I am not sure how I am going to post all the photos that I love, but I will work on it. :-) This particular one is an island that we passed on one of the first days that we sailed out of Vancouver. It was an island, and as we got closer we could see more and more homes on it. At first we thought it was deserted, but as we got closer to it, and further along its coast, we saw more and more homes. My husband thought it would be a great place to live, even after he saw the other homes on the island. We named the island "Mike's Island." Unfortunately I do not know the real name of it, but I think it was a beautiful place, and would be a beautiful place to live.
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Enjoy, and Happy Holidays to you and your family!
I hope you enjoy it!
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This trip my husband and I took a walk along the pier. We walked to the end where there were fisherman, and we looked down in the water and there were two sharks hanging around. I have never seen a shark in the water (except exhibits). I'd always wanted to see a shark in the water, yet not be in the water with it. Unfortunately I did not get any pictures.
I hope that this picture gives you peace as you look at it. I know it does me.
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Anyways... here is a pic of our deck before it melted. Kind of cool.
Stay warm! Happy Thanksgiving!
My husband and I took a weekend trip up north to Mackinac Island in early September. We stayed at a hotel in Mackinaw City. We went to St. Ignace a few times, so drove across the Mackinac Bridge, or Mighty Mac as they call it.
Here is a picture of it all lit up at night!
Very pretty.... enjoy!!!
So I wrote the SOS and told them this. Still waiting on an answer. Meanwhile I did book an appt on May 14th. Hopefully I can take a long lunch that day, and that I don't get stopped by anyone while driving between March and May.
Here is a calming picture that I took in October. It is so pretty. I think I'll go take a long look at my pictures to de-stress.
Hang in there! Spring is coming soon!
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Take care and stay safe!
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This fall is bittersweet. I have lots of time, but no job. So less money than usual. I have worked my entire life and am finding the extra time good and bad. I have time to do things I didn't have time to do before, but I have lost a bit of confidence and purpose by being spit out of the work force by COVID-19. Pretty honest and raw. Have I overshared? If you know me, you love me. If you don't like that about me, oh well...
Here is a picture of how I see the fall. It was taken in the fall and captures what fall mornings look like to me.
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It was only in the low 80's temperature wise, but it was hot!!! And I normally like the heat, but today it seemed hotter than normal. Nice car show just the same.
Today is my husband's birthday. He has a beautiful orange 1967 Chevy Camaro. He won the "Camaros of Michigan" trophy at the show! I was so proud and happy for him!
Hope you are enjoying your day and weekend!!
Anyways, wanted to share my accomplishment. And if you want any tomatoes, please PM me at: [email protected]. No cost if you contact me this way. If you stop by my stand that's another story, then it will be $1 a tomato. :-)
Take care, enjoy the day, stay healthy!
I have been taking photos for many years... in fact most of my life. But I didn't always have the equipment I wanted. You may hear that you can take a good photo with anything, including a box with a pin hole. In theory, that is true. The equipment doesn't make the photo just like expensive dishes don't make the wonderful meals that are cooked. But I will say this, it is more fun to have a camera that you can do different things with. With that being said, what is the best camera to buy? Well... it depends upon what you want it for and what features you want.
I bought my Nikon DSLR a few years ago. And it was alot of money for me. But it has lasted and still provides value. However, there are more features available now that I wish I could get. Maybe with my next camera. If you are in the market for a new camera consider these things when purchasing one:
Price
We all have to stick to a budget right? No fun, but you really do have to consider what you can and are willing to spend on your camera. Do keep in mind that the equipment you buy, if you take care of it, will last a long time. The DSLR cameras that I would recommend for a beginner DSLR user start at about $400 and go up. You can probably get a really nice one for under $1000.
Brand
Consider which brand you want to buy. The two front runners that you will see in the market place these days are Canon and Nikon. I have Nikon only because I have always heard what wonderful "glass" they have. (If you don't know, "glass" means lenses). Putting a Nikon lens on a Canon body is not easy to do and not really recommended. It is possible, but best to keep the lens and body the same manufacturer. I am very happy with my Nikon, but I would still recommend the Canon line of cameras. They take wonderful, clear pictures and both manufacturers provide similar features in their products.
