1/7/14

Still thinking of summer though today was better.  A high of 12 when I went to work which was the high for the whole day on Monday.  It's in the 30s today and quite balmy.  :-)  This is a photo of a little Skipper on my Lantana bloom.

1/6/14

There was no school today due to it being quite bitterly cold.  I had to work though.  Ah well.  Got some things done while it was quiet.  This is a very cold Goldfinch that was taken when I thought 20 F was cold.  It only made it to a high of about 12 today.  Yuck.  I am so done with winter.  Come on spring!

1/5/14

Wow, it's cold out, only 10 and looks like 2 to 3 more inches of snow.  I have had enough now.  It's Steamy Sunday over on G+ today so thinking of warmer days and steam trains to kep me warm with an image from my favorite Colorado railroad, the Cumbres & Toltec.  Here it is shown heading out of Antonito, CO on it's way to Chama, New Mexico.

1/4/14

It's supposed to snow again even though we haven't gotten rid of the first stuff we got and then turn bitterly cold.  I'm very tired of winter and thinking of warmer days.  This is an image from September of a rather lovely sunset I thought.  The sun was a nice warming ball of fire.  :-)

1/3/14

It's extremely windy out and very cold so here's something that might warm us up.  I brought my Hibiscus in to over winter and it has begun to bloom.  I shot this against a dark background and liked the side view of the bloom.

1/2/14

I spent some time yesterday afternoon while it was cold and snowing going through some older images I had taken this past year and never processed.  Today is something I found that was rather different and interesting.  From what I found in my book, I believe that this is a Threadwaisted Wasp.   It was on some Sedum in the garden this summer.  It was fairly large but neat looking with the long, thin body body.

1/1/14

Happy New Year!  We made it to 2014!  May this year be better than the last!  We are supposed to begin the new year with snow, not sure if I am happy about that, we have a 100% chance for it plus very cold.  I'm thinking of warmer days and this is an image of a Blanket flower bloom after a rain.