Cedar Breaks National Monument
I returned on Thursday to Phoenix to lend a hand while my Mom is laid up with an injury. I had the G9 out in the cabin while I read the manual with some deliberation. It's a testament to the qualities of that camera that I've owned it for almost 5 months, and I haven't HAD to read the manual. On the other hand, the effort to read the manual revealed a dozen features I'll be using shortly.
Not on the plane, because sadly, I didn't get through my own pre-flight checklist on the way out of town, and the battery ran out over the Oquirrh Mountains. I really regretted the spare being packed out of reach too, because for the first time, I could follow Highway 89 from the air. We flew right over Granite Dells, north of Prescott, and I could trace its contours southward almost to Yarnell HIll.
I spent 13 of 29 days in February on the road, so my progress on some of my 2008 goals has been somewhat slowed.
- Get in shape 13 days on the road has not been good. I did military press my camera bag into the overhead cabin, but I can do better still.
- Baseline mammogram for once, procrastination has paid off. Our health insurance has a special offer until the end of June: they've eliminated the co-pays on preventative care. Additional motivation to get that one checked off the list.
- Find a publisher Three queries are out right now.
- Learn to ride a horse I bought the necessary cowboy boots when I was in Wickenburg last month. An adorable pair, with a working sole, and turquoise stars on the uppers. When I get home again, I will make some photos of them, and tell you about Karen the saddle-maker who sold them to me.
Take more salsa lessonsDone, but more of more would be fun.Install CS3done.- Establish a systematic keywording workflow Since I wrote the Lightroom posts, I've been assembling my keyword list in Excel. I'm going to need to be back at the ranch to move one.
- Launch snappola.com I Still simmering on the back burner for a while.
- Shoot the wedding dress remix still waiting until June, or July (when the snow melts!)
- Make a Turducken scheduled with Millie, we are exchanging emails on the recipe while I am down here in Phoenix.
Nothing more completely crossed off, but I did get three essential topics covered for the book in the month of February. I'm scouting for wildflowers along the highway while I'm here in Arizona. Driving on into the month of March, 10 more months to go on this list.
