Leaves, Barb Wire and Dead Plants

Yep, the title pretty much sums it all up. Some pictures of leaves, barb wire and dead plants. 

Even though today is officially the first day of winter, it certainly doesn't feel like it here. It is a beautiful, clear blue sky, sunny, 50 degree kind of day. A day that feels like the first day of Spring, definitely not Winter. But that's okay. Trust me -  I'm soaking in all this sun because the rest of the week is supposed to be nothing but rain, rain, and did I say rain? Ah well... Looks like we won't be having a white Christmas, which is kind of too bad. Anyways, I'll stop rambling on now. Enjoy the pictures! 

Who would ever think that something which is dead could be so beautiful? 

These two barb wire shots are my personal favorite. 

Lookout!

There has just been a "Christmas Ornament Explosion"

 This afternoon I finally photographed every ornament at least TWICE on our tree AND uploaded well over 200 shots.... Everything is starting to look rather bland. Something a little more exciting perhaps would do.... So I headed over to Grandma's house. (She always has some of the nicest ornaments.) Spent a good 45 minutes snapping away - here are just a few my favorites. Ah I simply love this time of year! Wow, two posts in a day?! I haven't done that in a long time. 

Have a wonderful evening! 

Christmas Ornaments!

Okay, so lately I have been deleting more picture then I have taken, which is quite rare for me. For the pasts two weeks I've been patiently trying to get some half-way decent shots of ornaments.  I tell ya it doesn't come easy for me, that's for sure! It's a pile of work to - constantly lowering or adjusting the tripod, changing the shutter speed and aperture, constantly re-focusing. No matter how frustrating this may be -  I actually greatly enjoy it. Finally after about 15 minutes of playing around I think I got a few okayish shots...so I am now satisfied... for the moment....  :-) By the way, we have quite the interesting assortment of ornaments here, so they all kind of vary in these pictures. Enjoy.  Hoping you and your families all have a wonderful holiday Season!  

Little Girls

A girl without freckles is like a night without stars.
-- Author Unknown

Giggles and silliness 

Her smile beams like sunshine, which fills our hearts with love.
-- Birgit B.

This one is always curious.... 

Tell each other secrets...... 

Little girls bring such delight with hearts so warm and smiles so bright!
-- Author Unknown

Anna Belle.... this girl makes my day! 

The Trio 

Dresses, flowers and smiles..... 

Who would ever know that a hug could be so painful? 

Sorry I haven't done a post in a while. The Christmas pictures that I've been patiently trying to capture just aren't turning out... Looking through all these past pictures today inspired me to do a post. Majority of the people pictures I have were all "little girls" Enjoy! I'll try to get some Christmas associated pictures up soon.

Pictures!

Have you ever taken a picture of yourself  through a Christmas ornament? It's kind of fun...

Not a very exciting title, is it? My creative side for coming up with names for a title are gone. But nonetheless here are some pictures!  It felt so great just to take a break from my busy schedule and go outside to shoot some pictures. I haven't done that in a long time. My favorite subject matter is now chains. I found these old chains wrapped around the hitching post... they sure are interesting things! All sorts of fun angles with those. If you have some old chains lying around, go and take a few shots of those - of course you don't have to, but it's fun, trust me. 

It is already December 3rd. Can you believe that!?!? This year literally flew by. What's the best thing that has happened in the year of 2010 for you? Just to name a few for me - our Death Valley trip in February, visiting the Canadian Rockies and meeting some friends in July, acquiring my driver's license, my first photography show and starting running start at college.

Have a good evening.