Snowy Weeping Cherry Tree

Snowy Weeping Cherry
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

Looks kind of like an octopus... And can you believe the snow piled up on those tiny branches?

Happy Anniversary, Honey!

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Time Lapse

Looking out my window at work, 12/29/10 at 8:31 a.m.

Looking out my window at work, 12/29/10 3:27 p.m.

At this point, someone measured and we had 7 1/2 inches.
I measured when I got home from work and we had at least 8.

Welcome Winter.

Lite Brite

Lite Brite
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

Part of the neighbor's Christmas decorations. The train engine fell down, so all I could get a picture of was the cars.

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Candy Dish

Candy Dish
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

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Rain on the Windshield

Rain on the Windshield
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

There was a mix of clouds and blue sky when we headed to the lake for a photo yesterday. We thought maybe we could get a shot of the eagles at Higgins Point. Apparently, so did hundreds of others. By the time we got to the end of the road, there were no parking places to be found and the downpour had started.

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Late Afternoon Shadows

Late Afternoon Shadows
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

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Go Tell It On The Mountain

Christmas Eve Sunrise
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!

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Two Turtle Doves

Two Turtle Doves
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

Hope everyone is enjoying their Christmas Eve.

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The Snowman

The Snowman
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

This is my favorite (and this year, only) Christmas decoration, given to us by my sister-in-law a few years back. And if you look closely, you can see our tiny Christmas tree behind him.

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Clouds on the Moon

Clouds on the Moon (2)
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

No photo of the eclipse, but I did get this cool shot of the clouds in front of the moon at moonrise tonight.

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Long Nights Moon

Long Nights Moon
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

Winter Solstice 2010. The longest night of the year.

From this point forward, the days are getting longer. I'm really thankful for that.

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Go Away Frozen

Go Away Frozen
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

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Sideshow Bob

Sideshow Bob in his new home, guarded by the Ram Gargoyle
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

Sideshow, in his new home, guarded by the Ram Gargoyle.

The snow had all melted, then yesterday we got a couple of inches and now I think it's supposed to snow some every day until Christmas. I'm glad. I want a white Christmas.

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Band of Red

Band of Red
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

I got to leave work a little early today. It was nice to see the sunset.

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Hayden City Christmas Tree 2010

Hayden City Christmas Tree - Night
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

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Employee of the Month

Employee of the Month
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

Another ghetto macro shot. I'm not loving it.

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Blue Sky

Blue Sky
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

Ignore the wires (I know it's not easy) - isn't that a gorgeous sky?

Yesterday was a hectic day, so I grabbed this shot at lunch. More snow is expected this weekend. I have to enjoy that sky while I can.

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Ringer

Ringer
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

ring•er –noun
Slang . a racehorse, athlete, or the like entered in a competition under false representation as to identity or ability.

Him: "I don't want to play Scrabble with you. I'm not a very good speller."

At the end of game one the score was 311 to 247 and I was on the losing end. The rematch was 232 to 220 and I lost that one too.

He's a ringer.

Sunflowers in Winter

Winter Sun Flowers
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

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Looks like a Blockbuster night!

Looks like a Blockbuster night!
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Killer Klowns from Outer Space and Mars Attacks!

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Navy Insignia

Navy Insignia
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

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Rain on Snow

Rain on Snow
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

It's getting to be a soggy mess.

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Happy

Happy
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

The baby is two! Her birthday party is tonight!

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Shades of Gray

Shades of Gray
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

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Three Crosses

Three Crosses - New Life Church
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

I took this on the way home from photo club. The light looked really cool behind the crosses, but I wasn't able to capture it. This was handheld at night using high ISO.

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Chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemums
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

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Flags at Night

City Hall Flags at Night
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

Seen while waiting for the parade to start. The parade where they didn't bother to shut down the street. How can you have a parade on one side of the street & traffic on the other? Lame.

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Pomegranate Arils

Pomegranate Arils
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

Scott brought me three pomegranates from Nevada. Mmmmmmmm.

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Blue Snowflake

Blue Snowflake
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

Part of the decorations at City Hall.

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Buried

Buried
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

Record snow in November and more forecast for December. It's going to be a long winter.

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Because...

Bouquet of Flowers
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

... I couldn't stand the thought of another snow photo.

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Frozen Berries

Frozen Berries
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

On this last day of November, four to eight inches of snow are predicted. If we get just 4.2 inches, we will have achieved the snowiest November on record.

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The Prairie

The Prairie - East
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

Snow, and not much else, as far as the eye can see.

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Looking Up

Looking Up
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

Looking up through the snowy branches.

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Snow!

Snow on Gargoyle
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

It's been snowy & cold!

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First Haircut

First Haircut - Part 2
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

Baby got her first haircut from Great-Grandma over Thanksgiving.

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Drifting Snow

Drifting Snow
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

Hope everyone has a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

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Frozen Flowers

Frozen Flowers
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

Beautiful until they thawed and turned to mush.

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Rhino in Snow

Rhino in Snow
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

I don't think this is his natural habitat.

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Frosty!

Snow on Strawberries
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

We saw a light dusting of snow yesterday. Now the big storm is here with up to 8" of snow predicted by tomorrow morning and the low temperature forecast to be -14 degrees.

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

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Serenity Prayer

Serenity Prayer
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

I made this cross stitch for my mom about 25 years ago.

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Hayden Lake

The title of today’s post was going to be Gloomy Day, because that’s what it was. There was no sign of the sun; the sky was overcast and threatening snow all day. So I drove out to the lake to get some shots at lunch.

But now, as I look at this photo, that’s not what comes to mind.

There is awe at the beauty of the nature, delight at the sprinkling of powdered sugar snow on the mountains and thankfulness that fate brought me to this most beautiful place on earth to live at this point in my life.

But not gloomy. Not gloomy at all.

St. Francis in Snow

St. Francis in snow
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

Everything dusted with snow... First snow 2010.

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Bounty for the Birds

Bounty for the Birds
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

I noticed this tree on my way home a few days ago. The day I had no battery in my camera. After the winds we had the other night, every other tree like it in the area was stripped of all their leaves. I wasn't hopeful this one would still look as pretty, but I was pleasantly surprised. The birds will be glad of this tree and all it's cousins when the snow comes.

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After the Storm

The Morning After
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

We had rain and ferocious winds, but the next morning, the sky was incredible.

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Sheep

Sheep
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

I saw the sheep on my way home at lunch. They were right next to the fence and I had my camera so I stopped. I got out and whistled to get their attention, their heads all shot up and they looked right at me. It was the perfect shot - if only I'd remembered to put my battery back in my camera this morning when I loaded the camera into it's bag. By the time I ran home, got my battery and got back to the field, the sheep had moved away from the fence. And when I whistled, they ignored me and continued eating. When I yelled "Hey!" they ran away. So this is what you get. A photo of sheep butts.

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Vintage Cast Iron Dutch Oven

Vintage Cast Iron Dutch Oven
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

One of the many treasures Scott brought home yesterday.

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Books

Books
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

My library. Well, part of it.

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Flags

Flags
Originally uploaded by Sandee4242

The wind was more cooperative.

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