Comfort
This may not occur to you when buying a camera, but it is always good to hold one in your hands. Is it comfortable? What about the weight? Is it too heavy? Too light? Just right? If you have small hands like I do, you won't want a huge camera; and vice-versa. You want to be able to enjoy taking photos with your camera. I suggest that you go to a store and actually hold the model of the camera in your hands before you buy it. You can also try it out by going to borrowlenses.com and trying it out for a few days or a week.
Features
The features of the camera are the fun part. Do you shoot in automatic? Do you want to shoot in manual mode? Will you want video for your kids or action shots? What about a flip screen that is also a touch screen? And how about a feature that allows you to move your photos seamlessly from your camera to a shareable website? These features are available on many cameras these days.
Where to Buy
There are many places to buy a camera. You can buy one online or in a store. You can try it out, and then buy it. You can also save money by buying an Open-Box camera or a Refurbished one. I love to buy at the following stores: B&H, Best Buy and borrowlenses.com. B&H is totally online, but the quality has always been excellent. They run deals so check out their website at various times. Best Buy allows you to go to the store and buy a camera that you are looking at, and handling, in person. Borrowlenses.com lets you try out the camera and then you also have the ability to buy equipment from them.
Conclusion
There may be other features or considerations that you have for buying a camera and the subsequent equipment, but the items discussed in this post is a good starting point, especially if you are a beginner DSLR user.
Have fun! And keep on shooting!
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Anyways, because of my limited access to places, I've been watching the birds, and the other day I sat on the porch while some of the birds came to the feeders. Surprisingly they came to feed while I was there. One in particular, a downy woodpecker came to eat at the suet feeder while I was sitting only about 50 feet away. My goal is take beautiful bird photos and I was able to take some of the woodpecker.
I was lucky. Normally the birds don't stick around the minute I start lifting my camera to my face, and holding it up there is very tiring for me.
I really, really want to get a picture of the hummingbirds when they come by. I plan on setting up my camera on a tripod and getting a remote control for my Nikon camera to get a beautiful photo of a hummingbird. This may take me awhile so don't hold your breath.
Meanwhile I hope you enjoy my beautiful bird photo of the male downy woodpecker.
Enjoy!
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I took this photo from our balcony. I was using my AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens. The photo was shot with ISO 1000, 85 mm, f/13 at 1/640 sec. This is right where the two boats went off into the different inlets. The mountain behind it is awesome. It had just snowed and the snow was on the upper parts of the mountain. To me it looks like an advertising picture, or surreal. But it is real! I find it beautiful and somehow funny too (not sure why).
Margerie Glacier Pictures
I know I have posted some of the Margerie Glacier, but here are some more. This one was when we were coming up to it at the end of the inlet. It looks small in this photo, but we are still fairly far away. It really is huge! This photo was taken with the settings of: ISO 1000, 300 mm, f/16 and 1/400 sec. It is a bit high ISO, and I worry about it being too grainy, but it came out just the same.
Coming up to the Glacier
In this photo you can see the perspective. We are on our balcony and the part of the ship you see is where the Captain sits. Our ship was very large. The glacier, again, does not look so big. But it is. This photo was taken with the following settings: ISO 1000, 122 mm, f/16, 1/400 sec.
This final photo was when we were still a ways out from the Glacier. I didn't measure the distance but I would say we were still at least 200 yards from it, if not more. As we got closer you could see more of the beautiful blue in it. This was taken at: ISO 1000, 300 mm, f/16, 1/500 sec.
For a really close up, check out my previous blog post with an even closer look at the glacier.
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Enjoy! And if you are a photographer, keep on shooting!
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As I progressed in my photography, and in life, I also was able to buy more equipment. Finally, I was earning more money at my day job. And I could choose one other lens to buy. But what kind of lens should I buy? I was more confused than ever when I went to look at the different lenses out there. There were so many to choose from, and they all ranged in price by ALOT!!!
I found it overwhelming. I kept hearing two things: 1) you don't need a fancy camera or equipment to take great photos; and 2) if you are going to invest in equipment, it pays to invest in great "glass," or a great lens. So which one was it? Well, you really don't need a really expensive camera or lens to take a great photo. There are more to taking a beautiful photo such as composition, color, lighting, etc. BUT you have to admit, a lens that will open up really wide (small f/stop) that focuses automatically and provides vibration reduction, is something that I was definitely wanting to buy. Again, the price for some of those great lenses were out of my price range.
