Still Plenty of Snow

The snow is subsiding and I can finally see grass in my yard again. Repeated snow storms of 1+ feet have really done a number on my landscaping. I hope the little guys pep back up in the spring. Countdown to spring = 20 days.

No Racing Today

I was in Richmond yesterday and stopped by the Raceway. Would have been sweet to find an open gate and run a couple laps :)

Can You Canoe?

I wonder how many of these boats might be for sale?????

Almost....

I had the camera out, all ready to get back to this, and low and behold...no SD card. Hopefully I will find some good ops today.

More to Come

I've been having some technical difficulties with my computer and am running out of inspiring photo ops between my house and work. I be back at it soon. Stay tuned!

Snowy Mall

The downtown pedestrian mall is one of my favorite places in Charlottesville. From it's trendy martini bars and up scale boutiques, to it's music venues and dive bars, it can make you forget you're in a small rural VA, and leave you feeling like your in a cool urban neighborhood.

Cunningham Store

The only thing that makes Cunningham, VA a town these days is this store and a sign that says so. It reminds me of the old country store in Neshanic Sta., NJ where I grew up. I hear this shack has some great fried southern specialties at the lunch counter, but I can't say for sure.

Color Accent

My camera has a 'Color Accent' setting which looks like it will be fun to play with. Most post processing software allows you to do the same thing. The idea here is to take a 'black and white' photo with a single color selected to sand out. I'll surely be playing with this a lot more.

Obviously, I chose the red barn doors in one shot. I'm not sure what the target was in the second, but i think it was the snow or sky?????

Royal Crown Cola

A nice thing about living in rural VA is that no matter how many barns fall down, there will be plenty more to photograph. This little gem is just around the corner from me in Cunningham. I'll post a couple more pictures of it over the next couple days.

Snow Load

Picture of the Day seems to be turning into Picture of the Week. I am still taking pictures everyday, but haven't found the time to post them on a daily basis.

The snow storm that took out my power for two days also did a number on this barn. I was so disappointed to see the damage, but grateful that I had a few shots of it before it tumbled.

MmmmMmmm Good

Finally had time and resources to cook the steak and lobster tail that was planned for last Saturday. Man! That stuff is good. If tuna is chicken of the sea, then lobster is the steak.

Broken Fence

I knocked a board out of my fence gate trying to get it open after the recent snow/ice storm. Somewhat annoying, but Bentley has found the bright side of the situation utilizing the opportunity to get a better look at things in the front yard.

Snowed-in!

Need I say more???!

Snow Piling Up

I made a little time lapse of the recent snow storm which started Friday morning and didn't let up until late Saturday. I wish I had taken more pictures over night, but I was busy stoking the fire, finding my flash light and trying to stay warm.

Power Outage

I've been out of power and disconnected from this here interweb thing for the last three days. I will catch up with some photos as soon as I thaw out.

Busted!

I got busted by the Battery Bandit this morning. I was up early and had a little extra time to scout out a great PotD, but the camera didn't have enough juice for even one shot. Unfortunate too, as the sunrise and frosted landscape look fantastic this morning. Better luck next time.

Carter's Mtn

Not much to say about this. Schools been closed for three days and there aren't many hills around town without evidence of sled riders and snowball fights.

Merry Ground Hog Day!

If I can find a ground hog not seeing his/her shadow, I will take a picture of it and post it. Until then, I'll post this '6 more weeks of winter' themed picture of icicles. Cheers!

Jefferson Drive

I have not had much picture time the last couple of days. The snow has been great this winter. This is what my house looked like today.