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A Photoless New Year’s Eve Post

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Hello, everyone! Just a quick note to wish you Happy New Year. I haven’t done a post on either of my blogs because my dear Macbook is visiting the Apple Techs at the Apple Store. The other day, the fan ran really high and I noticed a solvent-like smell. Yuck. It ran just fine after that, but I thought I’d better have the techs take a look at it. It’s been 48 hours.

I don’t like being without my computer. Not at all.

Hopefully I can pick it up today…if not, tomorrow or Sunday. I’ve been reading blogs on our desktop computer but for some reason, I can’t always leave a comment.

Since I don’t ever do a ‘Best of (fill in year)’ post or a recap of my favorite posts, I am simply wishing you all a wonderful New Year. May all your dreams come true.

Playing With Camera Settings

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Achy muscles today from the shoveling extravaganza on Monday. The snow is beautiful but I would prefer a gentle dusting of snow in the future. Just enough to be pretty, but not so much that I must take a day to recover after shoveling it. Please take note, Mother Nature.

I’m playing with the manual settings on my camera – tiptoeing into apertures, shutter speeds and ISO. Though I know the basics, more often than not I rely on the auto setting. If I want a camera upgrade, I figure I should expand my knowledge and capabilities as much as I can with this camera first.

This is the tiniest ornament I own – I’ve had it for years. I’d guess it’s about an inch high.

Playing a little with focus and depth of field.

I just like this one.

Experimenting with White Balance – one version,

And another.

I’ve challenged myself this next year to take more risks and keep learning new things. These are the books that Don gave me for Christmas:

I’m having fun. And I’m not shoveling.

Buckets of Snow

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Attention: a snow update from Mockingbird Hill Cottage:

I’d say we have a least 20 inches. Yikes. Today has been about shoveling. And shoveling. And shoveling.

I’m tired.

Lambs Like to Party

Lambs Like to Party

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