Year End Review

This will be the last post for 2007. I set out to try and take one picture everyday for the entire year. I didn't quite make it, but that is okay. I posted 216 pictures, which is pretty good for me.

I wasn't sure what to expect from this little venture, but I was pleased with the result. Although it would have been nice to post a picture everyday, I am happy with the quality of the pictures I did post.

This project helped me to think beyond the normal pictures of the kids and our everyday life. Some of them weren't very inspiring, but many of them came out very nice.

What will 2008 hold? Time will tell.

Happy picture taking to all my Project 365 (366 this year) partners.

Gracie the Dog

Gracie enjoying the new snow

Redpoll

There has been a flock of Redpolls in our yard this winter. They are an occasional visitor to our yard and we are hopeful that they will stay for the rest of the winter.

Eggs

Our "ladies" are doing a great job in the henhouse and we are getting 10-12 eggs a day now. There is nothing like fresh eggs...yum!

Pond in Winter

We are trying to keep our fish in the garden pond this winter. (Can you see him in the bottom of the photo...little orange streak in the water?) We are using the pump and keeping a fountain of water spraying to keep some of the water free from ice. So far it is working well, but we will see when the weather gets very, very cold.

Christmas Slippers

Some of the girls received these cute slippers on Christmas.

Sun and Ice

The ice hanging off the eaves makes very interesting formations.

Branches

We have had some very windy weather of late and our old maples do a lot of shedding. I like to think of it as God doing his pruning.

Handprints

Bessie hand prints on the trampoline.

Orange Sunset

Lovely sunset on our way home from the library.

Ice

We have had some very cold weather recently. After a brief warm up and rain, the cold weather blew in and most of our back year looks like this.

Steeples

This is a little city where I went to high school. There are seven churches in this pictures. Six of them have traditional steeples and one has a more Gothic castle look to it. There are a couple of Catholic churches, a Methodist, Congregational, Baptist and Episcopal.

Train Trestle

Train trestle over a flood control canal.

Hanging On

Pretty much all of the leaves have fallen, but there are one or two trees around that just refuse to give up their colors. This tree was especially brilliant.

Turkeys

Almost everyday, we see turkeys in the field across the road. This was part of a flock of about 20 birds.

Shimmers

As the sun shown through the window and onto the wall in the family room, the heatwaves from the woodstove danced along the wall. It was very, very interesting to watch.

Fungus

I discovered this beautiful fungus growing on our pool fence.

Late Fall Bloom

We have had a nice run of unseasonably warm weather. Several perennials in my garden are still hanging on. This Simplicity Rose blessed me with this lovely bloom.

Golden Trees

Everywhere you look right now you can see lovely trees of yellow, gold, orange and red. This is a favorite times of the year.

Flying Geese

We are seeing the geese fly over daily. They love the corn field across the road which has been chopped. When they fly over low, you can hear their wings whistle. I love living in the country.