19-NOV-2006
November 19, 2006 - Tight fit
The day started out fairly well today, but has turned nasty this evening, with rain and sleet. Expecting snow in the mountains, and maybe around here too. Our cat Wilson has been outside most of the day, and he curled up in his favorite shoe box when he did come in.
18-NOV-2006
November 18, 2006 - Madison posing
A decent day today with a little sunshine and highs in the upper 50's. I decided to try a few shots of Madison for possible Christmas card material. This was one of them.
17-NOV-2006
November 17, 2006 - Johnny Comes Marching Home
Drizzle this morning and continued cloudy now. Temps in the upper 30's to low 40's. This statue is located on the Capitol campus here in Charleston. I particularly like his long rifle.
16-NOV-2006
November 16, 2006 - Cedar Waxwing
Heavy rains this morning, then a brief clearing. It's clouding up again now. Temps in the 60's this morning. I went out after the hard rains this morning and the waxwings were still eating berries, so I got a chance to get a few shots. I like this one because you can really see the yellow tip on his tail.
04-OCT-2006
November 15, 2006 - Early Morning on the Williams River
Raining today, with highs in the low 40's. Another dreary day, and since we're getting carpet put down, there was a need for someone with a weak mind and a strong back. Since I half qualify (not sure about the back part), I won't have much time with my camera, so I posted this one of the Williams River that I took earlier this fall.
14-NOV-2006
November 14, 2006 - Sparrow
A carbon copy of yesterday, with overcast skies and cool temps in the low 40's. I got a chance to go out at lunch and this little guy flew up and posed for me.
13-NOV-2006
November 13, 2006 - Berry-eating Robin
Cloudy and quite cool this morning, with temps hovering around 40. The robins had joined the waxwings and other birds in raiding the flowering crabapple trees. I realize this one isn't snap sharp, but it was about as good as I could get under less than ideal lighting conditions.
09-OCT-2006
November 12, 2006 - View from Spruce Knob
Weather here has gone from the mid 70's and sunny to rain and cold with a high today in the low 40's. It's been a very busy weekend and didn't get to do much with my camera. So I decided to post this one that I took earlier this fall from Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia. This is one of the reasons that neighboring mountains are referred to as the Blue Ridge mountains.
02-NOV-2006
November 10, 2006 - My little visitor
Absolutely beautiful day today, with sunshine and temps in the mid 70's. Rain is coming tomorrow too, and we'll go back to November weather. My wife and I took advantage of the beautiful day to get a lot of outside work done, including putting out tulip bulbs. I didn't take this one today, but these little guys were very busy today too.
09-NOV-2006
November 9, 2006 - Oakleaf Boat
Warm and sunny today with unusually high temps in the low 70's. Had the day off from work today, but was busy around the house and didn't get to do much photographing. But I happened to walk past this leaf just as it had landed in the water.
08-NOV-2006
November 8, 2006 - Down They Come
Rain this morning but now has quit. Temps in the upper 50's. The wind and rain that we've had recently has brought down most of the leaves, including this one that I isolated.
06-NOV-2006
November 7, 2006 - You talkin' to me?
Steady rain today with temps in the mid-50's. Since I continue to fight a chest cold, I decided that my equipment and I should stay inside. So this one was taken yesterday, while I was tracking down the waxwings. He was busy burying acorns when he paused and looked kind of over his shoulder at me. The image stabilization feature on this lens really increases the number of usable shots.