Monthly Archives: November 2011

Wintery View

Photograph taken on Thursday, November 10, 2011 by Henry
Wintery View

Wintery View

This is the view out my window on rainy November 10. It is a willow oak (Quercus phellos) in the parking lot of my office building. It’s starting to look decidedly wintery. I love the stark lines, though, and there’s still a bit of color.

I know it’s been a while since I posted anything but I’ve been taking my pictures, as planned. I got a little behind and then when I was ready to work on them, my drive failed. I have backups (actually, that drive is my backup to the server) so nothing should be lost. I’m not completely back up to speed but managed to edit pictures from 11/10 through 11/13. More to come soon.

Categories: Flowers and Plants | Tags: , | Comments Off on Wintery View

Kapow! Fwoosh! Zingg!

Photograph taken on Wednesday, November 09, 2011 by Henry
Kapow! Fwoosh! Zingg!

Kapow! Fwoosh! Zingg!

Today’s photo of fall color is titled with a quote from that great philosopher Hobbes when he was walking in the woods on a fine, fall Sunday afternoon. He said that to him, “the trees are like nature’s own fireworks display!” No, not Hobbes as in “Thomas” but rather “Calvin and.”

Categories: Flowers and Plants | Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Kapow! Fwoosh! Zingg!

Lincoln Memorial

Photograph taken on Tuesday, November 08, 2011 by Henry
Lincoln Memorial

Lincoln Memorial

I went on a field trip with Dorothy’s class today, visiting Ford’s Theatre and the Lincoln Memorial. The class posed for a group picture as we left Lincoln.

Categories: Travel, WCA | Tags: , , | Comments Off on Lincoln Memorial

COPIC Markers

Photograph taken on Monday, November 07, 2011 by Henry
COPIC Markers

COPIC Markers

They’re kind of expensive but they really are the best markers around. Dorothy had them out to work on a project for her history class this evening and I was wandering around the house looking for things to photograph. I got a picture or two of Dorothy but she didn’t like them, so you get the markers, instead.

Categories: Miscellaneous | Tags: , , | Comments Off on COPIC Markers

Cabela’s

Photograph taken on Sunday, November 06, 2011 by Henry
Cabela's

Cabela’s

We stopped in Cabela’s in Wheeling on the way home from Cincinnati. It’s part sporting goods store, part natural history museum, filled with stuffed animals of every description.

Categories: Travel | Tags: , | Comments Off on Cabela’s

Exuberance

Photograph taken on Saturday, November 05, 2011 by Henry
Brandon

Brandon

Look up the word exuberance in any dictionary worth its salt and you’ll see a picture of this boy. It isn’t completely clear in this picture that he’s not simply kneeling in front of this leaf pile. No one who knows Brandon, however, will have any doubt that he is airborne and traveling at great speed, heading for the middle of the pile.

Categories: People | Tags: , | Comments Off on Exuberance

Mr. Bill

Photograph taken on Friday, November 04, 2011 by Henry
Mr. Bill

Mr. Bill

We had a three day weekend and had to decide between going to New York and going to Cincinnati. New York has Lady Liberty, the Empire State Building, and Broadway. Cincinnati has Bill and Kristine. Cincinnati won.

Categories: People | Tags: | Comments Off on Mr. Bill

Jack and Dorothy

Photograph taken on Thursday, November 03, 2011 by Henry
Jack and Dorothy

Jack and Dorothy

Since Jack (and his parents) leave on Saturday, Dorothy and I paid a quick visit this evening. Jack was a bit tired but oh, so cute.

Categories: People | Tags: , | Comments Off on Jack and Dorothy

Seed Pod

Photograph taken on Wednesday, November 02, 2011 by Henry
Seed Pod

Seed Pod

It was a beautiful day today and I made time to go out in the woods next to my office. Early in the year I photographed dried leaves and seed pods. We’re coming full circle and the seed pods are out and starting to dry.

Categories: Flowers and Plants | Comments Off on Seed Pod

Zelkova serrata

Photograph taken on Tuesday, November 01, 2011 by Henry
Zelkova serrata

Zelkova serrata

This stretch of Norbeck Road had Zelkova serrata planted on both sides and down the median and it looks nice most of the year. Right now, though, it’s really at its best, particularly with late-day light setting the red leaves on fire.

Categories: Flowers and Plants | Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Zelkova serrata