Try It Out
With the advent of the internet, there are many stores to choose from to buy photography equipment. I still didn't know what I wanted to buy, so I decided to try it out before I bought it. I heard about borrowlenses.com and checked them out. I decided to rent a lens that was a Nikon 85mm f/1.8G AF-S Lens. I was nervous. I am not the best at using a library because I usually forget to bring back my library books. Now I was being entrusted with a very expensive lens to borrow. However they made the process really easy, and it was affordable. Instead of buying a $400+ lens and then deciding it wasn't for me, I was able to rent it for a period of time at much less the cost.
Week of Trying It Out
I chose to try out the lens during a week in October when I knew I would have time to go around and take pictures. I know some other photographers rent/borrow lenses if they have a wedding or a portrait shoot coming up, and they don't own a lens ideal for the situation. I was lucky that I had plenty of time and a choice for when I was renting the lens to try it out.
I live in the county, and I took the following photo with the lens. I was amazed that I was able to get such detail out of a photo. I loved the lens.
Buying the Lens
After trying out the lens, you have an option to return the lens, or to buy it. At the time I borrowed the lens, $400 was too much for me to spend on my hobby. So I dutifully returned the lens, and was happy with the experience of borrowing it, using the lens, returning it, and not taking too much of a hit to my budget. I was also very excited about trying out a new "toy."
Keeping the Experience in my Mind
Fast forward a few years later and my husband was asking me what I wanted for Christmas. I never had a good answer for this question. Feeling love from gifts is not my thing. If I want something, and I have the money, I buy what I want. Sure, I love when my husband buys me presents but usually the things I want you can't buy (world peace, less selfishness in the world). But I had kept in the experience of renting this lens in the back of my mind, and I told him I wanted this specific lens. Guess what I got for Christmas?!? The lens I had rented/borrowed a few years before. I had a wonderful Christmas.
Beginner Photography Equipment
If you are just starting out, or if you don't have a lot of resources, or if you are slow to spend your money on photography equipment; consider borrowing equipment from places like borrowlenses.com. I don't think I mentioned above, but will here: borrowlenses.com is NOT only for borrowing lenses. They rent many other forms of photography equipment. Check it out, and give it a try! I think you will really enjoy the experience.
Enjoy!
]]>During this time, we are under quarantine in Michigan. Have been since March 23rd when this picture was taken. Our governor has extended the stay-at-home order until May 15th. People are reacting to staying at home many different ways, me included. I lost my job on March 23rd as I was a contractor working on software implementation of SAP at a company. They put the project on hold, and let all their contractors go. Unemployment is impossible to contact, and I personally have not seen any of my unemployment money in over a month. So, my stress levels have been rather high.
Silver Lining - Things to be Grateful for
On the flip side, I am an introvert and love being indoors, reading, writing, etc. My husband is still working and getting extra "hazard" pay for having to go out in the world. Neither of us is sick. We actually think we had the virus in February after a trip to Vegas, but cannot prove it so far.
I've had lots of time to think in the past month. I miss going out and taking pictures. However I can take pictures from inside, or go in our yard and take pictures. My flowers are starting to come up (daffodils in particular), and soon I will be able to buy perennials and mulch. Since I currently have lots of time, I can work on the yard and make it as pretty as I want.
Female Cardinal's Message
The picture below is a picture of the female cardinal that lives near our house. She and the male are often in the bird feeder outside our living room window. He watches over her and seems very protective of her. On Monday, March 23rd, right before I heard I was being let go, she came up to our window and stood on the chair and looked in. Was she trying to tell me something? Or just making sure we were aware that she wanted to have bird seed in the feeder? I'd like to think she was trying to tell me something, and comfort me, by letting me know that everything will be all right.
Enjoy! Stay safe and well.
My husband doesn't buy me flowers the rest of the year. But he usually always buys me a dozen roses for my birthday. This is what they looked like today, about 10 days after I received them. They are still so beautiful.
