Life is Good

277:365 Hard Working Woman

Brandy is working on getting her master's degree and it's been pretty tough this semester. She had a big project due, and I asked her if it would help if I came to her house for a few days. She jumped at the offer and I went from Spearfish to Cartwright, without going home. The kids and I enjoyed our time together and it gave Brandy a chance to work on her project. This is her after putting in a 12-13 hour day. You would think that I would have taken a photo of one of the kids, but I forgot to do that before they went to bed. Sorry Brandy!! =D

276:365 Roughlock Falls

Elaine and I made a quick trip to Roughlock Falls before heading for home this morning. It was a quick drive from Lodge and well worth the time.

275:365 Belle Fouche River

I had signed up for the Black Hills Photo Shootout way back in July, and in the mean time, my camera started acting up and I had to send it in for repairs, so I did not have it for the shootout. Lucky for me (and not so lucky for her), Brandy let me use her camera for the workshops. Well, the camera worked fine for the first morning session, but after shooting only a few photos at the afternoon session, something happened and Brandy's camera would no longer work. (I swear that I haven't done anything to anger the camera gods.) I spent the rest of that session and the session on Sunday morning snapping photos with my camera. Elaine was feeling really sorry for me and told me that I could use her camera for the Sunday afternoon session, Autumn along the Belle Fouche River, even though at this point she knew my history with cameras. All went well, and I returned her camera to her in good working order.

274:365 Devils Tower

Black Hills Photo Shootout - Devils Tower Workshop - Sat. AM. This is the first time that I had been to Devils Tower and it was quite impressive. There were quite a few climbers scaling the mountain. I'm not sure that I would be able to do that. As a matter of fact, I know that I would not be able to do that, even though I think that it would be fun to try.

273:365 Elaine at Spearfish Canyon

Elaine and I went to the Black Hills Photo Shootout this weekend for a little photography workshop. We stayed at the Spearfish Canyon Lodge which is an 11 mile trip down Spearish Canyon Road. It was an absolutely beautiful drive, especially at this time of year with all of the fall colors at their peak. This photo is along the road at one of the pull outs.

272:365 Sunset

I spent the afternoon in Bismarck visiting my mom and uncle. The clouds reminded me of flying geese.