Winter Cardinal

I've been stuck inside because of the snow so I set my camera up by my back door to see if I could get any photos of the birds at my feeder. This photo was my best one. It didn't come out too bad considering I took it through 2 doors and the wind was blowing the feeder. I can't wait to get out with my 500 mm zoom lens when I have a chance to set up good photos.

Share your thoughts

I don't know how many people read my blog but I thought I'd give everyone an opportunity to chat if you feel like it. I know I'm getting tons of traffic fakers but I do know I have a few loyal followers.  Consider this an open forum to share your thoughts but stay nice. I will remove any comments that are inappropriate if we happen to get any nasty folks invading my quiet little blog.

And here's a pretty photo for anyone who may be tired of the nasty winter weather:

                                      Louis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA

Pretty Sunset

I just happened to walk by a window at the right time yesterday evening to see a beautiful sunset. I don't have the most photogenic scenery where I live but the sky is still beautiful. You can even see the sliver of the moon if you look closely.

Blog Comments

Hi Everyone. I just wanted to mention that if you post a comment to one of my posts that is more than 3 days old, your comment won't be posted right away. In order to limit spam, I have the blog set up that I have to moderate comments on the older posts. Even if I don't post for a while, I do try to check in to see if there are comments awaiting moderation. Sorry for the inconvenience, but I figured it will help with the spam. Blogger does a great job in filtering spam because so far I haven't had any. Let's hope it stays that way!

While I'm posting, I thought I'd share this photo with you.  My brother Mike made this when we were teenagers. We made some fancy ornaments and Mike decided to do his own design. My mom (I think) nicknamed it Sputnik. Since my brother died in 1987, it has been a very special ornament. I got it a couple years ago when my parents stopped putting up a tree. They both passed away this year so I got all the special ornaments.

Maryland Mountainside

It's a beautiful day to travel today. I drove home from all the Christmas festivities and the weather was magnificent. It's windy but sunny and clear. The mountains looked beautiful. It was a lot better than yesterday when I had to deal with snow on my trip home from visiting my brother. The forecast was for a "slight chance of snow showers" but no one told the snow that and we wound up with about 3 inches. Nasty for traveling! Today was much more relaxing

Sideling Hill

view from Sideling Hill

Rocky Gap State Park

Holly in the snow

Thought this photo was appropriate for the Christmas season. Merry Christmas to all!

Winter Wonderland!

There was some nasty weather in many parts of the country the past few days. The mountains of Western Maryland got their share. I'm just glad I didn't have to drive in it. Here are some photos of the beautiful sights I got to enjoy this afternoon.

Martins Mountain

 

Sideling Hill

Town Hill

(Sideling Hill is in the background)