Here is a picture of the Margerie Glacier in Glacier Bay. I may have said this before, but I did not expect to be so impressed with the glacier. But I was. It is really big. Since I don't have an animal or human in the picture, it is hard to gauge. But it is HUGE! And pretty. The blue in it is amazing, and it is amazing to think that it has been traveling down the mountain for millions of years (I really don't know how long it has been,... but I know it has for a long time).
Enjoy this picture of the glacier.
Take care and stay safe and well! We'll get through this COVID-19 together.
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Started looking at my Alaska photos again. I would love to go back. Maybe this time we can go to Denali.
I've attached a photo that I like that shows an eagle playing with, about to eat, a fish. It was taken while we were on a raft floating down river. You can see that there is brush in front of the eagle Not the cleanest shot, but a nice one just the same.
Enjoy!
As we got closer we noticed ice in the water. We didn't think much of it at first but then we noticed that there were seals on the ice floats. This photo shows two seals on an ice float. It is zoomed in all the way with a 500 mm lens. I also cropped the photo in very closely after looking at it in Lightroom. From the cruise ship, they looked far away and very small. A contrast to the glacier which looked huge in front of us.
Hope you enjoy the photos!
I am STILL going through my photos from Alaska. I must be slow. But I am having fun looking at how beautiful Alaska is. I would love to go back, but we'll see when I get to do that.
Here is a nice photo of an eagle that I took when we were rafting down the river near Haines, Alakska. He's just hanging out, watching us go by.
Enjoy!
I am still going through my photos from Alaska. So many to go through. Lots of good ones, lots that I wish I could see again, .. I would love to go back and stay a bit longer. For a city girl, I never thought I would say that.
Please check out all of my photos in my galleries and buy some if you like them. There are numerous things you can buy and put a photo on, or you could just buy the photo itself.
Check out one of my whale photos that I really like:
We took a Norwegian cruise out of Seattle to Juneau, then made our way back to Seattle via Skagway (Haines), Glacier Bay, Ketchikan, and then Victoria, B.C. We went whale watching in Juneau and then went down a river in a raft in the Eagle preserve at Haines. Both were awesome. I am just starting to go through my photos so I will have to share a bit at a time.
Hope you enjoy them as much as I did taking them!
Saw this on the way home from grocery shopping today. Thought they were really pretty.
Our weekend wasn't that great. We had to put our dog Willie down and we miss him terribly. He was 7 years old and hadn't been feeling well the last few weeks. Last week he seemed to be getting better but then on Saturday he took a turn for the worse. We ended up going to the emergency vet on Monday. They did an ultrasound on him and found out he had cancer. We are heartbroken.
Willie was a dog we adopted from the shelter. He had separation anxiety and the first time we took him for a ride in our truck, he was shaking he was so scared. However after that, he loved riding in the truck. We always thought he was a lab with some pit bull in him, but a friend said he looked like a Vizsla. I never heard of the breed until yesterday. It said that they are sweet and sensitive dogs, mild mannered. That was Willie. I don't think he had a mean bone in his body... and he only "bit" when he was playing (and it wasn't hard .. or often). He was smart, sweet, kind... and a great companion. It is too quiet in the house.. and I've been crying on and off since yesterday afternoon. I have a feeling that is going to last for awhile (and I'm not a crier).
Willie taught me daily about unconditional love. We buried him near our pole barn where he used to lay in the sand while Mike would work in the pole barn on his car.
RIP Willie. Love you forever.
The first room we went through had plants and caterpillars. The plants were plants and flowers that you might find in Michigan.
The second room was sub tropical and had the butterflies. It had plants like you might find in Florida.
The butterflies were beautiful, and hard for me to photograph, and I could not get the ones in flight. I did get lucky and got the one below.I will have to go back and try for some more pictures.
Tuesday morning when I drove into work, it wasn't bad. The sun was out. It was cold, but the sun was out and it wasn't snowing. Around 10:30 my boss said they were going to send us home, because it was supposed to get worse as the day went one. By then there was about an inch of snow on my car... it had been snowing HARD that morning.
