"Baby it's cold outside…"

As I said in my last post, it has been cold in Florida. As of today, January 11all of Florida has been affected by an extended cold spell. Most years it gets cold for a day or two, and then warms up, so this cold spell has taken everyone by surprise. Today I took a few photos around our RV resort — winter in Florida!

Every Monday and Thursday a local farm sells vegetables at the park. Today the customers were lined up as usual, but instead of standing around in shorts and t-shirts they were bundled up and shivering.

It is not only the people who are feeling the cold. Every night, and some days, all of the fragile plants need to be covered to protect them from the cold.

But even covering the plants doesn't always save them from damage.

A Glimpse of Spring…

I took these series of tulip photos last spring. With everyone, including those of us in Florida, in the grips of a cold winter, I thought it would be a good time to post photos of flowers!

Silent Sentries…

For over five years I have been taking photos of statues, with the idea of making a handmade book of my statuary photos. Maybe this will be the year! At anyrate, these two statue photos were taken on Monday in the Lake Margaret garden at our RV resort. The gardens around the lake are very inviting, lush, and lovingly cared for by the garden club ladies.

Winter in Florida…

It is cold here in central Florida. It is the middle of the afternoon, and I am not sure that the temperature has gone above 50º. Overnight, for the past several nights, the temperature has been in the twenties. Brrr. During my photo walk through the park area on Monday, I did come across a tree with berries that did not appear to be affected by the cold. I think the common name for the tree is Juneberry.

Visions at Lake Margaret…

Sandhill Cranes are amazing creatures. This pair has been at our RV resort for several years. I took these shots with a telephoto lens this afternoon.

Celebrating the New Year…

A friend suggested that a good way to begin my year of 365 photos would be with a celebration style photograph. And so, for my third photo of the year, I have posting a photo of fireworks taken last January at Disney World.

It can be tricky to get good photos of fireworks — I am working on getting results I am happy with. Many of the newer point and shoot digital camera have a setting for fireworks, and my new Panasonic point and shoot has such a setting. Since I always have the camera with me, I am going to give it a try next time we visit the Magic Kingdom. I also want to use my Nikon D90 DLR and try some of the tips that Pop Photo posted last July at www.popphoto.com/Features/How-to/How-to-Photograph-Fireworks.

Happy New Year…

My wishes for a 


Happy, Healthy and 


Peaceful New Year.

In my last post I wrote that my blogging goal for 2010 is to post a photo a day — or 365 photos. I will certainly make me work for my photography. I need to get my my existing photo library organized, and I plan to spend a lot of time with my camera — and subsequently with my digital darkroom. I begin my quest (because it is a quest) with two photo for January 1 & 2. I had hoped to take a new photo to post on New Year's Day, but here in Central Florida it was raining a good part of the day. Instead, I looked to a series of photos from our stay in Hollywood last fall. In the mall behind Grauman's Chinese Theatre (yes, there is an urban mall behind the landmark theater) we saw this kiosk selling hats — mostly Yankee hats. I took a couple of shots before someone working at the kiosk said that photography was not allowed. I disagree — we were in a public venue — but I knew I already had some shots, so I moved on. I think the photos are fitting since our family is populated by avid Yankee fans, and there will be a Yankee themed family wedding next spring!