Sunsets

Living in Idaho I have really come to love watching the sunset. My backyard is the perfect place to watch the sun set behind the western mountains. Luckily, in Mudlake the tallest things you see are either trees or stacks of hay, so nothing really blocks your view. The mountains always add interesting colors to the whole scene. Through late spring snow can still be seen on the bold mountainous peaks. The ever changing weather often supplies clouds for the fading sunlight to paint such brilliant colors. I love how so many pictures can be taken of a sunset because of the way the clouds' colors change. Once in a while the moving clouds that are glowing pick remind me of the northern lights. Their patterns moving and the colors changing. If there is smoke from farmers burning or a forest fire aways off the valley is usually filled with it. No one likes the overpowering smell of the smoke, but it usually provides some brilliant orange sunsets. I'm glad that I live in a place where colorful,calming sunsets can be seen.

Sidewalk Chalk

Whenever I think of sidewalk chalk, many good memories come to mind. During early grade school a treasured piece of chalk usually allowed for several games of hopscotch at recess. The color never really mattered as long as it showed up on the ground, and there was plenty to make a long game. When chalk couldn't be found pieces of bark or even rocks sometimes were used to mark the lines. Nothing could quite compare to a colorful dusty piece of chalk . One of my favorite things to do with chalk is to draw. There is so many possibilities of what can be done. A little kid with a piece of chalk is like Van gogh with a paintbrush. They may not create the most amazing pieces of art, but they use their imagination which opens many doors and opportunities for them to be creative. I have learned that sidewalk chalk is not only for children, I have seen many adult chalk artists create masterpieces on sidewalks, walls or even buildings. I have seen pictures that actually look 3-D which are really amazing. Using chalk to draw pictures can be really entertaining. I know for me it is a great way to release my stress and help me be more creative.

Fifteen things I would like to do

Go to Germany

Sky diving

Become a Chef

Teach English in another country

Snow kite

Get a good education

Go back to Japan

Invent the cure for an illness

Scuba diving

Run a dog sled team

Water ski

Study in another country

See the Olympics

Visit Europe

Find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

Things you don't do as a Highschooler

1. Get on Mrs. Taylor's bad side.

2. Drive while you are in Driver's Ed.

3. Get sushi from a gas station.

4. Skip class, especially when your parents are coming to pick you up.

5. Try to have two people on a wave board.

6. Ditch your friends in a clothing store.

7. Buy the pixie sticks you fill yourself in a candy store.

8. Climb a fence to get a bouncy ball.

9. Fall asleep while at a restaurant with friends.

10. Touch something on the little booths in the mall, it probably had a "Do Not Touch!" sign on the other side.

11. Back into something while going to your test to get a driver's license.

12. Conform to find friends, your truest friends will like you as you are.

13. Act like you are playing Mario Speed Racing While driving, you don't get to you destination any faster especially if you are pulled over.

14. Forget to bring heavy-duty weather gear to a track meet, baseball, or softball game.

15. Allow other people to decide how fun your year was!

My Secret talent (I wish I had)

If I could be talented in something that I am not talented now, I would have to choose music. I wish I was so blessed with the talent of music that I could easily learn new instruments. I play the alto saxophone which I consider myself rather good at. With my several years of being taught and learning, I really can enjoy playing saxophone pieces. During this past year I got to play the tenor saxophone. It was really fun to play, because the note fingerings were the same. I just had to learn the different transpositions. I don't quite understand why my fingers can fly over the twenty-two keys on a saxophone, but I cannot do the same with the piano. With the piano I have never been able to master synchronizing my fingers while playing a piece. I have seen that there are innumerable types of instruments, I wish I could learn to play more of them. I feel that I could express my self better through music than words. It would love to be able to learn to play any instrument and perform any piece of music that I worked at.

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