Drove home.. stopped for lunch with my husband, and kept going. By the time I got near my house I was having trouble seeing because of white out conditions. About 2 miles from my house, the road got a little icy. I didn't think too much of it. I have a new car and really good snow tires on it, so my drive was slow, but fairly smooth. Just had trouble seeing more than 50 feet in front of me at times.
Later my husband came home. The place where it was a little icy when I went through, was now VERY icy, and people were sliding off into the ditch. He helped out by directing traffic until emergency crews came to help. Hopefully no one was hurt.
Temperatures are near zero or below, and that is without the wind chill. It has been really windy too. I guess the last time so many schools and companies closed was in the blizzard of 1978, and before that, in 1967. I sort of remember 1967... I was really young. But I was living in Florida in 1978, and did not experience the "fun" of that blizzard.
Today I worked at home and tried to get a good picture of the male and/or female cardinals that feed off of our feeder. They are a bit skittish. The best I could do was the picture here. I'm going to have to set up a tripod and use an electronic shutter release for them. We have a few woodpeckers that are not as skittish, but I was trying for the cardinals only today. Had to work and didn't have alot of time to be taking pictures.
Stay safe and warm if you leave anywhere near me. And if you live where it is warm, enjoy!!!!
My husband saw a Photography course on www.shawacademy.com.. he posted it to my Facebook account. I signed up for their beginning Photography course, and am through Week 1 of 4 of an Introduction to Photography. There were two hours of class this week, and after each hour my husband asked me, "Did you learn anything new?" I laughed and said, "No, but it is a good refresher for me."
I am enjoying it. So far we have learned about the different types of cameras and different lenses (focal lengths, telephoto and fixed lenses). I use a telephoto lens but rented an 85 mm fixed lens one time and took the following picture. What is fascinating about this picture to me is how in focus the branches of the tree are. I tried out this lens because of the larger aperture opening (smaller f/stop number). This causes the background to blur and the items int he foreground to be in focus. It is a good way to take portraits (so I'm told). Portrait photography isn't that interesting to me... but at the same time I love taking candid photos of people and capturing their personality and essence.
Anyways, I ramble and digress. Enjoy this photo that I took with an 85 mm fixed lens.
Last year I did not get out to take as many pictures as I would've liked to. Also Alaska was put on hold because of my broken ankle in April (hmmm... I'm seeing a theme here). Anyways,... last January I did take some cool pictures. Mike and I went to Silver Beach in St. Joseph and took pictures of the frozen water. Here are two of my favorite pictures from that day.
Enjoy and here's to a wonderful, and healthy, 2019!!!
My husband and I had planned on going to Alaska at the end of April. We had to cancel and we will now have to reschedule.
With not being able to walk that great, I have not been out taking pictures, but I'm sure I will again soon.
My husband did. He took this awesome photo of a baby owl in our backyard. The mama owl was nearby giving him the stink eye.
Have a great spring/summer, and enjoy!
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A few weeks ago my sister and I went to Florida to visit my mom. Her birthday is in the middle of March, and we went a few days after her birthday. While we were there we went for a walk down the road where my mom lives, and where we used to live. When we lived in Florida we spent alot of time outside. There are two parks nearby, and we lived one block off the Intercoastal waterway. My sister was much more adventurous than I was. Her friend and she used to walk along the water along people's beaches. I didn't because I was afraid that it was trespassing and I would get "into trouble." I think my sister and her friend had more fun than I did, overall.
This is a picture of a walkway, between two houses, that goes down to the Intercoastal waterway. It starts from the road that we lived on and ends at the waterway. It was a nice little walk, and the end, on the water was very pretty.
I now live in Michigan and love it here. However I do miss the water in Florida. I could just sit by the water all day long, and stare at the waves coming in and the boats going by.
Enjoy!
I looked at the photos I took in this mood, and alot of them have patterns. Patterns in the water, patterns in the grass, in the trees, in the bark, and in a barn. We also have had flooding around our area recently. The water has gone down, but it is still pretty high. I am posting two photos from our shoot. One of the waterfall in town, or the dam and waterfall.. and one of a pattern that I took.
Enjoy! And keep on shooting!
Wanted to share one of the photos that my husband took. Enjoy!!
Here are three photos I took in the fall that I bracketed to try and get a good exposure.
As you can see, one photo is exposed fairly well. The next photo is underexposed, and the last photo is overexposed.
