January 7, 2007 - Wet Sparrow
It started out cloudy today and then the clouds opened up. Too wet to have my equipment out. So I posted this one of a little fellow who'd been in the rain for awhile. I have decided that since I'd done this for 6 months, I'm going to ease up a little on this. I will continue to post, but won't feel as urgent a need to post every day.
05-JAN-2007
January 5, 2007 - A wary eye
Warm and rainy today, with highs in the mid to upper 60's. We had rain this morning, but it quit long enough at noon for me to get a walk in. These guys were foraging along the river bank, and didn't pay very much attention to me, so I got pretty close to them.
04-JAN-2007
January 4, 2007 - Confused Magnolia Tree
Sunny today with highs to be in the mid 60's. This has been such strange weather that even the magnolia trees are confused. This one is actually budding.
03-JAN-2007
January 3, 2007 - Frosty the Robin
Cold this morning, with lows in the mid-20's. But it is supposed to warm up to near 60 this afternoon. The robins have moved on to the holly berries, and I caught this one waiting his turn to get into the tree.
02-JAN-2007
January 2, 2007 - Top of the Dome
Cloudy this morning but sunny this afternoon. Highs near 50. Normally, the gold leaf on the dome reflects so badly that it blows out the detail. But this was an opportunity to shoot it with high, bright overcast skies.
January 1, 2007 - Tucker County Barn
The new year started with a few peeks of sun and then clouded over in the afternoon and got cooler. Temps in the upper 40's most of the day. I was watching football today, so I posted this one of a barn that I took last fall in Tucker County, near Canaan Valley State Park.
31-DEC-2006
December 31, 2006 - Madison in Black and White
Cloudy today with warm temps hovering around 60. Expecting rain by the end of the day. And no cold weather in sight. Since we got to keep Madison and extra day this weekend while Mom and Dad went out to play, I got the opportunity to get a few shots of her. I thought the black and white looked pretty good.
December 30, 2006 - Closeup of the Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Warm again today with mixed clouds and sun. Temps around 60. It had really been a strange December, weatherwise. I had church meetings all day today, so I didn't get to go out and shoot. So I decided to post this one that I took earlier this week, as I got up close with the sapsucker. He really likes the suet I put out for the birds.
29-DEC-2006
December 29, 2006 - High School Wrestling
Warm and sunny today with highs near 60. I attended a wrestling tournament today with our local team, Calhoun County, entertaining six other schools in round robin matches. I had never taken photos in the high school gym before, and found it to be quite the challenge. As you can see from the data, I had to go to 800 ISO for these, so they may be a little grainy. I will be posting the rest of the photos in their own gallery as soon as I get them ready.
28-DEC-2006
December 28, 2006 - Downy Woodpecker
Hazy sun today with temps expected to reach near 60. We really haven't had much winter yet. I slipped back out on the porch this morning and had a great time shooting birds (with the camera). This little guy came in and got up close and personal.
27-DEC-2006
December 27, 2006 - Red-bellied Woodpecker
Partly cloudy today with highs around 40. I fed the birds this afternoon and then kind of came up with a makeshift blind on my back porch. This guy came in for the corn. I didn't know they ate corn.
December 26, 2006 - Summer Mushrooms
One of the darkest and dreariest days of the year, with temps starting the mid 40's this morning and dropping into the 30's with a cold rain. Didn't venture out with my equipment in this nasty weather, so I decided to post this one that I took this summer while exploring Cathedral State Park. There are still virgin hemlock trees growing there, and these mushrooms like the environment.