February 28, 2006 – 2:26 pm
Earlier this month, Rachelle and I visited her brother Philip and his family in Connecticut. While we were visiting, a blizzard happened. You can read more about our trip to Connecticut in my blog, Abstract Musings. The trip also gave me an opportunity to use my new camera, a Canon Digital Rebel XT.
The principal reason for our trip was to meet our yougest nephew, Nathaniel, who was born in December of last year. The little guy is resting comfortably in his Aunt Rachelle’s arms.
But we also came to see his older brother Caleb. As you can see, Caleb was very happy to see us.
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February 28, 2006 – 1:15 pm
Earlier this month, Rachelle and I visited her brother Philip and his family in Connecticut. As we prepared for our trip, we heard that wintery weather was on its way both to Tennessee and then on up to the New York area. So we decided to leave town as soon after work as we could, and make it as far north as possible that evening to stay ahead of the white stuff. We stopped in northern Virginia without seeing any snow. So far, so good…
The next morning, we awoke to discover a blanket of 2 inches of snow covering the ground and our car. We packed up and headed on, determined to get into Connecticut as early as possible to avoid driving in any more snow than necessary. The interstate was fairly clear of snow and ice—well, the right lane, at least; the passing lane had a slushy mix that made passing other vehicles a risky proposition. After about an hour, we crossed the state line into West Virginia, and must have crossed an invisible boundary, as the sky cleared, the sun appeared and the snow completely disappeared, except for what we brought with us on our vehicle.
We managed to arrive at my brother-in-law’s house well in advance of the storm. So, we hunkered down and waited for the snow to come. And it did come—about sixteen inches of the white stuff fell on my brother-in-law’s neighborhood.
I have posted some photos from our trip to Flickr. You can view them in my photoset on Flickr.
February 10, 2006 – 9:33 am
For the past two years I’ve owned and used a Canon Digital Rebel. Last month, I upgraded to the Digital Rebel XT. It arrived on the 10th. On the 11th, I took the morning off of work to drive up to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I’ve posted some of the photos I took that morning on Flickr.
View this photo on Flickr
This photo is my favorite from the drive. It was taken from Newfound Gap. Ordinarily, you would see Fontana Lake, but on that day the surface of the lake was completely covered by fog.
You can view all of these photos in my Flickr Archive for January.
February 3, 2006 – 6:06 pm
