We got 5 inches so far...

wind chill here now is -1...

but before the sun went down...

Craig went out and took some shots...

not sure when the wind is supposed to pick up...

and now they are saying more snow through out tomorrow, too...

it's a dry snow...

but this is the beauty of winter...

just wish it wasn't so cold so we could sit outside and enjoy it more...

and that' all there is...

come back soon...

Debbie update:

she's going home and feeling much better...

her spirits are good!

Praise God for His mercy and healing...

I challange you...

to post 10 photos today of ordinary things...

from a different angle...

change the perspective...

and watch the ordinary...

become powerful...

moving...

fascinating...

bolder...

and more confident...

and while you're at it...

look at today that way...

and then report back on what you saw...

because what we get out of life is how we look at it...

head on sometimes becomes ho-hum...

so...

look sideways...

under...

from above...

really look closer...

and then all the little blessings are larger...

more intense...

and not so fleeting...

and it's a great way to spend indoor time...

words for thought and laughs...

A snowflake is one of God's most fragile creations, but look what they can do when they stick together!

Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up.

Chinese Proverb

Don't speak unless you can improve on the silence.

- Spanish Proverb

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Confucius

Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching. and live like it's heaven on earth.

Mark Twain

I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself.

Mark Twain

The Americans will always do the right thing . . . After they've exhausted all the alternatives.

Winston Churchill

When confronted by a difficult problem, you can solve it more easily by reducing it to the question, "How would the Lone Ranger handle this?

David Brent

When you see a married couple coming down the street, the one who is two or three steps ahead is the one that's mad.

Helen Rowland

Here we go again...

it's still snowing...

we have between 3-4 inches now...

and then when this gets done...

the wind will pick up tomorrow and blow this stuff everywhere...

hoping all of you are warm and safe...

because I know east of here...

it's worse...

Rebecca and I haven't been getting a lot of comments lately...

and I am beginning to wonder if some of our buddies are without power...

they could be shopping online to get the clearance deals going on out there...

or they could be doing what I should be doing...

cleaning, sorting and purging...

that's happening a little at a time here...

because I don't want to be in here doing spring house cleaning when it finally warms up out there!...

no way...

but where do you begin?

I did get my own number at the antique mall...

got my tags made...

looking for things to go in there...

when Craig can get to town and take out what's in there and replace it with new...

my new number goes into effect on the 1st of next month...

they are also looking for me a place to put my cabinet outside of Rebecca's booth...

hers is so full and she could use the extra room...

but no word on that yet...

and then what comes back here will go on my new blog to sell things!

and I will be getting that started...

cause I got stuff...

too much stuff...

well, it's lunch time for me...

chicken noodle soup...

while we sit here and watch the snow come down...

more later...

one of my favorite things...

well, maybe more than one...

kisses and taking pictures...

this one is low light with no flash...

now this has more light...

still no flash...

without the flash you lose your auto focus...

so you have to have a steady hand or a tripod...

not every shot is going to make the grade...

so take several of each angle...

at different ranges...

play around with it...

if they don't come out...

delete...

and do it again...

play around with different backgrounds...

I use black and white mostly...

they have negative color and will not change the color of the object you are taking...

don't watch through the view finder...

just stick your hand out and click...

and experiment with light...

the softness...

the direction...

uplighting from the side is my favorite...

it casts more shadows...

adds more depth...

taking photos should be fun...

and the better they come out...

the more fun it is...

and the more you want to try for something different...

so come out of your comfort zone...

and remember to shoot away...