Orange you glad it’s the weekend?

March 7, 2015March 6, 20155 Comments

This week’s Daily Press Photo Challenge is all about the color orange. The world is full of orange, and I can’t get enough of it (especially the color we had our living room painted in our last house – I think it was called Hearthstone or something like that – it was gorgeous and I could have painted every room in the house that color). Since I’m such a sunset devotee, I decided to share some of my more orangey pictures (though a couple other things made their way in as well).

“Come into my chamber,” said the spider to the fly.

My first glimpse of Saturday’s sunset.

Don’t forget to check out some of the other orange posts, and have a great weekend! 🙂

Photo 365 #212

March 7, 2015March 6, 20156 Comments

I just can’t get enough of that beautiful blue sky. It’s been so long since we’ve seen it this regularly, and I’m enjoying it as much as possible.

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What about you? Are you ready for winter to kiss us goodbye?

Photo 365 #211

March 6, 20152 Comments

It’s another beautiful sunny day out there!

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I just love that blue sky. And compared to the temps we’ve had lately, it’s downright balmy out there this afternoon!

Happy Friday, everybody! 🙂

Photo 365 #209

March 4, 20152 Comments

The sky was a lovely shade of blue this morning, and I couldn’t help taking pictures:

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There’s nothing quite as thrilling as the sight of a bright blue sky after a long winter. 🙂

Photo 365 #206

March 1, 2015February 28, 20152 Comments

Here’s another picture from yesterday’s frigid excursion:

It looks like someone spent all night gluing glitter to my trees. It’s awesome. 🙂

Photo 365 #205

February 28, 20156 Comments

I was pleasantly surprised this morning to find I’d awoken in a winter wonderland. Forced to brave the subzero cold, I at least had the pleasure of watching the snow sparkle in the sunlight as it clung to the trees:

I may grouse about winter an awful lot, but I can’t imagine a prettier sight than this after all the gray days we’ve had of late. 🙂

Photo 365 #204

February 27, 20157 Comments

A gorgeous sunset capped off a gorgeous day yesterday:

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The colors in the sky were almost as pretty as the colors the fading sun cast out on the snow. 🙂

Photo 365 #203

February 26, 20156 Comments

Funny how much can change in a day, isn’t it? Driving into work yesterday looked like this:

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Meanwhile, this morning was bright and sunny, and the few clouds in the sky added to the scene, rather than detracting from it. If it weren’t so blessed cold (we’re talking record lows), I’d say this is the kind of day that makes a person feel good to be alive, but since it is, I’ll leave you with something Bubbles said last night:

B: “When I got off the bus, I thought I was on Hoth.”

Kid’s not wrong… 🙂

Photo 365 #202

February 25, 2015Leave a comment

It’s the snowpocalypse!

The snowpocalypse got off to a slow start this morning.

Well, that escalated quickly.

That’s right, we’re finally getting our share of snow here in the Midwest, and boy, do I wish the forecast had been right the first time. That forecast had most of the snow falling overnight, meaning I wouldn’t have to drive in it. But the revised forecast had it starting this morning, and it came pretty much when they said it would.

It hasn’t let up since.

I’ve been documenting it on Instagram all day, and I’ll probably post another picture just before I leave. Suffice it to say, we’ve had quite a bit of snow in a short amount of time, and it ain’t even close to over. *sigh*

Photo 365 #192

February 15, 2015February 13, 20154 Comments

I love how moisture brings out the color in an otherwise dreary landscape:

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I took this a couple of weeks ago, back before our newest round of snow made this beautiful apple tree even more beautiful. Sadly, I never managed to get a picture of it dusted with snow. 😦