Oak Leaves are Still Hanging in There

... and here are two shots from late this afternoon to prove it! It's starting to snow, so maybe some snowfall pictures tomorrow.

Pumpkin Pieces

We had two giant pumpkins, they needed cooking, and it seemed like a cooking task even I could handle so I did. Here's a photo of about a third of the pieces sitting in the sink. Took me most of the day.

Worn Out Box & Broken Ties

OK, some abstractions here... take what you will from them. I never know each day what will come up and strike my imagination, but often times it somehow feels more like it is happening to me than I am actively pursuing. Of course the refelction of the overhead light on the waxed floor is an intentional element that I can control.

Brush Strokes and a Car Off the Road

I like this first one as it was just an impression left on the formica by the sink in my art room. These images abound when classes are working on painting assignments.








The second shot was taken in stopped traffic, which I rested in for about half an hour on the way home tonight... hey, what else to do but shoot a few pictures? I won't include the action (slow shutter speeds) ones, although they are always a lot of fun as they are unpredictable.

Stand By - Pencils Have Been Sharpened!

I had a fit with all the colored pencils in my "monkey box" and had to sharpen them. I'm so cheap with everything that I sharpen them with a knife so I don't lose all that precious colored center by sharpening with a regular sharpener. I like to leave the leads a little longer so I can draw more without having to put a new edge on them, and the knife cut lets me do that. So I'm looking at the chips I've shaved off into the lid of the "monkey box" and I find this picture.

Apple Gulls

The Bay gulls have discovered the apple tree in the edge of the field and they feasted there this morning for quite a while. I got a number of shots of them as they came in and were frightened away, but this one with them in flight was my favorite, with the implied motion and mixture of various shapes of their wings in flight. Lots of gulls!

Sunrise Over Taunton River

 This morning gave me a shot I had to stop for, and knowing that I was in the middle of the bridge and that there were likely going to be eighteen wheelers coming through at some point (there was only one, so that was good) didn't seem to matter. The sun was just reflecting off the clouds and the effect was beautiful. I think I would like to do a painting of this scene.

The Cactus Again

I think, after a closer look, I got a really good photo of the Christmas cactus today. Better than last Wednesday, eh?

Princess and the Pea

Jen and I went to the Fall Musical at MDI High School last night and thoroughly enjoyed the work by the kids. The lead (princess) was one of my advisees and she was great! The whole play was well cast, directed and designed and the final performance was to a sold out audience. Two photos I really liked I am posting.

Moon on the Way Home

I don't really understand why the moon has such a fascination for me, but it has for a while and I have made numerous posts with the moon as the center of focus. I was really struck on the way home from school tonight by the way the light of the moon played within the setting sun shining on the trees. Beauty is truly all around me.