Picture the Holidays

More photos from the Picture the Holiday challenge, one for each day of December. 

Day 9 is above. The prompt must have been "Lame";)

The prompt for the photo above, Day 10, was "Twinkle, Twinkle",

Picutre the Holidays

Picture the Holidays is a series of photo prompts from Tracey Coterie of Paper Coterie. The day 2 (December 2) prompt was reframing:

Day 3 was "All you need is love"

Day 4, "You hold the key"

Day 5, "The view from here".

Day 6, "Every little thing".

And on Day 7, I spent preparing for the CVPS Christmas party instead of taking photos, but I am catching up tomorrow!

Mid-October

Fall this year just seems to have rushed by. Almost feels like I missed it.

Powerhouse in Cuyahoga Falls. Lisa and I went shooting here and in the Gorge. 10/9.

Maybe I'll finish these ornament before Christmas. 10/10

One of the shells left over from filling the lantern in the master bath. The brown paper bag lends a mysterious texture. 10/11

Made roasted vegetables for the first time. Wonderful - and they smell really good! 10/12

The view from my office window. I wanted to be outside so badly! 10/14

Mom made copies of Dad's Navy picture for all of us. I miss him. 10/15

 

I found the drill and the right size bit. Just a little more effort and I might actually get holes in these darn things. 10/16

Picture the Holidays, Day 3: All You Need is Love

Stained Music texture from Kim Klassen.

Getting Ready for Thanksgiving

I love Thanksgiving - it's my favorite holiday. It's all about family, all about celebrating the people we love. I can't wait to see everyone. Mom will be fixing up the relish tray, Gary's in charge of turkey carving, Greg and Dave are in charge of turkey snitching. Matt and Tabitha are bringing some vegan dishes. Marge has deviled eggs under control, and Sheila's is bringing her wonderful pumpkin roll. And maybe we'll get some family photos in after dinner. The group shot has become kind of a traditions.

Anyway, here's some of the fun I had getting ready:

Decorating

Cleaning (not so much fun!)

And - mmmmm - baking apple bread.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Borrow Pit Photo Walk

The Borrow Pit was the source for fill for SR271. It's just off Boston Mills Road, where the Buckeye Trail crosses. The dirt's pretty poor because all the topsoil was scraped off. It's home to scruffy grass and small trees just managing to get a foothold. The far end of the field has a nice population of fringed gentians, one of our native wildflowers.

These shots were taken in the early morning while the pit was still full of mist. It has an other-worldly feel to it, like a scene from Lord of the Rings, right before the battle starts.

Because October was so wet, it was good for mushrooms. The Buckeye Trails was lined with dozens of mushroom clusters like this.

My goal when I left the house, was to get some scenics I was happy with, and I did. Landscapes are tough - mine frequently seem to look too busy and without a clear focus. These seem to work better than most.

10/8/11