Gold

Rose got a new camera and a couple of lenses, so we went to the park to take some fall pictures. It was a perfect day for it and I think we nailed the golden hour of sunlight. Also, Emily was only pretending to be annoyed that we were taking her picture.

Pinicon Ridge

Some photos from our trip to Pinicon Ridge on Labor Day.

Can you see Rose?

Emily had to stop part way up the stairs. It was a long way up there.

At the top! It was really windy and the observation deck swayed from side to side as we stood on it. The sun was nice, though, since it was still chilly out.

The view from the top:

Oh yeah, there were animals there, too. A very sad elk family was hiding in the brush.

We rented a boat and went out on the river, but decided not to bring my camera for that.

Palisades-Kepler

Yesterday we went to Palisades-Kepler park. Really cool park that almost makes you forget you're still in Iowa...

We saw a gigantic spider. Alright, it wasn't that big, but if I zoom in close enough it looks scary...