Sky Watch - Christmas sunrise

A beautiful start to a delightful day with the family!

Sepia Scenes - Christmas tree

Light and Shadows - Future engineer

Our World - Christmas with the Jersey boys

Hanging their stockings

Our grandsons from New Jersey are here this Christmas and we are having a grand time! They are two busy little guys, up early and seldom slowing down until bed time.

Cookies for Santa

Winston and Mommaw share a laugh

Lewis got a space shuttle

Winston builds his truck

All finished, paint job when he gets home

Sky Watch - Sunset December 13

Sepia Scenes - Sunset December 13

To see this sunset in color visit my Sky Watch this Friday.

Light and shadows - Our house at night

Our World - Decorated for Christmas

Nutcrackers on the mantle

Charlie Brown's tree

Deer and Nativity scene

Christmas tree topper

Christmas countdown

PhotoHunt - Joy

There is nothing quite like the joy of a Mother and child! Our great-grandson giving a hug to his Mom.

Sky Watch - Sunrise

I am not up before the sun often these days, but last Saturday, I got these shots shortly after the sun climbed above the trees.

Sepia Scenes - Lady in a window

For another view of this window, see my Tuesday post.

Light and shadows - Through the window

Our World - Window shopping

On December 3, I took an early evening stroll through downtown Frederick. The shops are well decorated for Christmas.

PhotoHunt - Christmas lights

The lights on Market Street in Frederick, MD.

PhotoHunt has moved and has a new host. Grab your camera and join the hunt at The Saturday PhotoHunt.  

Sky Watch - Up, up and away

Two weeks ago I spotted a large flock of Canada geese on the water and stopped to take a few shots. As I was shooting, a good many took flight and headed south over the bridge to my left. Two minutes later the rest took flight toward the setting sun and circled back to follow the others. More shots of the geese here.

Sepia Scenes - Lighted walkway

The walkway to the entrance to the library in Frederick.

Light and shadows - Red bow

Our World - Canada geese

We have a good many Canada geese in Maryland year round, but the numbers go up in the fall. I heard the geese when I was at Wal-Mart  last Saturday and walked over to the edge of the hold pond to see them. There were several hundred on the water. They began to depart in small groups of 8 to 10; then a large number left together.

On Sunday they were back on the playing fields adjacent to water shown above. I went down to the parking area by the fields to get a closer shot, but when they saw the camera, they turned and waddled away.

PhotoHunt - Ripped

Actually broken, but I was ripped to find the rear window of our van shattered last Monday. Sheriff's Deputy said I was number 10 that they knew about in the neighborhood.

Thanks Jamie for hosting PhotoHunt! It has been a  fun four years for me.

Sky Watch - Clearing storm

The rain had stopped Tuesday morning, but the clouds rode a strong wind across the mountain mid-afternoon, and left a delightful, but breezy, sunset.

Sepia Scenes - Halfdome at sunset

Original photo was taken with film camera in 1990, digitized in 2008 and coverted to sepia 2011.

Light and shadows - In the earth's shadow