo, you won't have to shear off the tip of a mountain, or part of a lake, because there will be a little "breathing room" left above the mountain range to crop in. What a great tip!

Old Friends

What a GREAT afternoon visiting with old friends today! I took a half day off work and met two friends at Applebees in Layton. We were there for FOUR hours!

Rita Stanford Baxter and I have been friends since kindergarten. She and her family recently moved back to Utah. I've known Susan Wall Davis since Jr High and we've run into each other a few times throughout the years. We all grew up in the same stake and have plenty of school, camp, and other memories. We caught up on each other's lives and reminisced with lots of "whatever happened to..." and making plans to do this again!

Here's Rita in the middle, Susan on the right - me on the left. I wanted to make them a fun little pendant, so I pulled out some junior high pics of Rita and I, and a high school one of Susan. We really haven't changed that much, RIGHT?

Rita, Susan, Jayna

Early Signs of Spring

As soon as I walked in the door from work I dropped my purse, grabbed my camera and headed outside. I was hoping to find some early signs of spring in the yard. I wasn't disappointed.

Daffodils were peeking through the dirt.

These hardy perennials were growing right through leftover autumn leaves.

These tulips grow under a large bush and I usually  discover too late that they've bloomed.

Geraniums All Winter Long

I love having geraniums bloom in the window seat all winter long. Soon it will be time to move them back outside to the front porch.

Lego Train Town

Dave stopped by with the kids, so we decided to run down to the Union Station in Ogden to see the miniature trains on display. It was packed, especially upstairs where a Lego town was on display. It was the highlight of my day. I'm a BIG Lego fan and still have 30 year-old Legos upstairs in the playroom - a LOT of Legos. The kids dive in every time they come over.

Ez and Jonah at the Lego display.

Ezra (4) likes to take pictures with my SLR. He took this great shot!

Part of the Lego display. It really was amazing.

Aliens and cows - didn't have these in my kid's day:)

Union Station. Whenever I step into this building I remember seeing my Aunt Nelda getting on the train when she left for her mission. I was just a little kid.

Beautiful March Snow

It seems as if Spring has stepped aside and allowed Snow to visit one more time. We do need the moisture. It was beautiful this morning as I stepped outside.

Main Street in Farmington is one of my favorites. I love to see the beautiful sycamore trees during each  season.

Shoes at 4:35 a.m.

It's so hard to be up and out of the house by 5:00 a.m. on the days Elaine and I go to the gym. I have two pair of exercise shoes. One pair are 1/2 size larger than my regular everyday shoes. They're for the gym. The other pair are a whole size larger and are for running/walking. This gives me extra room so I don't get the dreaded "black toe." Sometimes it can be a challenge to find the right running shoe. I buy my shoes at a wonderful little store in Layton where they have a foot scan that shows what type of foot I have. Then they bring out a large number of shoes to try on that fit my type.  The brand that fits me best is made by Mizuno.