LEMONS!

They always say, 'when life gives you lemons, 

make lemonade'.... 

so I did! 

It is super simple to make and super tasty! 

Click here for the recipe 

I came back from Arizona with so many lemons I don't know what to do with them all- tonight was project #1 with many more to follow I'm sure... A few things I do have in store for the rest of these beautiful lemons include:
Homemade Limoncello
Lemon chicken
Lemon garlic potatoes
Lemon bread
  All super TASTY!!

Vacation = therapy

Arizona came calling with full force offering hours of entertainment - 

Spring training BASEBALL!!! Giants vs. Reds (and the Giants prevailed!!)

SUN 

Swimming

Lemon and grapefruit picking

Chicken watching

Tempe Arts Festival

Walking Old Town Scottsdale

and of course... 

Spending time with Grampa!

Unfortunately after a few days the real world comes beckoning... and it is time to get back to work and homework. So, until the next vacation, pictures of my latest adventures will have to suffice - and I can use all the yummy lemons and grapefruits I picked from Grampa's yard to make lots of yummy summery treats :) 

Pictures to come very soon!!! 

I'll go where the road takes me...

Sunday was such a beautiful day I couldn't let it go to waste. 

I packed up my camera gear, grabbed my keys and hopped into my car. 

Not knowing where I would end up, I knew I drove with only one thing in mind...

PICTURES!! Lots and lots of pictures. 

It has been far too long since the last time I just jumped in the car and went for a drive without planning out before hand exactly where I was going, what I was going to do and when I was coming home. 

This trip was different. I didn't plan where I was going, I didn't care when I came back 

an adventure. 

Exactly what I needed! 

In the end I hopped on I-80 and just started heading west. I took a self guided tour of Tooele (I had never been there before), and the shores of the Great Salt Lake. 

 

Grist Mill Tooele

View of the Great Salt Lake and one of the many Islands - from Tooele

Blue. I love this building and it's blue awnings 

Old signs are always fun!

The road to nowhere?!?? It probably goes somewhere - but I didn't stay on it long enough to find out 

The road back to somewhere... 

The shores of the GSL by Saltaire

Abandoned building and rail car on the shores of the lake. 

Has to be my favorite part of this adventure!

Rust. 

It is amazing what you can see if you look close enough!

Hang on!

SL,UT! 

Graffiti

It is amazing the talent some people have!  A lot of it is chaotic - but art nonetheless!

A diamond in the rough! 

Among all the chaos of graffiti in that building, I found this. 

Beautiful!

McGuire Cummings

I-80..

Where it all started... 

for this adventure anyway :) 

And I'm back in the game!

Just over a month ago, this happened: 

and I was left with

but, FINALLY, my insurance has come through 

and I was able to buy me a 

 

Canon T3i

SOOO, I can resume doing

 

and taking picture of 

 

 and so much more!! 

I have felt so 

without my camera.. 

Undoubtedly, I will make up for lost time :) 

Many posts to come... 

and the one you all have been waiting for, pics of my house :)