Preparing for a Reverse Snowbird

Leaving this

 Vero Beach, FL- December, 2013

Heading to this

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY- December, 2013

 Will miss this

Vero Beach, FL- December 2012

While preparing for this

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY - December 2013

How about some high temperatures

(with a side of high tint)?

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY- December 2013

Guess the blog has to do what nature won't.  Raised the temperature and the tint to deepen the reds and the greens.  

Grand Central Station, New York City- December 2013

On the Fifth Day of Christmas my true love gave to me

five golden rings field

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY- December 2013

Back to Kenridge Farm.  Wouldn't think you could create gold in winter, especially with snow on the ground, but the sun was hitting the grasses just right and on second look even the trees went for the gold.  

ON THE SECOND DAY OF CHRISTMAS MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME

TWO TURTLE(s and two)DOVES

Vero Beach, FL- December 2013

Yorktown, NY- July, 2013

The (questionable as to whether they are even) doves located themselves outside the Snowbird's (aka Photographer's) residence and the 'turtles' (one turtle, two mediums)- the pet of one of my students, Ciro.  Ciro took a wonderful photograph and was able to replicate it in pencil.

Ready for Christmas

Cornwall, New York- December, 2013

At a local Christmas tree farm, I found these subjects much more interesting than their green counterparts.  I may have a contender for the 2014 Christmas card.  

Christmas Preserves 

Kenridge Farm, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY, December, 2013

Here is a different view of Storm King Mountain taken from Kenridge Farm a local nature preserve before it is buried under snow and inaccessible for the winter.... 

The Holly and the Ivy

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY- December, 2013

From the Christmas Carol 'The Holy and the Ivy' Of all the trees in the wood, the holly wears the crown... the folks that lived here prior had the foresight to plant some holly bushes around the property for us to enjoy year round but especially in winter.  We just couldn't decide which was the best shot!

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Storm King Mountain, New York- December 2013

 



A little guest blogging by the photographer's daughter who is using an iPhone and breaking the photographer's number one commandment- Thou shalt never shoot into the sun 

 

The shot was taken while she was in a car on the way to the train, while the photographer was on a plane headed for A Place in the Sun

WINDOWS 8

Cornwall-on Hudson, NY - December, 2013

Before the photographer jettisons off to warmer weather he left a plethora of photographs to celebrate the season and finish 2013 with a blog bang.  Here is the first, a dressed up turret and a chimney awaiting St. Nick.   

RIGHT IN MY OWN BACKYARD

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY- December, 2013

Actually, front yard as it were.  In any case welcome to winter on the mountain 2013-14.  

RETAIL'S BUSIEST WEEKEND

Cyberspace- November, 2013

Looking for a great gift idea?  Apparently the guests at the Reef Ocean Resort have and the photographer's cards have sold out.  While it would appear from the e mail that only one card needs replacing a follow up phone call confirmed that five pictures were out of stock.

BACK IN THE GAME

 

 

 

US Military Academy, West Point, NY- November, 2013

 

 

Went to see one of Cindy's colleagues coach a football game at Michie Stadium.  Well we tried anyway; the game was over before we got there.  In the meantime, the tree beckoned and begged to be in the blog.  How could I refuse?



NO  EXCUSES 

A health teacher in my high school talks about a 'no excuses lifestyle' but man we have excuses!  Since August, Cindy's aunt has come to live with us, my back is back to its old tricks (L4,L5) and my camera is up to some new tricks - none of them good, which requires a second trip back to Fuji for some quality time with a camera technician.  In the meantime this is what we have to show for the last three months...

 Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY- October, 2013

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY- October, 2013

Arlington, VT- October, 2013

God's Grandeur

Two different photographers, father and son.  Two different Sundays, one month apart.  Both shots a tribute to the beauty of God's earth.  The photographer at the Cathedral of St. John in Savannah, GA and the son at the top of the Stillman-Howell trail a little closer to home...

Savannah, GA- July, 2013

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY- August, 2013

WHERE IS WALDO?

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY - June, 2013

Even though the picture looks like it is from Florida and the Photographer is currently in Florida, the picture itself was taken a couple weeks ago with the new camera in COH, right in his backyard to be exact....

Garrison, New York- June, 2013

Happy Father's Day to the photographer who actually got his present a few weeks back.  The weather wasn't working to his favor, so he only got to use the new Fuji finepix S for the first time this weekend.  He wanted to make sure I included the fact that the Fuji comes with built in filters, which I guess is fairly obvious from the photograph above.  

(It's been a)Cold Spring

Cold Spring, NY- April, 2013

So very done with the cold winter and the chilly spring.  Onto a beautiful summer

For $ale

Vero Beach, FL - April, 2013

My work, for sale at the Reef Ocean Resort.  Advertised as postcards, these are actually notecards and within the first hour one of each sold.  Stay tuned

Who is your Daddy?

Smithtown, New York- December, 1960

Cindy here-  the photographer is back in Florida and because there is snow on the ground and in the forecast, the blog is refusing to accept sunny, sandy pictures right now.  I was recently in Denver and raided my mother's cache of photos.  I'd never seen the first photo, my dad as a twenty-six year old father, and love it juxtaposed with him as a sixty-two year old Grandpa.  

Nyack, New York- June, 1997

Taking Care of Business

Reef Ocean Resort, Vero Beach, FL - February, 2013

While Cindy can claim I was having fun in the Florida sun while she was home handling the snow and ice that would be entirely untrue.  Our timeshare, The Reef Ocean Resort, has undergone a change in management.  The new manager asked if I would take photographs of the resort to sell as notecards in the front office.  So actually I was hard at work...

all day

                                  

from dawn

until dusk

Kelsey takes Manhattan

New York City, NY- February 2013

&

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY - February, 2013

Cindy HERE

Photographer THERE

Vero Beach, FL- October, 2010

La Jolla, California- February 2013

Cindy here- Big photo credit to my colleague Cathy and her cute as a button daughter Sophie for infusing the blog with some California dreaming.  Gave the picture a little low temperature high tint for some effect.