I don't remember the settings I used for these photos, but I could use a histogram viewer and it would allow me to see what the settings were. I happen to like the second one the best, and would, in the future, use those settings for a similar scene. I took these photos on a fall evening just before the sun was setting. Again, it is helpful to use this method to get the right exposure and to learn what works for different scenes.
As always, have fun, and keep on shooting!
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The three main settings on a camera are:
ISO - This is the speed of the film. The brighter it is out, the lower the ISO. The darker it is, the higher the ISO. Normally you will try to keep it lower if you can. Sometimes the higher the ISO the more grainy the pictures.
Aperture - This is the opening size of the lens. If you want to have the background fuzzy, use a smaller number. If you want the background in focus, use a larger number. You will also here this called the f/stop. Some lenses come in a wide range of f/stops (ex: 1.8 - 22). Some, not so much. This is not the same as zoom, which is measured in mm (a 200 mm lens for example).
Shutter Speed - This is how fast the lens opens and closes. Examples are 1/125th of a second. The slower the speed, the more light that will come in but the more you will need to not move the camera (perhaps a tripod is needed at speeds slower than 1/60th of a second). The faster shutter speeds let in less light, but capture things moving fast. Be careful not to get too fast of a shutter speed that you don't let enough light in and you get a dark picture instead.
Between these three settings: ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed you can get a photo with the correct exposure for what you want to take a picture of.
Try experimenting with different settings, maybe only changing the aperture size to start with, and leaving the rest on automatic, to see what happens to your pictures as you take them. It's a good way to learn to use your camera, so that when you want to have a desired effect for your pictures, you know exactly what to do.
I think this is a good project for me to do to start out the New Year right!
Have fun!
Enjoy your day with your family and friends!
So we are late on getting into the spirit of Christmas. Tonight we put up our Christmas tree. I always love having a tree up.
Tonight I am thankful for a few things:
1. The walk in clinic that prescribed medication to make my family better.
2. My husband who took out the tree and helped put it up, and decorate it.
3. Christmas - and the feeling of love and family that it brings.
I hope all that read this have family and or friends to share the holidays with.
Enjoy!
I am thankful for a few other things. I am thankful for my job. I am thankful for the good coworkers that I work with. I am thankful that it provides me an income to be able to have a nice house, a family, food on the table, and to travel, and to have cameras to take beautiful pictures.
I am also thankful for my husband. I haven't mentioned him much, and probably won't take any pictures of him for this blog. However, he is the best thing that has happened to me. He is very patient and supportive of me and my wild ideas. He loves who I am and that means the world to me. I thank God every day for putting my husband in my life.
Enjoy the picture. It was very relaxing and pretty to look at.
Some days it's the little things that you are thankful for. Today I am thankful for the turnaround in our driveway. Maybe it is not such a little thing, as it took a few years for us to put one in, but the difference it makes in my ability to drive from my home to work and other places is wonderful. This fall my husband put in the turnaround in our driveway. Now when I pull out in the morning, if I am backing out, I can turn around IN MY DRIVEWAY, and then drive out forward into the road. Same goes for if I come home, I can turn around (if I want) and back into my garage. We live on a busy road so this makes a big difference.]]>
Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!
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Normally we start getting snow for winter around Thanksgiving. So this is the week. Today it snowed, just a bit. One year, a few years ago, it started snowing Dec 5th, and didn't stop until April. Every day we got snow. We all had trouble figuring out where to put the extra snow when we shoveled our sidewalks and driveways. Back then I was commuting 50 miles one way for my job. The roads, luckily, were plowed. But one thing I really rely on in the winter time are my snow tires. They really make a difference in how my car handles (and my car handles well to begin with). Today my husband put on my winter tires, all four of them. I am ready for the snow.
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My photo for Day 1 is of my dog Willie. I am thankful that he chose my husband out of all the people who visited the pound 4 years ago. He knew what he was doing when he chose us to be his family.
My name is Shari Ameling and I love photography. Welcome to my site. I love taking photos of places we visit, landscape, cars, flowers, and animals. This year I decided to put my pictures out on the web. If you see something you like, please let me know.
Thanks for visiting my site!
Shari