The drive to Minot on Saturday was rainy, but gorgeous.  At one point I saw a heron standing in a small pond off the side of the road, surrounded in mist.  I didn’t get my camera out fast enough to get a photo of that.

My family and I enjoyed several camera-intensive moments, though, as I ran down the battery in my digital camera trying out new things.  I still have a lot to learn, but here are some of the fun things we saw that I actually got pictures of.

One of two wind turbines near Minot, North Dakota, nearly shrouded in a misty rain.  The other turbine wasn’t visible.

An oxbow in Minot’s Oak Park.  This used to be part of the Mouse River, which runs through the town.

More scenery from Oak Park in Minot.