Christa Badoni. The low light of the setting sun sifted through the autumn trees, fall colors all around. She had asked me to capture some photographs for her mission. I clicked away into the last moments of light. 

We climbed at the City of Rocks over conference weekend. We realized our weeklong dreams. Our climbing gear came in from Amazon midweek and we headed out friday afternoon. 

Recovered from the archives. Actually I finally got this black and white roll developed from before my bike tour. I finished this roll at my Tandem shoot. The rest was shot in color. 

Nikkormat FT 300mm 35mm Tmax100

We also limboed. The girl with reddish tint won. She was also the shortest. I didn't win; I was the tallest. 

The above is one of my favorite pictures I have ever taken. The dark qualities of the trees, the glistening ground cover. The mountains in the distance, the people nearer. It takes me somewhere else. 

More on the Fourth ( I love the fourth).

Early this summer I wondered about the train tracks. 

Might Joe Temus and the Teton river. 

Garret, Ford, Girl. 

We partook of barbecue out back, on the shady side of the shed, opposite the rabbits. The food was good; the rabbits were fluffy. Then we jumped off of bridges. I didn't jump that day, but I had a good float. 

 I love this trombone.

The water swirled about between the walls of the vast Rirey Reservoir. We rejoiced in its inviting coolness. Slap! And we laughed at those who received its unwelcoming hard side as they tumbled and splattered across its surface. This is summer, I thought. 

 

Captured on my Nikkormatt FT through my 300mm lens on 35mm TMax 100. 

We went bridge jumping this Week.

We jumped from the Plano / Hibbard Brdige, and plummeted into the warm waters of the Snake River. The last time I had an opportunity to jump from a Brdige (the Fourth of July) I turned it down. This time I accepted the challenge, or the temptation; the joy? 

Local people hung around all over the barrier. Some jumped from it. Some cursed. Some cursed. We didn't. Some apologized for us being from Rexburg. We didn't. 

Parker did a back flip. He did a back flip again. Then Jordan did a back flip. Joe thought about it. Parker and Jordan did a back flip together.

I photographed.

 

Taken with my Nikkormatt FT