As the Day Wears On

Linus slowly loses his patch of sun.

If I Were a Groundhog...

We finally got a beautiful sunrise this morning, and I almost missed it too!  I got lulled into dull, rainy sunrises last week, and didn't remember to look out the window until after sunrise. Luckily this was one of those sunrises that built slowly.  It's a pretty spectacular scene when the mountain casts a shadow, and it seems to only happen at this time of year.  I was just imagining it happening on groundhog day, and the poor little groundhog heading back into his den to hibernate for eternal winter!  Still struggling with color balance on these vivid sunrises.  My eye sees pink, but the camera records the sunrise in a bloody-orange color. A quick online search for how to correct this turned up blank. Any advice?  The very low-lying clouds have taken on the correct pink, almost lilac color.  This is what happened to me last year too.  Low clouds and fog got the correct color, and the sky came out a bright orange. 

Linking to Skywatch Friday

Groundhog Day

Well, after a long, rainy winter, we were blessed with bright sunshine today. What does this mean?  Can we all count on the groundhog in Pennsylvania or is this seasonal forecast purely a local thing?  And what time of day does the groundhog peer out?  This morning we started out with fog, then midday bright sunshine with high clouds, now later in the afternoon the clouds are getting thicker.  Plus, it turns out we have our own season-predicting hedgehog here in Portland.  Who knew?  And he didn't see his shadow this morning.  Good thing he didn't join me for lunch in White Salmon, Washington, where this bright shadow photo was taken!

Winter

...as seen on my neighbor's garage door.

February 5

Today was an around the house day, so a photo from the house seems fitting.  I just recently noticed this shadow.  Maybe because we hardly use the light that casts it.  The light gave the photo an orange tone so I decided to convert it to black and white.  Now it reminds me of Twilight Zone.  I'm not sure that's a good thing.  I'm glad my real house is in color!

December 31

I'm reading the Steve Jobs biography right now, and really loving it!  I had just finished the mac design section this morning when I took Clover for her walk.  I'm sure it influenced what I saw, because the simplicity of this tiny valley oak leaf and shadow really stood out to me.  *The journey is the reward!*

December 21

I just can't help but see shadows this month, and given that today is Winter Solstice, a shadow photo seems appropriate.   This pattern reminds me a little of Charlie Brown's shirt.

December 7

I don't really have a lot to say about this one.  It's not my favorite, but it did catch my eye.  The shadow reminds me of a puppy dog.  Why the long face?  Guess that's one of the benefits of December shadows.