day.361 - winter 'wonder'shield

Cold winds, snow flakes, and icicles – oh my.

The light of the lampost really shows off the tiny details 

of the icy snowflakes on my windshield.

day.358 - holiday treats

Yummy holiday treats were abundant at my family's Christmas Eve get-together.

Always good food, even better people!

day.356 - warm glow

 

Literally the last thing I saw before bed. I like the glow of this shot.

And no, I didn't touch this up ;)

day.354 - second birthday

It was baby takeover at my nephew's birthday party.

I took this sitting at the table – interesting how cutie Rowan is in focus

and the mommas are blurry.

day.345 - first birthday

My nephew really wanted his new dino ride, 

they kept pulling it away to keep him stepping towards it :)

day.342 - periwinkle sunrise

A soft sunrise to greet me in the morning, 

I just love the skies around me out in the country.

day.338 - winter flowerbud

A new bud on our geranium has started to bloom, even in the winter!

day.337 - majestic mountains

On the drive back from Norfolk, we stopped at this site off the highway.

Maybe this is where part of that 'purple mountains majesty' came from... eh?

day.333 - first dusting of snow

The first, light dusting of snow, just a few days after Thanksgiving

day.330 - rainy night lights

Rain makes for an interesting element to shoot in, 

I shot this one from the car as we headed to dinner.

day.328 - turkey table

Thanksgiving at my aunt & uncle's, always a beautiful setting :)

day.323 - faith donation

We donated two of my brothers framed, faith-based posters to our church's

youth group, along with a photo and this caption. He was very involved in the group 

when he was in high school. I know he would've liked our decision :)

day.319 - melty pumpkin

The Graphics superheros love this little pumpkin.

It looks like it's melting...either that, or it's growing tentacles. ;)

day.318 - iLove

My new iMac at work (minus the fingerprints, of course) ..... <3

day.312 - porch, complete

After two months of being under construction, 

the back porch / patio project is complete.

Here's a before shot, just for comparison :)

day.303 - up in the air

I snagged a window seat on the flight home :)

day.302 - Cork Jazz Festival

 

After the Blarney Stone and Castle, we headed to the city of Cork

for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. I noticed this humorous graffiti

and took the shot. Quite a nice composition, if I may say so myself!

day.301 - Conner's Pass

On our tour of the Dingle Peninsula, we drove through Conner's Pass

in the mountains. We decided to stop at various pull-offs and this one in 

particular, was spectacular. We scaled the rocky mountainside and to our surprise,

discovered this natural lake at a plateau about a third of the way up.

day.300 - Cahir Castle

We toured the Cahir Castle, the most well-preserved castle in Ireland.

As we explored, Laura noticed this intriguing skyline of castle and local real estate. 

Great idea Laura!

day.299 - Cliffs of Moher

One of the many breathtaking views

at the Cliffs of Moher.