Mixing it up

Sometimes it seems that a little color in a B&W photo adds to the photo. So I tried it. The red item is the Japanese symbol for heron.

Looking back

Purple is beautiful especially in flowers. I love to look back at photos from our trip.

Lonely

Moonrise over Erda

I was sitting in the garage with the door open keeping Murphy company as he ate - one of his requirements - when the moon rose over Erda last night. The photo op reminded me a little of Ansel Adams "Moonrise over Hernandez" so I had a bit of fun with it doing a b&w for comparison.
Absolutely gorgeous with the clouds and colors and composition available.  Hope you also enjoy.

Once again the admonition to look behind and around you when shooting paid off.

Welcome to our new visitors.

western Meadowlarks have joined us in the back of the lot, spending time on partially disassembled straw bales, apparently looking for and finding seeds to eat.  We've not heard any music (yet) from them, perhaps winter is not the time for singing. But we welcome their beauty and color and enjoy their company.

Snow scenes

Yesterday Murph and I played in the snow above the valley. He had some great runs and I got to observe and capture some neat shapes and shadows and lines. The small plants - grasses, weeds, shrubs, etc., -  are among my favorite subjects in the winter because there are so many shapes to pick from along with neat shadows due to the sun's position (which you don't have to get up early for and freeze your butt off!).

Here's a few of my favorites from yesterday.

Murphy doing Murphy happy!

Happy New Year!