We had our first huge snowstorm of the year over the weekend, and the largest snowstorm I’ve ever experienced. I believe it was even labeled a blizzard. It was interesting to watch from the safety of my apartment window. We stocked up on food, beer and wine beforehand so we were well stocked to weather the storm.

The most interesting thing was watching the numerous cars try and drive down the streets near the apartment. Most got stuck, not expecting that their tiny Honda Civic or sport coupe couldn’t handle the nearly two feet of powdery snow. Mother Nature definitely won that round as the Twin Cities effectively shut down for a day.

I really want to ramp up my picture taking and take it to the next level. I found my dad’s old Minolta 35mm when I went down to Florida, the camera I first starting shooting with before I got a digital, so that should be fun to experiment with. My Canon 7D fund is steadily on the rise and I should be able to get it soon, which will be great because my 70-200mm lens died on my while in Florida. The kit lens on the 7D should be a good replacement.

I really need to take a class or find a way to keep myself actively taking photos. I need projects or assignments. I also think I want to buy Adobe Lightroom for photo editing, since I have no real use for the full Photoshop treatment at home. Plus shooting RAW and editing in Lightroom is really a great way to understand the photo process.

OK, back to work.

We took an end-of-summer camping trip to Gooseberry Falls State Park in northern Minnesota. Great trip with perfect weather and no disasters. Next year we’ll do this a lot more.