While in Japan on my mission I had the privilege of serving alongside a wonderful senior couple – The Abbott’s. Over the last 2 weeks I’ve made 2 trips to St. George to say my final goodbyes to them as they both passed away nine days apart. On my drive home this last time I was coming in late and just south of Nephi I decided to pull off the freeway and try and capture some car-trails and the Milky Way. I think I did alright.
Well, this was a darn cute photoshoot. Emily’s blessing was about a month ago, but my camera was in New Jersey being repaired. Finally got it back a week or two ago and it was now time for her photoshoot. She was SO CUTE.
Sometimes you’re sitting on the stairs and the window light sets you up with a nice, tight little headshot spot. Thankfully the kids cooperated. Mostly.
Last night I went to Tibble Fork up American Fork Canyon to try and take some pictures of the Milky Way. I got there a little before midnight and stayed until 2am. I’ve shot star trails before but tonight I really wanted to get one of those distinctive Milky Way photos where you’ve got the purples and the blues and it looks amazing. Well, I didn’t quite get that but I did get a LOT of stars. It’s incredible how many stars are out there.
Sidenote – Tibble Fork is curiously busy after midnight.
These two are becoming quite the good little friends. They play well together. Elle loves to join in with Emmett and play cars, trucks, and LEGO with him. They’re also both great at playing alone!
Make eye contact with little Emily and she just lights right up and grins non-stop. Super cute! She’s coming up on 3 months old and growing up too quickly. Thankfully she’s still pretty small.
Just a short walk from Kameido station in Tokya is a little unassuming Gyoza shop that served the best Gyoza I’ve ever eaten — some say it’s the best Gyoza shop in Tokyo. Kameido Gyoza Main Store. Usually there is a line of patrons waiting to get in, but we were lucky and managed to get in and get a seat right away.
There are only 2 things on the menu – Gyoza, and Beer. Shortly after sitting down you have a fresh plate of 5 Gyoza in front of you. As soon as you finish it, another plate of 5 is dropped in front of you. There is a 2 plate minimum, no maximum. Cost is ~$2.50/plate. There’s no loitering when you’re finished. And it’s freaking delicious. I crave this place all the time!
After returning from our Japan trip in 2017 I got to work pretty quickly culling and editing through my favorite photos from trip. Recently I’ve gone in and revisited all the photos and am adding some new ones to the collection. This is somewhere around Shibuya station.
