Sunday, February 10, 2013

Sunday Stills: Circles

The Sunday Stills Challenge was circles.

Snow in the yard  circular firepit

The snow makes a perfect circle disguising the campfire pit.

snow circle It looked different on a cloudy day this week.

different circles

 

Many different circles.

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Circles that will keep us warm and cozy all winter long.

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A White Breasted Nuthatch at one of the feeders.

Have a good week everyone!  We are getting snow and we are in a storm/blizzard watch.  We are staying home for the duration:)

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Sunday Stills :Fabrics

The Sunday Stills Challenge this week was fabrics.  I don’t sew.  But my Mother does and this is a table runner that she made me for Christmas..it is still on the dining room table.

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It is reversible.

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I put the extension tubes on the camera.  I have not used them before.  I bought them to photograph snowflakes.

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I will have to keep on keeping on.

I bought a new small enough to keep in my pocket point and shoot last week a Canon SX160IS.  I took the first two photos with that camera today.  I think I will like it.  It beats carting around the big camera and all the lenses especially in the wintertime. Have a good week everyone:)

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Sunday Stills: The Letter F

This week the Sunday Stills challenge was to take some photos of things that start with F.

Ok here is my week.

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FREEZING

Visiting Turkeys Jane 23

FEATHERED FRIENDS

Red fish house

FISH HOUSES OUT ON THE FROZEN LAKE

Chance Jan 22

FURRY FRIEND

IT WAS A COLD WEEK HERE IN MINNESOTA..NOT FIT FOR MAN OR BEAST:)

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Sunday Stills: Big Sky

This week the Sunday Stills Challenge was Big Sky. 

 

Sunset Jan 18

Sunset Jan 17 2013

Big Sky two Jan 19

A storm front moved through yesterday.

Big Sky Jan 19

This morning it was –21 F or –29C..a tad chilly.  It will be colder tonight.  Have a good week everyone.  Stay warm:)

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Sunday Stills : Old Barns

The Sunday Stills Challenge this week was old barns.

These are all Minnesota Barns located within a mile or two from our home.

Bridges Barn

This is Bridge’s barn.  It got a new roof last summer.

Donnies Barn

Donnie’s barn.

Old Yliniemi Barn

I am well acquainted with this barn and have milked many a cow inside.  By hand and with milking machines.

Old Henderson Barn

This beautiful old barn was built by my husbands Grandfather.  It is a tin barn..you don’t see many tin covered barns in this area.

There are not as many barns as there were years ago..years ago every section of land would have a barn. Have a good week everyone:)

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Sunday Stills:One Tree

The Sunday Stills Challenge this week was to photograph one tree.

Chance and I went out looking for one tree earlier today.  It is dark and dreary here in Minnesota…and cold.

 

One Tree for Sunday Stills

The farm where I grew up is in the background.

We drove along shivering..Chance likes to hang his head out the window..so I indulged him for a little while.

One Tree nearby

This is a stately old Oak not far from home.  Have a good week everyone:)

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Sunday Stills: Your Best Shots 2012

The Sunday Stills Challenge this week was to show your best shots for 2012.  I will do mine by the month.

January

Lee's Funeral In January

  WWII Soldier laid to rest.

February

Chance and a Frosty Morning February

Chance and a frosty morning

March

Long Lake Fog March 17 (2)

Canada Geese on the ice at Long Lake

April

Late April Snow

A late April snowstorm

May

Patriot Guard Riders May 2012

Patriot Guard at a dedication service for a Congressional Medal of Honor soldier Lloyd Cortez Hawks

June

Climbing Roses in June

Climbing roses

July

The Amish July 2012

Minnesota Amish

New Camera..

August

Bees on the Phlox August

Bee on Tall Garden Phlox

September

Light Painting September

Light painting

October

Gooseberry Falls (2)

Gooseberry Falls along the North Shore in Minnesota

November

Chance November in Indiana

Chance on a foggy morning in Indiana

December

Tree at the end of the Drive December 2012 (2)

Tree at the end of the driveway.

 

I had a really hard time choosing my favorites ..I am not certain which one is my very favorite one from this year.  Which one do you like the best? :)