….or Not

I had hoped that joining the 365Project would get me more active on my blog. Well, at least I’ve kept up with posting the photos. Interesting, some days I have trouble deciding which among many (or at least several) good shots I want to put up; other days I have trouble finding one good one to shoot.

I think today I’ll share some that were good but were taken before I got started on the project.

Me and my boys

This is me and my guys at the top of a mountain I can’t imagine having a name. We rode the chair lift from the sidewalk of Gatlinburg to the top of the mountain. The significance of getting there is in the conquering of fear. Kyle decided he no longer had any, and I still have mine but realized that there’s no point at which I would be more than about 15 feet off the ground.

half frozen waterfall

The left fall of water is water. The right edge is completely frozen.

ice

We could not <safely> stop on the winding mountain road so that I could get the shots I wanted to get of the icicles formed from the drips from the rocks, so, ignoring the protests from the back seat, I rolled down the window and held the camera out the window. When I saw icicles in a bend ahead of us, I zoomed in and shot; the camera did the rest. It was worth the finger popsicles.

pine at desoto falls

I did get this one into the 365Project roll, but I still think it’s pretty.

full moon

My favorite shot of all time…

lily

although this one…

butterfly

and this one aren’t far behind.
Okay, so this ended up being a brag roll.
…or not.

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