Water drip

I kept thinking I'd have a burst of creativity as my blog comes to a close, but it's been just the opposite.  I think I have short-timers disease.  In my mind, I'm already checked out (and a little burned out).  There have been times this year when I've seen great images everywhere and then slumps like this one where I can see a photo op anywhere.  So since I haven't played around with dripping water lately, I thought the subject could use a re-run here late in the year.

Caroline

With just four post remaining, this was one of those omg I don't have a picture days.  At dinner tonight I snapped a quick one of my friend Caroline with my Hipstamatic app on my iPhone.  For any Hipstamatic fans, this was done with a Bettie XL Lens, Salvador (DreamCanvas) film, and I didn't use the flash.  Probably not my favorite combination, but it's fun.  Not much of an effort for today, but at least I didn't skip at this late date!  I hope to find a little creativity over the next few days.

Still snowed in

Not in the mood for much photography today.  All I want to do is sit by the fire and get my new laptop (thanks, Santa!) set up.  Here are a couple of quick shots, however, both intended to show the power of the wind that is howling outside our house.  One is a scene of the snow drifts on our screened in porch and the other is an image of the abstract patterns the blowing snow has made on our driveway.  It didn't turn out exactly as I had imagined it, but since I froze getting the shot I decided to post it anyway.

Fun, weird night

This afternoon about 3:00 we met some great friends for drinks and an early supper so that we could all get back home safely before too late.  It's been a snowy, windy day as you can tell by the "pond" we passed on the way to the  Bistro.  It was nice to be in a warm cozy bar with the howling weather outside.  We were having a great time and the about 4:30 the power went out.  It wasn't long before it got dark and the few of us remaining were sitting in the dark by candlelight.  We started singing songs with the one other group in the bar.  It turns out one of the guys at the other table was a Broadway musical actor (at least that's what they said) and had an amazing voice.  Of course, we thought we did too....(did we say alcohol was involved?).  Since there was a wood oven the restaurant fixed us good pizzas.  Finally we left in the pitch dark.  We've been in some cold situations before, but with the 15 degree weather and near white out conditions driving home, it seemed like one of the coldest nights we've ever seen.  Oh yeah, obviously the power came back on.

Christmas joy

Merry Christmas!  George celebrated the first white Christmas of his life today and as you can see he's enjoying it.  We've had a beautiful snow, although it kept us from traveling to visit family.  The second photo is the assortment of presents George's mom gave me for Christmas.  Some of you have heard the stories of her "interesting" gifts and the tradition continues.  A "purse", two appliqued handkerchiefs, a crocheted coaster and a nail brush.  At least it wasn't another girdle!  Wishing everyone a joyful holiday!

People we love

This is part of our extended family - my friend Elizabeth, her husband George, our Godson Larsen and his two sisters, Anne Christian and Nancy.  We dropped by this morning for a Christmas visit and they were nice enough to be my blog subjects for today.  We traditionally have dinner with them on Christmas and since we'll be doing something else this year, we'll miss being with them.

Morning wreath

This morning I saw the dawn light shining in my kitchen door and stepped outside to soak it in.  I liked the way it angled across and highlighted the wreath on the door.  One of these days soon I'm going to quit being so lazy and actually get out with my camera at daybreak.