I woke up really early Sunday morning in order to get the the Mesa Temple to take this picture. Sunrise was around 5:20am and I wanted to be all set up and ready to go. I get to the temple and realize that my camera lens doesn't go wide enough to get the shot I want. I would have cut off the tops of the palm trees and that would look really bad.
I try moving back, but the fence around the temple grounds block my picture. Finally, I pull my Honda Civic in front of the gate, set up my tripod on the roof, and stand up there taking pictures. This way I was able to shoot over the fence line. Let me tell you, it's not easy setting up a tripod to full height on top of a Civic.
My sister-in-law ordered a 20x30 canvas print and it turned out really great.
This year I've decided to try some gardening. I read Mel Bartholomew's book All New Square Foot Gardening to get me started. His ideas on growing produce in square foot sections was interesting so I thought I would give it a try. His book metions growing vertically, instead of taking up a ton of space on the ground. I decided to give it a try with my watermellons. As you can see, the two watermellon plants have really taken off, covering most of the trellis. Right now I have one good sized watermellon, and a few small ones. I can't wait to taste them.
