Wildwood

After dropping off our entries at the Farm show, I was able to stop at the Wildwood Nature Center for about an hour. The trails were incredibly icey, and there wasn't many birds out. This little guy (who I think is a Fox or Song Sparrow, I could be totally off) was one of the few I saw!

Gingerbread House

My sister is currently making a Gingerbread House to take up to the Farm Show (Pennsylvania's version of a State Fair). Personally, I'm entering 20 photos, 3 jams, 1 scrapbook page and the jar I painted. We're taking them up tomorrow..busy, busy!

Dark-Eyed Junco

We got a lot of these little guys around my house, but not so many at my Grandma's (where this was taken). I like the greens in the background, I think it makes him stand out a little better. I miss having wild birds around, but I can't seem to get over to where I buy my seed.

Butterfly Bush

My butterfly bush isn't quite so pretty now that the petals have fallen off. Not too many butterflies have been around either. I'm looking forward to once again seeing these fascinating insects hanging around my garden, but for now I'm got snow to shoot!

Chilly Sunrise

This morning I saw this lovely sunrise and rushed to get my camera. It was incredibly cold (about 13 degrees, with 30mph winds) so I didn't stay out long to get creative. But I snapped this, and I think it's pretty enough for today's picture.

Jazzy Jar

Tonight I spent a few hours painting a canning jar for the PA Farm Show's "Jazzy Jar" contest. I decided to just paint mine, and I think it came out pretty cute! It's got five hot-air balloons flying around with a silo & barn on the other side of it. Click HERE for the link to see the entire jar.

O New Years Tree

Somehow our Christmas tree escaped without being photographed (well, at the least the entire tree!) throughout the holiday season. So today I have dubbed it..New Years tree! Yep! Doesn't have quite the same ring to it though, but we'll get used to it.