Saturday Photo Hunt: Fluffy

Fluffy?  Did someone say Fluffy?  Yes, that's me, Angelica, the Queen of fluffiness!  Look at mine belleh. Touch it.  Go ahead.  Yep, it feels just as soft and fluffy as it looks.  It's softer than silk, finer than linen.  Yes, it does not get better than dis.  Dat's why we are such special angels.  Mine fluffiness is here just to make you feel better.  Go ahead and close your eyes and imagine how soft mine fur really is.

~Purrs,
Angie

Photo Hunt - Circular

Saturday's Photo Hunt:  Circular

Look at this beautiful freshly cut wood pile filled with all those circular wood stumps.  

This must have been from two winters ago.  I love how nice and neatly stacked the pile was and the beautiful tan, light brown color of the freshly cut wood.  Angie, my cat, spent days sniffing and hanging out on the wood pile.  I'm sure there were other curious cats in the neighborhood that she was sniffing but part of it was the joy of being outdoors in the warm sun on a winter day.

Angie's tail is all high and perky indicating her pure pleasure and curiosity.  How old do you think those trees were Angie? 

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Understanding Exposure by Iberionex Perello

Understanding exposure is something that I need to work on more.  I often find myself taking far to many shots trying to find the right exposure rather than having a better understanding of it to begin with.  Iberionex is one of the instructors from BetterPhoto.com who has a podcast series on light in photography.
I just love how he "sees" the light in his photos and how he explains it.

Photo Hunt: Gather

This is a wonderful house to gather in for the holidays and other fun events through the year with family and friends.  99% of the time my photos are taken inside but for some reason I got the idea to take the photo from the outside looking in.   My husband and I are thankful every day for this awesome house.  We were initially drawn to it in the Fall season when the warmth of the colors of the golds and reds of the falling leaves left a glowing carpet surrounding the house.  Added to that was the warm glow of the golden wall panels that made us fall in love with the house right then.  These warm and inviting rooms have made it a cozy place to entertain and gather together.

Photo Hunt: Broken

Finally had time to put this up and it's so appropriate as to what's going on in CT and the Northeast US today. 

The bizarre snowstorm in CT has broken my favorite tree to take photos of.  See the limb on the lower right corner?

Here's what it looks like in the Spring.  Now that lower limb is all broken. :-(

This storm is really crazy.  We have six plus inches of snow already today and it's supposed to snow all night plus get winds around 40 mph.   The leaves hadn't even fallen off of the trees yet so they are all so heavy and are snapping branches off all kinds of trees left and right.  

You can see in the back of my next door neighbor's yard some branches that have broken off his trees.  Just about a 1/2 hr ago another HUGE limb broke off of another tree and his whole yard is covered with broken tree limbs now.   It is really important to take care of trees that are rotting and make sure you trim what you can.  It's not easy to keep up with all of them if you are surrounded by trees but with the crazy weather we have had this year it was all stressful for the trees.  

End of a Pair

The last burst of beauty for my Kniphofia plant.  This last pair didn't last long and they stayed a lighter color, very little of that pretty orangey red they were earlier in the season.  These are my favorite new flowers and I am looking forward to adding some more to my spring garden.

Saturday Photo Hunt: Public

The Public lined up and waiting to get into a Packers Football game in Green Bay, WI.  This was just one of the lines.  Packer's fans are some of the most well mannered, friendly, nicest people I have ever met!  It was pure pleasure to be at a Green Bay Packer's game and be able to just enjoy the game and the people around us.  They sure know how to have a great time!