Yay! It's a brand spankin' New Year!!

Another year has come and gone.  And like most years there are good things and bad things; regardless it’s all part of the grand scheme of things.  My hairdresser asked me if I had made any New Year resolutions and I admitted that I did not.  I think I’ve pretty much given up on that notion.  I told her that I’ve worked for the State long enough that I now think in fiscal year instead of calendar year.  I think she will be bugging me in July to see if I’ve made any resolutions for the upcoming fiscal year.  ‘Fraid not!  Every day is a new day that gives you the opportunity to do the right thing and be the best you can be.



Reedy Point Bridge, near Delaware City



 

 

 



The coolest thing about this picture is not the house...



One thing I will definitely work on this year, whether fiscal or calendar year is my pursuit to be a better photographer. There is a really nice website called Digital Photography School that I learned about on facebook and because I “friended” them, I get frequent updates on new techniques and ideas. It’s just that nudge I need to sometimes get out of a rut and maybe look at things from a different angle. One area I need to get a handle on is managing the umpty ump photos I have taken in the last 2 years. My external hard drive is starting to choke so I think I better do some housekeeping. I’m praying for a couple of snow days that will force me inside to make that odious task happen!

Many people think that there is nothing worth taking pictures of this time of year.  To me, there is never a bad time to take a picture!  I am learning to keep that camera with me ‘cause you never know what you may come across or when there is going to be a spectacular sunset.  Just last week I was returning from a “hen” party and had to take a picture of a business for my friend’s retirement party.  I decided to take the long way home and was delighted to find a field chok-a-blok full of boisterous snow geese just ripping it up and doing what snow geese do…in this case a lot of honking, fighting, eating and pooping!  It was a spectacular site to see such a huge amount of them rummaging through the remnants of a cornfield on a back road not far from the house.  They were quite close to the edge of the road and were not very intimidated by me or my camera.  They did scoot away from the edge when a car came by, but they quickly returned to their raucous mission of feasting.  A portion of the group would fly up and quickly settle a few more feet into the field; they created their own little windstorm with the flapping of their wings and I found myself picking a few downy feathers out of my hair later.  I am grateful it was only feathers….  They made an awesome display of migrating wildfowl against a very cool January evening.  I feel my pictures failed to capture their wild beauty but the pictures in my memory are perfect! 

 

I’m not sure where my next “off season” photo shoot will be.  My photo buddy is hoping for some frigid weather so that we can go shoot pictures of ice.  Given my knack of mishaps when out in the field, I’m sure he will be asking for insurance and next of kin information before we venture out again.  Whoever said, the journey is part of the adventure wasn’t lying!  We may not have gotten the greatest shots on these outings but we sure won’t forget me tripping over my own feet and sliding down hills on my keester!  And strangely we continue to go on these outings…Perhaps I should start charging for entertainment!