sometimes you have to get your knees muddy to get the right shot

bacon & eggs decided to go for a little sail today.

they were rather surprised to see a couple of mermaids lurking in the shallows.

we've had a lot of rain of late, but we've never seen mermaids in a cornfield before!

lessons learned:

1.) sometimes you have to be willing to get a bit muddy if you want just the right angle.

2.) a grown woman crouching in a muddy cornfield, photographing lego is totally normal behavior.

despite what those people driving by may have thought.

and who cares what they thought.

that little lego canoe isn't particularly seaworthy.

luckily, i was able to find some shallow puddles.

getting muddy is fun.

the mud will wash right off.

and eggs looks like she had a fine time!

winter views - a study from two angles

sunrise - december 18

sunrise - december 22

sunrise - december 27

sunset - december 21

sunset - december 22

sunset - december 27

i think i have a new replacement for my troldebakken series - that was the tree-topped hill across from our old house. now, this is the view out front of our house. two views, really, one looking up the road and one looking directly across. in the first set, it's best when the horses are outside. and in the second, i especially love that wind turbine and the electricity pylon off in the distance. and the way a fog often settles in behind those trees. watching what the light and the weather conditions do is a really interesting process. so far, i'm pretty satisfied with the new subject matter.