I have been absent from Steemit for the last several weeks, but I am hoping to get back into the habit of posting regularly. It's been the usual holiday madness, compounded by a serious case of the winter blahs. I did get a camera for Christmas, and although the learning curve is very steep, I have been playing with it a lot and hope to eventually be able to take some decent pictures with it. Here are a few from last night's gathering with the in-laws.
My mother in law goes a little crazy with the decorating. Every corner of her house has holiday bits all over it. It's quite festive, but it makes me tired imagining how long it takes to put it all up and then take it all down again. Better her than me, I guess.
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Like I said, I'm still trying to figure out how to get a decent picture with the camera. It might be a long road, but eventually I will get some.
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We had more than five inches of rain here in two days, which made for some exciting flooding possibilities, but nothing really dire happened. The creek that flows past the house got pretty rowdy, though, and I went out to get a few pictures and play with the camera settings.
The road was flooded in a couple of places, but only on one side, so it wasn't much of a hazard. Driving on the opposite side of the road is something I do all the time anyway. That's the only way to avoid the potholes.
Here are a few I managed to get that I really liked. This one is Farmer Dan's house reflected in the slough. I think I will print a copy of it for him.
This one is just a dead blackberry cane, but I love the colors, or lack of them.
Here's a shot of @meanbees when we went up to cut our Christmas tree. I am having fun learning to play with the depth of field thing.
Anyway, there haven't been any big stories lately. Just the slow day to day of a Pacific Northwest winter; gray and damp and a little dull. At least we have passed the solstice and the days are getting longer again, even if only by a matter of minutes.
That snow is not from this year. We have been spared so far. Happy holidays to all! I am off to baste the turkey!