Snow Tree

Let it Snow

We got some snowfall today. So far we seem to have about 8 inches but when I took this photo it was still falling. Ahh winter, how I did miss you. Even if I do have to shovel myself out.

Crane

When we were in China our friend called the crane China's national bird. She's was punning on the fact that cranes like this one were everywhere since buildings were being put up left and right.
This giant fellow is sitting outside the gym building.

High Water Level

The creek flooded recently, that log is a new arrival.

Sunset

I love sunsets.

Meet Chraig

Although this fellow isn't as hard to track down as the heron he did manage to elude me in that I couldn't get a good picture of him.
Thank you wonderful sunset. I'm not 100% satisfied, but it will do for now.

Rushing Creek

We've had a lot of rain recently and the creek is getting rather high.

Love a Cup

Bridge

The bridge I cross everyday on my way to work.

Another Reflection

The slight angle of this picture just proves I need to be taller.

Help for Haiti

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Roots

Another scenic shot of Wood's Creek.

Tree Chair

Once again the heron eluded me. But doesn't this look like a nice place to sit once spring comes?

Cute Cat

You knew it would happen eventually. Our neighbor's cats come to visit us pretty often because we have catnip in our front yard.

Wrench

A rather festive sign for a local business.

Flow

This is the sane place as my ice flow picture, only now we've had a thaw.

Garden Fairy

One of my little ceramic garden faeries, doesn't she look like she's ready for spring?

Reflection

Stop Light

This was supposed to be a picture of the Great Blue Heron on the Woods Creek Trail but that darn bird refuses to be photographed in any clear way.
Someday, Heron, someday!

Ice Waves

Looks a bit like waves of ice crashing on the shore.

Against the sky

Our neighbors trimmed back this tree and we were worried it would die. It seems to have tried to make a comeback. Hopefully it will continue to grow.

Ice Flow

Ahh the walk to work along the Wood's Creek Trail! I knew I'd be able to get some more interesting pictures!
Today its an ice flow that we saw on the way. We also saw a Great blue Heron, but it wasn't obliging to have its picture taken.

Handmade Bell

The wooden bell in this picture was handmade by our neighbor.
Hopefully with work coming up and a nice walk on the trail near our house some pictures besides those of things on the inside of my house will be forthcoming.

Lime and Dog

This is my mother-in-law's dog, Zipper Too. He likes to look out that window, not sure what he finds so interesting.

Nandina

I'm told these plants are actually weeds and if you let the berries fall you'll have Nandina all over your yard.

We have about four plants along our property line and I keep hoping for a small forest of nandina to spring up but so far that hasn't happened. I happen to think the bush is very pretty and the bright red berries in the middle of winter make pretty good holiday decorations.

So here we have not the berries, but the bright red leaves against the remains of our record 19 inch snowfall. We were supposed to get more snow this morning and I had dreams of photographing a wonderful winter snowscape. Clearly that didn't happen.

Sunrise over Scroll

And today I went outside in the cold morning air to take a picture of the sunrise but as sunrises go it wasn't colorful. I was finishing breakfast when I turned and noticed the shadows hitting the kitchen wall. Jemma and I have often remarked how neat they are so I decided to try for a picture of that.

The wall scroll is another we got while in China.

A Metal Slime Appeared!

This little fellow was a gift to myself since I'm a crazy fan of the Dragon Quest series. I still remember the first time I actually managed to kill one of these little buggers. My dad and I watched as I leveled up and then proceeded to try and hunt them. A lesson in futility if there ever was one.

Most of these pictures have been inside this week since I'm trying to get over a cold. Hopefully I'll be better enough soon to get outside.

A little late for Christmas

Or really really early depending on how you look at it. This is the decoration sitting outside our local Food Co-op. The reds and greens caught my eye so I decided to try and get a good shot.

I'm hoping to get out on some hiking trails to practice wider views again but first I need to get over this cold and it needs to get above the teens. I love a good brisk walk as much as the next person but low teens is a little too brisk for me.

Bamboo View

This is of the bamboo plant that sits on our kitchen table. It was a wedding gift from friends who loved the fact that I named our house The Bamboo Grove. (I name houses. So far we've lived in the Sunset Terrace, Iris Pavilion, and the Sunny Cottage.) The name comes from the fact that we painted bamboo on the walls of our study.

You put the Lime in the Windowsill

This lime sits in my mother-in-law's window sill enjoying the sun. It seems that this lime will be yellow when totally ripe. You learn something new everyday.

The Wall

And today we feature one corner of the bedroom. The scroll is one of the many we bought while in China and the hanging glass was a gift from a friend. This image is only edited as far as rotating it. I may start doing some basic color correction in photoshop.

This image also turned out a bit blurry but we live and learn right?

A Rockbridge County View

So its January the First and I embark on my one picture a day every day for the whole year of 2010. I like to think I started off well with a nice misty view from a friend's home.

It was either this or cute cats and I know you can't go wrong with cute cats but I'll save those for later.