Day 284

I have kitty duty this week, so I took some photos at my parents' house of their foliage.

Gumball tree

A few fallen leaves were red.

Tall fern like plant

Day 198

Today I went to the house of two close friends, to celebrate the birthday of one of them. Before starting to drink the Lambic that my husband bought for the lady of the house and I to share, I took some photos of a tree.

Day 102

Today, Alex and I took a walk to the playground. While she was playing, I took photos.

These flowers are sprouting up next to the swing set. I think they are Daffodils, but I won't be certain until it blooms.

This is a gumball nestled in the sprouting flowers.

The trees in our neighborhood are beautiful. I love photographing them in different ways. They are nature's sculptures.

This is towards the marsh area. I love how much they look like mysterious dangerous woods, when photographed, but in reality, they look very inviting.

Alex was sitting on a boulder playing the "drums" with sticks.

I like the light edges on this type of pine cone.

There are sections of freshly fallen pin needles laying on the long dead ones.

Day 91

Today, when we woke, there was a light dusting of snow. On the way back from the bus stop, I took photos.

I liked seeing the singular dead leaves with snow on them, against the pavement.

This English Ivy leaf is partially broken. I like the contrast of the white snow against the dark green leaf. Also, the snow dusting shape on the rail is neat, since it follows the shape of the Ivy leaf.

As I was taking photos, I heard crows, so I went off looking for them. They flew off just as I got close. The formation of the trees above where is was, were pretty.

This is a gumball with snow.

On the way back to the house, I notice this mirror globe on the ground, had snow at the top. I thought this would be a nice photo for Amy of Snow Globe 365. Essentially it's snow on a globe, but still fitting. The globe is reflecting the trees and what remains of a garden. You can also see me in it a bit. There is soil on the bottom side of the globe.

I liked being able to see myself in the reflection, in my crouched pose. Whether I am taking photos of the ground or sky, I'm normally crouched. I wear flat shoes. I'm wearing my normal herringbone pattern coat and my grandmother's black faux leather gloves. Photo wise, I like the view of double globes.

This a better photo of the second globe with snow on it. This one also has dirt at the bottom. I suspect this occurs when rain splashed mud up.

When the type of weather changes, different plants are more noticeable than at other times. Today, I noticed the color of these tree leaves. I like the shape and how the snow has laid on them.

I never thought much about Fall leaves until this project. Now, I appreciate the discoloration of leaves and how weather affects the color. 

Day 69

It was still rainy and overcast this morning, so I took photos of wet plants. The weather has improved.

I liked the discoloration in this pile of wet leaves.

These red berries had lovely clinging drops of water.

Some of the gumballs were dark when wet...

...and some were normal colored.

The pine cones were dark from the rain.

Day 62

The thin sheets of ice from yesterday had melted by 3pm, but there were still thicker areas and chunks.

Day 44 - Christmas Day

As part of our Christmas traditions, we went to my parents' house for a large breakfast. After breakfast, I went outside to take some photos.

This is a dead hydrangea. I was still alive about a month ago, but now all the blooms have died. Mom plans on cutting it back soon, which means removing the dead blooms.

This is a beachy plant. I love the fuzzy texture and appearance of it.

Gumball

Dad likes to pay Alex (as he used to pay us when we were kids) to pick up the massive amount of gumballs that cover the yard. They missed this one, but there aren't many left.

This is a dead potted plant.

After 1pm, we headed over to John's parents' house for more festivities. The sky was overcast, but not thick enough that you could not see the sun. Later, it snowed...which we will get to in a moment.

The snow was still falling as we were leaving. This is snow collected on the front passenger side window.

By the time we got home, the blanket of snow was thick. I figured I would photograph some snow covered plants just in case there is a freak thing and there is no snow in the morning...that is doubtful.

This is a Rhododendron.

This is a leaf from a bush.

This is a dead plant.