Welding & Grinding

I shot some photos the other night when my brother-in-law was welding together some brackets to hold the chimney for the cabin.  I have had unique lighting situations before, but capturing welding in a picture is a lot harder than you would imagine

Life Ring

Bottle

Peanuts

Green Onions

Stand Out From The Crowd

When Your Wife Gives You A Lemon...

Chicago Odds & Ends

Tea Time

Money Makes The World Go 'Round

Russian Nesting Doll

I am not sure why I have never photographed one of the Russian nesting dolls that I brought back from Russia two decades ago until now.  They have lots of bright, cheerful colors and are just an all-around unique subject for photographs.Ru

Candy Canes

Yarn, Direct From The Source

Whilst wandering around Toronto over the Thanksgiving weekend, Valerie and I happened upon a fun window display at the Hudson's Bay Company department store.  The sheep and lambs were adorned in balls of yarn in the traditional colors used by the Hudson's Bay Company since the late-1600s (think wool blankets at Fort Michilimackinac).  For some reason, I only took photos of the yellow sheep, but there were also blue, green, and red ones.

Tasty

Colorful Toothpicks

Sign of the Tines

That time of year has arrived where I find myself struggling to fulfill my creative urges though photography because of the ever-shortening days and the lack of decent weather.  Most mornings, Valerie and I leave for work with the sun barely having risen and leave to come home from work with the sun already setting.  The few uncommitted weekends I have had recently have seemed to be less than desirable days to spend outdoors.  So, I have started my annual search for the mundane items around the house and other places to photograph.  I photographed these fork tines protruding from a glass at a local restaurant during a birthday party this past weekend.  I had very limited lighting options, so I ended up using a plate to reflect the natural light from a nearby window onto the underside of the forks.

Newly Made Pottery

Scale & Saw

This old milk scale and saw hanging in my mother's barn always catch my eye when I am there, but I have never taken the time to photograph them.

Colors

My niece's crayons screamed out for a photograph the other night at the table after supper.

Camp Stove Coffee Pot