Fruit De Mer

The annual Christmas party at work was actually in January. December just didn't work. I had the Fruit De Mer, a heaping pile of linguine with clams, shrimp and scallops. We had dinner at Aqua Vino in Utica. As always the food was delicious.

Cold Swim

I got my bike ride in for January before the snow. I have two goals for the year. One, to bike 300 miles on the canal trail and to bike every month of the year. That might depend on the snowfall. If I can bike in February, then I will have biked during every month of the year.

This was the first duck I've seen on the old canal when I've been out on the bike. I've seen deer, snappers, skunks, cats, dogs, squirrels, pedestrians, a boy scout troop and the occasional biker. I saw the duck, and then it was another 45 minutes before I got back there with a camera. I was surprised to see the duck still there.

Fire in the Sky

 

The sunset was fantastic. I work in the middle of East Syracuse where it is flat. I went down towards the dead end of the road to shoot the sky through the trees and swamp. 

I've been looking at these ornaments, we actually have them as a table decoration. Less likely to fall to their demise. I set it up on a flashlight and placed the tree behind it. Handheld at 105mm f/4.5.

Shoot First Ask Questions Later

I wanted to get the shot early in the day and as the sun broke on the horizon, my ever ready talkative 5 year old said "Dad, the sun! Get a picture!" Who wants to brave the 11 degrees outside, not me, so I shot through the dining room window.

Snow!

Turns out I shot two pictures the whole day. One was too dark because I had late night settings instead of outdoor morning settings on the camera, the second shot was snap and go from the hip.

Somehow I think it worked.  We had about 6 inches of new lake effect fluff on the ground and on the tree!

New Year's on the wrong day?

Having the official holiday on a Monday, January 2 is really throwing me off. 

So you might think it's a day late, sorry, Happy New Year!