Canal Series

I love taking pictures of canals.

Pond Side

Caught this scene at sunset about six weeks ago when I was on my way home from work. Stopped for about half an hour to listen to the bullfrogs croak while thunder boomed in the distance. Left feeling a lot better than I did when I got there.

Looks better larger.

Eastern Idaho

We have made a trip east the past few summers for Josh's baseball games in the Rexburg and Idaho Falls area. Last summer was no exception.

We started our trip by taking in a minor league baseball game. Melaleuca Field, home of the Idaho Falls Chukars, is great and the mid-summer weather is almost always perfect for baseball.

On this particular trip we did not intend to camp. I did not have a hotel reservation but I didn't think it would be a problem in Idaho Falls in the middle of the summer. I was wrong. After the game, and some time spent trying to find a room, I had to make a midnight run to Wal-Mart for a tent and sleeping bags for four.

In the morning we drove on up to St. Anthony for Josh's double header. Afterwards we visited the St. Anthony Sand Dunes. The dunes are amazing and I would recommend checking them out to anyone visiting eastern Idaho.

Of course no visit to the east side of the state is complete without a stop at Beaver Dick Park. It's a short drive from the Dunes and always worth the visit.

Mostly because it is a beautiful place. Not long after I took the shot below a moose crossed the river from the left. She was a bit far away and it was too dark for a picture with the cell phone.

And, of course, Jake loves it.

Corn Update

Corn on the home place as of May 28th. By August this will be twelve feet tall or more. You know the old saying about knee-high on the fourth of July? If all goes well I expect this field to be chest-high by the fourth of July. I'll keep you updated. 

Idaho

Idaho. We are known for nothing if not Potatoes. Both pics are of the same potato field. The one above taken May 28, 2009 and the one below on April 16, 2009, the day after a spring snow.