Home for the Holidays always means getting the back garden ready for the family to visit during the Xmas break.

Fall, such as it is, in Texas

***

***

Well the tree is finally up and all the halls are decked, guess it's just time to wait for the big man now!

outside of a recently burned-down furniture store

It's become a tradition that I get her a Christmas ornament every year

Helios 44-2

He's not a very smart dog, but he loves to run

Christmas is here again! We our fans of a real tree. In November we go to our favorite tree farm and pick our tree and tag it. This year is probably our biggest Christmas tree. Merry Christmas!

Errands with Dad

Sharing one of my little one from Christmas morning. He ran to the wrong tree but was just as thrilled to play with the reindeer figures. It gave me time to grab a much needed cup(s) of coffee.

update: thanks for comments, but it is indeed a he : )

Originally my grandfather's to help him get around, it's morphed into my dad's chore machine. Well over 20 years old at this point.

If you don't immediately test out your photographic equipment on cats, how can you be sure it even works?

***

more light tests on semi-willing subjects.

Marine Science Drive - St. Andrews, NB

I'm back home in Ottawa after a two week vacation in my hometown. More photos to come!

This was shot on my new Olympus 9mm f/8 Fisheye Body Cap "Lens" that Santa brought me.

Our neighbors' pigs got loose and ended up in our yard, so we herded them back to their home in the golf cart, naturally. #countrylife