Fire in the Sky

What a day for pictures. There was a fire out at the Idaho National Laboratory on Tuesday that brought great big smoke clouds to Rexburg. Of course, it was a windy day here in the Burg, causing the smoke rise high, doing some crazy things with the sun and the sky. The sun kept flipping between a bright red and a vivid orange. Kind of creepy and really sinister looking? Yes.



The clouds had some really beautiful purples and dark blues. Next to the green trees, it was simply amazing.



The wind blew the thickest and blackest smoke over R mountain a little bit later, and with the sun still shining an orange tint, it looked pretty intense. It made for this sweet picture.



As I was driving out to R mountain, I passed a little lake that looked inky black from the black clouds above it. It was shveet. The last report I read on Wednesday said that the fire has burned around 170 square miles. That explains all the clouds. Its like the Hanford fire all over again.

College Grad Shoot

Erin asked if I could take some photos for her graduation announcements, I of course agreed with great excitement. She is secretly, or maybe not so secretly, one of my favorite subjects to photograph. How could she not? She laughs at everything! So here are my favs:

I like this one a lot. But Erin thinks she looks like a succubus.

Congrats Erin for graduating this semester. You only have a few weeks left til its over, and you can do it!

I may smell of motor oil....

First off, I got a bike. Its orange, vintage, and awesome. For a week now, I've had a hankering for some Snoasis, a.k.a. the best snowcones in the world. They have some really unique flavors with cream on top. Amazing. The combination of having a bike and the craving for some good snowcones made for a good excuse to go.

7:15-
C, N, and I took bikes with N on her longboard. It had been a blistering hot day, and we caught it at the perfect time when a breeze was just coming through cooling off the evening. The sun was still out, and it was b-e-a-utiful. We sat on a bench, and watched as the clouds with some nice lightning rolling in, I wasn't worried. I don't mind riding in the rain, in fact, I love it.

7:45-
Half a block from home, we're stuck underneath the entryway at subway, waiting for the hail to clear. Believe me riding against the wind, rain, and hail is nowhere near close to a day on the beach.

7:50-
Hail stops. Rain continues. Mad dash home. No sign of hail. Puddle jumping.

8:00-
We see a large group of girls from Colonial House standing on the side of the roundabout. The gutter had formed a puddle of EPIC proportions. What have we to do but join them. There really is nothing better than getting sprayed with gutter water from cars speeding by.

8:20-
The cops show up. Everyone disperse.

Its almost 11, and not a lick of homework done. Lets just say, awesome night.