December 2008
Photos for December 31, 2008
No activity at this Forest Lakes trailer park for the duration of this winter season. Snow just seems to keep piling up.
The play of light and shadow creates interesting designs, be it winter or not. A photographer must always keep an eye for these opportunities.
A stone portal tells the tale of winter at this summer residence in Forest Lakes.
A winter water burden for this struggling pine will be welcome in the spring as it trickles to roots and quenches a thirst.
Another example of a pattern one can find as one looks across a scene and sees the contrast of light, dark and shallow shades of color. A photographers' eye of the mind looks and visualizes what others only see.
People were here and let everyone who uses Hwy 260 know it. Unfortunately, some other people chose to be less than constructive and demolished this icon a day or two later.
Ponderosa Powder. Top of the Rim Hwy 260. If you are familiar with Ryan Bliss' website Digital Blasphemy, you might recognize this scene. It has the same feel as his rendering titled; November Snow.
This camp ground at Forest Lakes is definitely; Closed for the Season.
Temperature effects water in interesting ways, just be there when it happens and images present themselves.
A good rule of photography is; take an over all shot, get closer and... well check out the next picture.
There are gems to be found when one looks closely.
Tangled tree branches in frozen frame.
Evergreen iced.
Winter water cascaded down the Rim until a cold rush of a Nor'Wester whistled down the coast and swept inward on a jet stream.
When you purchase a cruise vacation, included in your fare is your sea transportation, room accommodations, all meals on board plus your entertainment while at sea. There’s no better travel value.
Holland America’s Veendam sails out of Tampa to the Caribbean — always a great choice for a winter cruise.
The Payson Birders invite anyone interested in bird watching to attend one of their meetings. The next will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7 at the Payson Public Library.
The National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count is the longest-running wildlife census to assess the health of bird populations.
The National Audubon Society involves tens of thousands of volunteers in an annual outdoor adventure known as the Christmas Bird Count.
This is how the Herron Hotel on Main Street looked in the late 1890s. Note the rock store in the background.
Grace Park of “Battlestar Galactica”
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present award-winning actress and comedian Judy Gold in “25 Questions for a Jewish Mother” Jan. 2-4 at Theater 4301 at the Galleria Corporate Centre in downtown Scottsdale.
“Please don’t litter — spay or neuter your critter.” A low-cost mobile spay/neuter clinic will be in Payson Jan. 7. Call (928) 526-5964 to schedule an appointment for your pet.
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