Snow Dog

Happy day for Zoey, nothing like a snout full of snow to make your day.

Award time.

I got a couple of awards this week. Since I am on my long stretch at work I am slow getting them posted. The one above is from the blog The Mind of ~Ifer

The rules are pretty simple:

1. Tell your readers how your journey into blogging began. Be as verbose or shy as you like.
2. Pick 3-5 fellow bloggers whom you adore and write what exactly it is you value about that person or their blog. The more you write about them the better. This is a chance to really appreciate your blog friends who have been there with and for you through thick and thin.
3. Let the blessed winners know they have been awarded.

So first of all how did I get into blogging................... Starting keeping track of my weight loss and my photos, Have been blogging over 4 years. I started out on a soni cypershot and move up to my canon.. I still consider myself a point and shot photographer but thats not all bad. I shoot what I see when I see. I do think I am seeing some improvement. Anyway blogging is away to see know photography and meet some wonderful people. Hi there wonderful people.

So now then to pick some of my own.
Karen has been on a unique journey of learning who she is and becoming comfortable with it. She is a great photography and a dear friend. You deserve the award my friend. Please visit Kbears Journey.

Caroline Ford also has a wonderful blog and shares my love of photography. I met her on the Black and White site where we post our photos. So Karen please accept this from the heart. Check out Fords Family Photos.

And last but not least is my dear friend Jimmy. His blog always makes me laugh, I love the photos and his sense of humor. He is one of the few friends I let call me Jules. Maybe we will get to see some of his photos some day. Hummmm Jimmy. Anyway visit Jimmy's journal.

Once again thank you for the award. I am honored.

Next Martha gave me an award because I participated int the blog a day for a month. It was fun.



I am suppose to come up with 15 people but i know it will be difficult.
The first on is Terri from my Black and White group. She had wonderful talent both in black and white photography and well as colored. Check out her blog Ways I see the world.

And a lump entry check out the dedicated photographers who regularly post to this site. They all diverse the award. Check out The world in Black and White and visits the people on the side who submit their work

Adelino
Becky
Caroline
Cindy
Dennis
Dianne
Dot
Elaine
Enigma
Jan
John Roberts
Julie
Kerri
Mary the Teach
Mojo
Neil
Rose
Sein
Starnitesky
Tammi
The Teach
EC Tour Guide

All of your blogs have touched my life either though your writing or your photopraphy. I hope you will take your award and put it on your site. And once again thanks for choosing me.

Virtual Vacation

I close my eyes and I can hear the wind through the trees


Barefoot I feel the cool water on my feet and the smooth stones underfoot.
My face uplifted I can feel the warmth of the day


And breath in deeply of the grasses.


I am there

A post a Day, I did it.

I thought these Yeti's waving goodbye was a great last shot to signify the last post of the month. I did, a post a day for the entire month.

Postcard Photo

I made this shot look like an old postcard. Pretty cool huh.

Sandhill Cranes

We were driving in Yellowstone and came across several cars pulled over and people taking pictures of some birds in the distance. I leaped out of my car, put my telephoto lens on and started snapping away. "What are shooting at I asked the lady next to me?" I didn't even know, LOL. It must be good though for everyone to stop. My eyes were bad enough I couldn't even see how beautiful they were until I downloaded the photos.

Snow path

Happy Thanksgiving

Roses

Open

End of dreams

The old packing plant opened in 1917 and will be completely demolished by 2010. In 1974 the packing plant closed, the Stockyards started their slow death and the building stood empty. Then in 1976 a local business man opened it up with numerous small interesting shops, places to eat and a bowling alley. The downtown suits and powers that be at the time fought it tooth and nail sticking so many regulations and hurtles in the way the dream was never fully realized. It died once again only to be vandalized by a couple of young punks who started it on fire. So many memories there. My first bowling league. I taught CPR there. Great little shops and a strange wonderful atmosphere. Goodbye old building.

Even without color, lovely

Even without color a flower is lovely, the symmetrical petals, the texture, each detail perfect. And then to top of the perfection most come with a lovely scent. It's a good world.

When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb

Horses

Black and White Photography

Random Sepia

Country Road