Happy New Year

A nice clean fresh look for 2012!  It isn't as cheery as the last one, it just looks a bit more wintery.  I hope you like it.

The top 3 favorite posts on this blog this year are: 

#1: A Storm Coming  ( not sure why.... it was such a blury picture....)

#2:  Pumpkins, Leaves and Sunflowers

#3:  A Wonderful Find

Now.  I need you all to vote for your favorite picture.  The one that gets the most votes will be the "offical" 2011 picture.  I have chosen my favorite from each season this year.  Comment with your vote.  :)  Also, your not requiered to vote by midnight tonight!  :) Just vote anytime you see it.  I'll announce the winning photo in the evening of January 2, hopefully.  

Spring

Summer

Fall

Winter 

Happy New Year!!  

Merry Christmas!

Merry (Late) Christmas everyone!!!

Here are a few photo's from this Christmas:

Sadly.... no snow this year.  :(  Unlike last year... 11 inches!  That was VERY RARE!!!!  This is what it looked like this time last year:

Pretty.  :)
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

Tis the Season...

....For a nap.  

Isn't my little kitten adorable?!!  It was so cute I just had to share it!  

A Walk in the Woods - 2

:D  I forgot some good ones.  :)

Snails.  This is one of my favorite shots. :) 

These are the little trails that all the snails make.  

Trees.  There are so many lines in this picture.  

A Walk in the Woods

We went on a nature walk with my grandparents.  We walked to a little creek that was really pretty.  It gave lots of "scope for the imagination". :) 

This black snake was found sunning itself.  :) He was quite happy to pose for me.  

A single mushroom amidst leaves.  

Isn't this pretty?  There's so much to look at here.  The bottom of the creek, the sun, and the reflection. 

I was actually in the creek for this shot....

Neat water ripples.

A small waterfall.

The sun coming down on moss.  This was such a cool shot I had to share it, even though it's a little blury.

And the moss at another angle.  

Fall Challenge - Wrap up

First, thanks to everyone that did this!!!  And those that didn't do it I hope you enjoyed seeing all the pictures.  :)  Here is the list of everyone that entered:

1. Myself ;)

2. Brier Rose Maiden

3.  Katydids and Bluebirds

I have been asked by "Katydids and Bluebirds" if I will do something like this for spring.  I'm not sure.  I think I will certainly do it again but I'm not sure what season.  Spring would certainly be a good one.  :)

Fall Challenge - Day 7

The Last Day!!!!  I hope everyone's enjoyed the challenge! I sure have.  Thanks for doing it!

For the last day I thought a sunset picture would be appropriate.  :)

To enter your picture for the day comment at the bottom of the post with a linky to your blog.

Fall Challenge! - Day 6

We're nearing the end....

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Fall Challenge! - Day 5

I know.  It looks like it's snowing in the first one.  :) It's not.  I guess the lighting was weird.

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Fall Challenge! - Day 4

These were both taken in the same place but on different days.  Can you tell that the leaves really do fall quickly?  :D

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Fall Challenge! - Day 3

I found that I liked to take pictures of berries.  So I'll warn you.... you may see alot more berry pictures in your future.  :)  I was worried that they didn't "say" Fall enough.   Then I thought a bit more about the all wild birds that I see eating them right now.  Surely they are gathered by all animals in the Fall time.  That made me feel a bit better.  

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Fall Challenge! - Day 2

:) Two again.....  I love the first one and how near the outside of the tree the leaves were dark red but as you looked inside they became bight yellow.  My brother tells my this is because of the amount of sunlight the leaves get.  It might be true.... I've never really researched leaves before.

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Fall Challenge! - Day 1

Today is day 1!!!  I'm rather excited!  Here are my pictures for the day:

I decided to put up two pictures today but you certainly don't have to.  I think I'll try and put two pictures on each one, just because I want to.  To enter your picture for the day comment at the bottom of the post with a linky to your blog.
And if your just now seeing this than you can still enter!  Just go here to see the rules and what we're doing.

Not often seen...

So let me explain how we got these pictures... I was doing chores and I heard our dogs barking.  When I went to see what it was I nearly went nuts.  There was an Emu walking around not far from our road!!!!!  Yes, People!!!  An EMU!!!!!!!!  I went to tell everyone else about it and we piled in the truck to go see it.  Only my mom remembered to bring a camera, so these are her pictures. :)   

We're not exactly sure where it came from...but it was cool!!!!  :)  I mean, how often do you see something like that??????

Pumpkins, Leaves and Sunflowers