The Northwest vs. Utah and My Life Ambition

I love the northwest! I love trees, I love green, I love mountains. Being in Utah is a little hard for me considering it is a desert. I long for the tree covered mountains of the northwest. However, the mountains here have their own beauty. For one thing, they are huge and very close! They are mostly rock and pretty cool rock at that. The big mountains are to the east here in Provo, so during the wintertime at sunset the sun lights up the snow-covered mountains and makes them pink! It really only lasts a few minutes, but it is one of the most beautiful sights ever! I have caught those few minutes a few times on the way home from work (not lately because the sun is setting later). Every time I just can't help and stare. I am probably a danger to the drivers around me. I just love nature! I love God's creations. It really is amazing. Nature is one thing that I'm always in awe about. I could probably spend my whole life outside admiring God's creations. From the tiny bugs and leaves to the huge mountains and trees. Here are a couple of pictures I captured of the mountains at sunset.

Along the same lines. One of my life ambitions is photography. I think there are a few things that contribute to this interest of mine. For one, as I was saying, I love nature and I think there are so many beautiful images out their that should be captured. Another is that I'm a very sentimental person. I'll save a piece of string if it has sentimental meaning. Hopefully I'll soon be able to not be too crazy about it otherwise I'll have a house full of junk! Anyway...I love to capture the moment and be able to have those pictures that have sentimental meaning. And in general, I think photography is fun. I just wish I had a nice camera and then I would try to pursue it more. About a year ago I was able to take my friends' engagement pictures. I have never done such a thing, but she was nice enough to allow me to experiment and I was pretty proud of most of the results. There are a lot of things that I would still love to learn about the art of photography and much more practicing I need to do. But one day when I have the money and time I think that that is something I would really love to do. Here are a few pictures of my friends I took. That's all for now.