Last Saturday was the 2010 Thayne Snow Days.  It’s a great community event where people from all around the area to enjoy some wholesome family fun.  If you wish to see the album of the day please go here. If you would like to purchase a photo, please email me at kylew01.

Matt Nelson and two kids racing during Thayne Snow Days 2010.

I was really hoping to update this more often, but I tend to get busy and forget, then before I know a month is gone… But to prove that I have been alive I could either bore you with a lot of text, or I could post some photos of what I’ve seen over the past few months.  I know it doesn’t really tell anything that I’ve done, but it’s fun to share!

Burning off the extra straw.  It rained so we weren’t able to bale it.

What a beautiful day today was. With such beauty comes the desire to share my day with you. While I was in college, one of my photography classes had me do an assignment where we posted one photo to a blog every single day. Since I’ve been such a slacker lately at updating my site, I thought this would be a great opportunity to get back into the habit of updating it.

Since today was very eventful and I saw more then one thing I wanted to show, I thought I’d post a few different photos.

Last Friday my dad was branding some of his remaining cattle.   Although a few of the photos here look a little bloody, it doesn’t hurt the cows any–it’s about like us getting our nails trimmed.

Farming seasons are always such a busy time of year for us. I understand that most of you have never been on a tractor nor had the opportunity to smell the freshly turned dirt. Because it is such a huge part of our life here, I enjoy sharing part of it with you.

This year the weather decided to warm up very quickly, and in doing so the snow in the upper parts of the mountains started to melt of much more quickly.  The result was some nice muddy runoff–and a lot of it!

One of the things I love the most about this area is how much recreational fun you can have. I was riding around with some friends and some relatives, and of course I had to get a few shots.

The last few days it has rained and rained. This evening, however, the sun came out and lit everything up in a most beautiful colorful light. Even though it was muddy, I wasn’t going to let it stop me from going out and taking some photos!  These photos were all taken behind Weber Canyon, mostly looking towards Tincup, and in Freedom.  Also today is my Grandpas birthday–so Happy Birthday Grandpa!

I know the farming season will start very soon, and I have spent the entire week working for the school district.  So what better thing to do then get out and enjoy the beauty of Star Valley (Freedom).  So that’s what I did. This is a collection of some of the photos I took on the 25th and the 26th of April, 2009.  Another reason why I wanted so much to get out and take photos is because of my Fathers Utah siblings whom have come up with a plan to “support” my grandparents–but in reality it’s selling off most of the dry farm to pay for a luxurious retirement for themselves…  I have to enjoy it while I can, and pray for the best.