Ice on the trees in a January ice storm. The Cathedral of Christ the King, Kalamazoo, Michigan. 15 January 2007.

Hoarfrost on a cherry tree at the Cathedral of Christ the King. 21 February 2007.

This is reflective of my mood on this Ash Wednesday-- a dark, grey morning (with spectacular hoarfrost- more on that tomorrow) and just the barest glimpse of the sun poking through. 21 February 2007.

Remember this photo of a fountain from 9 December 2006? Here it is after weeks of sub-freezing weather. Quite a lovely ice sculpture! 14 February 2007.

One of the more recent images from the timelapse project. 11 February 2007.

Just one of (no kidding) 7,203 images of blooming amaryllis that I have taken over the last week for a timelapse video. 9 February 2007.

15 January 2007.

Labyrinth entrance, the Cathedral of Christ the King, Kalamazoo, MI. 16 January 2007.

15 January 2007.

Axtell Creek, Kalamazoo, MI. 15 January 2007.

Sunrise at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Kalamazoo, MI. 17 January 2007.

Axtell Creek, Kalamazoo, MI. 15 January 2007.

(Double-click to enlarge) 15 January 2007.

(Double-click to enlarge.) The same bit of greenery one week later, after an ice storm. 15 January 2007

(Double-click to enlarge) 8 January 2007.

Fresh snow this morning-- maybe there will be winter after all! 8 January 2007.

Godfrey Cove, Maine. 28 December 2006.

Godfrey Cove, Maine. 27 December 2006.

Godfrey Cove, Maine. 27 December 2006.

Godfrey Cove, Maine. 28 December 2006.

It was a yawn, but it sure looks like she's trying to be ferocious! (And who knew that cats have "furry" tongues? You can double-click on the image to get a closer look.) Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. 25 December 2006.

Christmas Day portrait of "Georgia." Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. 25 December 2006.

On the fifth day of Christmas... I'm finally getting a chance to post something! I suppose this could be titled "Global warming Christmas"; instead of getting to shoot fluffy white snow on the holly with my new Zuiko 50mm 2.0 macro lens, it's rain! Alas. But it still looked pretty. Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. 26 December 2006.

It's been very busy at work (surprise!) so I haven't had much time to post anything, much less take any photos! This peace lilly from a trip to New Zealand a couple of years ago will serve as my prayer for peace, until I have a chance to post again..... Coromandel peninsula, North Island. 21 June 2004.

Rain from the window of The Canadian. 17 October 2006.

There's a small pond around the corner that has a fountain in the middle of it. As the sun was getting lower in the sky the spray was enough to get me to stop the car and shoot a few pics. All I had with me was a 50-200mm lens, so it's a pretty close up shot. I love the chaos of the water going everywhere, with just the drops in the foreground in focus. 9 December 2006.

In fact, by morning the little snow hats hadn't blown away, they'd just gotten a little top-heavy! Isn't it amazing that it hasn't toppled over? 5 December 2006.

We're in the midst of a lake-effect snow band at the moment and it's producing lots of fluffy snow. Although the light wasn't very good I took this photo at night, because I was afraid that by daybreak the little six inch 'hats' that the berries were wearing might have blown off. Stay tuned-- they may be 8" hats by tomorrow! 4 December 2006.

It really is a color photo! This was taken on my cross-Canada train ride on The Canadien. Manitoba. 17 October 2006.

Remember those berries outside the back door (see the archives for October 28, 2006)? We had a bit of snow yesterday and it quickly started to accumulate on the berries. I love the air bubbles in the frozen drip (as with all these images you can double click to enlarge). 2 December 2006.