I have been working on some video techniques filming b rolls. Those are the short clips you see in movies and videos linking the scripted parts. I finally sprung for a couple of essential hardware to smooth out and be more creative in my clips. They should arrive in time for me to learn how to properly use the gimble and wide angle lens for my iPhone. That will make the video quality much better than the so so one below which is a mixed bag of iPhone X, Go Pro 8 and Nikon A1000 camera.

It was a really nice day to get out on my bike. I postponed editing today’s video to get a couple of things for tomorrow night’s menu. I stopped for coffee before riding to the park to meet some friends. It’s been a long time since I was able to relax inside a coffee shop. It felt really good.

I cooked an early diner for Sue and myself mostly so I could get to work on the video below.

We are beginning this adventure in Santa Fe, NM where we met up with #1 son and his son. Our first stop is Roswell for lunch and hunt for aliens with our four year old grandson, before moving on to Carlsbad Caverns. Next is Big Bend in southern Texas on the Mexico border. We were planning to canoe into Mexico for dinner, but #1 forgot is passport. The last stop is White Sands national park where we may try some radioactive spring water and see if we can grow a third eye.

On the way back to Santa Fe. #1 will drop us at the Albuquerque airport where we will board a flight to Atlanta to spend Christmas with #2 son and three more grandchildren. We also flew #3 son home from Austin, TX as a Christmas present. He has the house to himself for a while with the chore of caring for our two dogs and a cat.

Tomorrow morning, after two days in Santa Fe, the adventure begins. There is more to come. A lot more.