entries in September 2009

A view on downtown from Red Butte Garden.

Few days ago, I went to Timpanogos Cave.

Hiking to the entrance of the cave was not long, took less than an hour, but the trail was very steep, and my heart was pounding really hardly.

One of the purposes of this trip was watching the sunrise.

But at first the moon.


The venus.


It was getting lighter little by little...

We also went hiking a little to the west side of Salt Flats. Over there, we encountered some of the wildlife.

Bighorn Sheep


It was probably a family.
They stared at us, looked like that they were judging if we were harmless or not...


It was a sponge -like rock. There was a small shell in it!


From now on, some lizards are shown. So, if you don't like them, don't click this link below.

Last weekend, we went to Salt Flats located in West Utah.

This is my first tomato on my balcony this year! Oh, it's been a long way, and I've been waiting and waiting for that...! Now I'm really looking forward to tasting it!

Self made jam is tastier and more reasonable here in the US, I think. This time I used strawberries, blueberries and raspberries.

Last week, I tried to bake a Zwetschgenkuchen (Plum Pie), but it didn't really succeed. So, this time I tried another recipe, which is called "Zwetschgenkuchen nach Thüringer Art"  (Plum Pie à la Thüringen).