Sunday, January 3, 2010

Odd shots - Out on a limb

On New Year's Day I glanced out my window to see this odd sight. One of the neighbor's cats was high up in our dogwood; one squirrel was on the ground and another on the fence post. A moment later, the squirrel on the post was up high taunting the cat. After a few minutes, the disappointed stalker climbed down and walked away.

To see more Odd Shots, start at Katney's Kaboodle and follow the links.



Friday, January 1, 2010

PhotoHunt - Bowl licking good!

Marianne's taco soup, one of our favorite meals these cold winter nights.

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Sky Watch Friday - Sunset and beyond

Sunset over Catoctin Mountain on December 16 and a few shots of the sky afterglow.



Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Window Views - Snow out our windows

View from the bathroom - 9:05 AM Dec 19

View from my office - 9:34 AM Dec 19

View from the dining room - 7:47 AM Dec 20

View from my office - 3:37 PM Dec 21

Monday, December 28, 2009

My World Tuesday - Snow, then rain

We do not usually get major snowstorms in December, but this one was a record setting snow fall. The snow started Friday, December 18 about 9 PM and by 1 PM Saturday our yard was well covered and the shed had an even covering of the white stuff.


Around 8 PM, the snow was still falling and clinging to our outside decorations and rhododendron. Late afternoon on the 23-rd, our backyard was still covered.


But Christmas night a gentle rain began and the next morning the snow was disappearing fast. Roads were closed as creeks and the Monocacy River flooded. And the field behind us again became a lake.


Sunday, December 27, 2009

Odd shots - Where's the water?


Build a snow squirrel? Find a nut? This guy had other places to go, so away he went.

To see more Odd Shots, start at Katney's Kaboodle and follow the links.






Friday, December 25, 2009

PhotoHunt - Twelve mice and a cat


Our tree is decorated with many animals - calico cats, bears, horses - but these have special meaning. In our early days together, I often used the phrase "we should do... ". Marianne would reply "What, you got a mouse in your pocket?" And she has given me a mouse ornament most every year since then. She found the Siamese cat ornament and it reminded us so much of two of our previous Siamese, Scooter and Sinbad, that it is now a fixture on our tree.