SmugMug > popular today > My granddaughter, Quinn, posed for me after Christmas.

Hope you are all enjoying the holiday weekend!
SmugMug > popular today > December 27, 2009

Benny and the Tree
SmugMug > popular today > It was so hectic before Christmas that I didn't have time to take photos of Maeve in her Christmas dress -- so today was the day.  (December 26, 2009)


"A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous".
   ~~ Coco Chanel
SmugMug > popular today > December 27, 2009  - I have spent a lot of time lately catching up on photos.  This was actually taken on Dec 13th at Heritage Village Park in Dallas.  It is a living history museum and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it there.  The night we went was one of 2 nights they were doing a candle light celebration.  The entire "town" was lit by candles. It was so pretty.  This is the blacksmiths shop.  I originally took this shot thinking Ian (hubby) would like it - but it has become one of my favorites.

The rest can be found here - http://jenniferd.smugmug.com/Texas/Dallas-Heritage-Village/10764326_yeDDo#750244371_Z2S4g

.... Now I have to finish up the photos from a Christmas party and Emily's Christmas dance recital.
SmugMug > popular today > 12/27/09 - Liquid Glass
It got to be pretty late yesterday and I hadn't taken any pictures.  So, I got out some of my clear glass pieces and my handy dandy string of LED Christmas lights and set out to see what I could do.  This is part of the wing of an angel plate:-)  There are more shots here:
http://fotomom.smugmug.com/Art/Glass-Appeal-25/10765352_hUBGy#750312453_f7haF
including a set-up shot.

I had a bad cough set in last night and this morning I obviously have a cold:-(  I so wanted to make some day trips to the zoo and beach this week, but between the truly winter temps in the forecast and now this cold, I'm not sure we'll make it:-(

Thanks for sharing in our Christmas joy yesterday...

HAGD,
Maryann
SmugMug > popular today > Sunday - December 27, 2009

Yesterday was National Boxing Day and we are still a little stressed out over it, LoL :D~
SmugMug > popular today > December 26, 2009 - "Fort Jefferson Lighthouse"

This current metal light tower was installed atop Bastion C of Fort Jefferson in 1876.  The partial view in the background of the parade grounds helps give some scale to the magnitude of the fort.

"The lighthouse, also known as the Garden Key Lighthouse, is featured on a new USA $0.44 stamp this year.

http://www.usps.com/communications/newsroom/2009/pr09_062.htm

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"On January 4, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who visited the area by ship, designated the area as Fort Jefferson National Monument. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 1970. On October 26, 1992 the Dry Tortugas, including Fort Jefferson, was established as a National Park. The islands still do not exhibit any standing fresh water or even seasonal streams, hence the "dry" name. Owing to the potential difficulties of survival in such conditions, one of these islands was used as the location for filming a military survival film used to train aircraft personnel. The shipwrecks located in the waters surrounding Fort Jefferson were extensively mapped and researched in the early 1990s through several projects spearheaded by the NPS Submerged Resources Center. The mapping and survey work conducted culminated in the SRC's publication of Dry Tortugas National Park Site Assesment which outlines many of the sites which can be observed within the park's boundaries."
SmugMug > popular today > December 27 2009 Winter Wonderland

Yesterday morning the weather forecasters said we would have light snow showers ending around noon. It snowed all day and "light" was not a word that came to mind.  When I cleared the driveway around 5:30 we had about 6 inches.  Some of the towns not far North of here got 13 or 15 inches. We probably got another inch or so.

Except for clearing the driveway I wasn't even outside yesterday so shot this out the back window. That's our pond near the center.

I tried to capture the falling snow but didn't have much luck so I shot a 10 second video
http://arthill.smugmug.com/Photography/December-2009/10522001_3Wvqw/1/#750622886_A6EfB-A-LB

Update: George I don't use a shovel except to "push" the snow off the porch. For everything else I'm just walking behind a snowblower.
SmugMug > popular today > "Blue-headed Vireo"
Day 299, Sunday, December 27

We finally had a sunny morning here in South Florida.

I went out at sunrise.  There were the usual, numerous Herons, Coots and Moorhens, but I passed.  I was trying to catch a Great Egret or Blue Heron with its reflection in dark, still water.  I got a couple that were fair.... I might use one tomorrow. 

A little later, I was lucky enough to have this little fellow flirt around in front of me. They are so fast. The top of his head looks black because it is in a shadow.  I believe he is a Blue-headed Vireo and I had never seen one before... They only visit Florida in the Winter.

Norm

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My granddaughter, Quinn, posed for me after Christmas.

Hope you are all enjoying the holiday weekend!
 > My granddaughter, Quinn, posed for me after Christmas.

Hope you are all enjoying the holiday weekend!
My granddaughter, Quinn, posed for me after Christmas.

Hope you are all enjoying the holiday weekend!
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