This and That's Photography

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Project 52 - Morning

This posting is late as this is last week's theme

Project 52 - Morning

I had planned on taking a picture of the morning school bus... Well, I did take a picture but it didn't turn out the way I wanted it too... I am going to have to try again. I will still post it today but will re-post if I get a better one. I am going to have to get dressed and go out and take a better one.

So instead I will post a picture that I have used for this theme before.. Morning Coffee..

Head over to these other great blogs for their interpretation of morning:

Brianna at Simply Bree Photography

Natalie at Natalie Carolyn Photography

Tyler at Art of Tyger

Bryana at Ruitta Images

Katelyn at La Bella Photography

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Friday, March 8, 2013

Barns

It was a couple of weeks ago that I went out and took these pictures of

Barns

There still are a few that I need to go back and take.. the road was busy and I didn't want to be parked on the road for long periods of time as the roads weren't that wide and there was too much snow in the ditches.

✻ღϠ₡ღ✻ Marlys

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Sunday, March 3, 2013

Project 52 Week 9 - Something that starts with F

This week's theme for Project 52 is

Something that starts with "F"

The first thing that came to mind was fire.

The Calumet Fire Station was built in 1899.

The building costed just over $20,000 at that time for the architectural work, stone work and carpentry.

It was also known as the Red Jacket Fire Station.

Today this building is used for the Upper Peninsula Fire Fighters Memorial Museum.

I just love the architecture of the buildings here and the history. There is so much to learn and so little time.

IBe sure to check out what everyone else's interpretation of Something that starts with "f"..

Brianna at Simply Bree Photography

Natalie at Natalie Carolyn Photography

Tyler at Art of Tyger

Bryana at Ruitta Images

Katelyn at La Bella Photography

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Icicles in the Sun

This year I have been fascinated with the ice formations around our house.

Probably because we have more this year then every before.

I really hope that it is not because that we have more heat leaking out...

I am pretending it is because of the few warm days and then the cold that it is happening.

Icicles in the Sun

I love how the ice glistens in the sun

These pictures were taken through the window.

✻ღϠ₡ღ✻ Marlys

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Sunlit Sunday

Sunday, February 24, 2013

The sun shines after the storm

The Storm of the Decade

Last week we had the mother of all blizzards or at least I though so...It is one of the worst blizzards that I have seen since moving here to the U.P. I did read reports that this was the worst storm in the last 17 years. Most schools in the area were closed, including Michigan Technological School. And for MTU to close, it had to be bad. Roads were closed south of here because of snow drifts that were 6-8 feet high. Winds were up to 50 miles per hour. For two days the only thing we did was shovel out.. I also read that we only received 14 inches of snow during this storm. They didn't come and check with or... Or look in our yard. There was a lot more then 14 inches in our yard, or maybe they were saying per hour :). It took my husband 6 hours to shovel, snow blow and clear all the snow from our yard. I did help for about 2 hours... I helped. I also made sure there was fresh, warm coffee brewing each time he came in to warm up. Isn't that what a good wife should do?

Looking to the back steps

From the garage

Driveway towards the front yard

I can do this... I know I can

The side of the garage

Front yard has close to 5 feet of snow

Coffee for the warm up times

Digging out the front yard
after the plows have come through

More digging

What the side of the house looks like

Neighbor's truck is covered

Snow Day!!!!

As a child storms are great. Schools are cancelled. There is a lot of snow. And you can't wait to get out there with your sleds. I remember those days. The neighbor's didn't even have to go to a snow hill. They had enough snow hills in the back yard to sled down.