Kim's Thoughts
Just a few thoughts I feel worthy of jotting down!
2016 Daily Photo – Feb 8-10
Three more days of Daily Photos……I’m sticking with it, folks……and really enjoying it!!! Most days something just catches my eye and some days I have to really think about it and get creative, but I have managed to get a photo every day, so far…….Woo Hoo!!!
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8th:
“Mother Nature’s Brush Strokes”
Usually, the blues are the sky and the whites are the clouds! But, on Monday evening – just shy of dusk – the sky was the white canvas for the beautiful blue brush strokes making up the colorful clouds!!!
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9th:
“Foyer”
I didn’t realize it at the time, but after I snapped this, downloaded it, and declared it my photo of the day, I noticed that it just happened to also meet the criteria for the “Photo A Day Challenge” for February 9th – that prompt was “front door”! It is the first time I matched that list – even though I didn’t deliberately look at it for inspiration that day! 🙂
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th:
“Daffodils in the Snow”
The mild winter tricked my daffodils to start to come up……way too early……and now they are covered in snow and the forecast indicates they’ll be buried good by the weekend!!! I hope this doesn’t prevent them from coming back up when the time is right for them to!!!
BONUS SHOT:
“Peanut-cicles”
The Blue Jays will get a frozen treat when they come for these peanuts!
Angel Window
The Christ Episcopal Church in Albion has several breathtaking stained glass windows that line each side of the sanctuary – each one different – each one simply stunning! My favorite of them all is, by far, the one of the Angel! Not just because I love and collect angels, but because I think it is the prettiest one – the one that stands out most for me and seems to draw me to it!
Today, while I was sitting in the choir loft, the sun was shining so brightly outside that it seemed to light that window up – more so than any of the others on that side of the sanctuary! The aura of light around the angel’s head seemed to glow like a heavenly flame…..the colors seemed to be all the more vivid…..the angel seemed to come to life right there before my eyes…..and the glass seemed to be on fire with the light of the sun! It was blinding, yet, I couldn’t stop looking at it! It was just so incredible!
Of course, I had to take a photo…..and, of course, the photo in no way shows the Majesty of the light as it shown through the many facets of the stained glass and is not the proof that it came to life that I had hoped for! But, it is still so beautiful…..just imagine it a zillion times brighter and more amazing and maybe, just maybe, you will understand what I saw this morning……and how incredible it made me feel!!!
2016 Daily Photo – Feb 4 -7
Here we go with the Photos of the Day for Feb 4th through the 7th:
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4th:
“Colorful Cup of Pens”
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5th:
“Morning Dusting”
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6th:
“Do Not Enter”
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7th:
“Landauer’s Ghost Sign”
2016 Daily Photo – Feb 1-3
Here are the first three Daily Photos for February:
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1:
“Fire in the Sky”
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2:
“Lunch”
This is a personal sized pizza and salad at Main Street Pizza in Batavia, NY!
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3:
“Feb 3 in WNY???”
We broke the record high for this day!!! YAY!!!
Wine Tasting Fun
The Albion Rotary Club had our first Wine Tasting Event / Fundraiser last night! What a great night! The atmosphere was perfect at Tillman’s Village Inn, there were four local wineries participating, beautiful music by a father/daughter team, delicious food by the Village Inn, door prizes, raffles, and lots and lots of friends sharing wonderful conversations during a relaxing evening out! What could be better than that?
Here are just a few photos I took to show what a lovely setting it was for the event…..
Commemorative wine glasses etched with “Albion Rotary Club” and the Rotary International logo!
The musicians were INCREDIBLE!!! Loved them!!!
Jan-Mikael Erakare and his daughter, Matilda – check out their website
The room was set up with the food table beautifully decorated in the center, the four wineries located around the perimeter (Leonard Oakes table can be seen in the background), and tables for guests to sit and relax throughout the room.
810 Mead Works setting up their table
Chilling bottles of Mead from 810 Meadworks, located in Medina, NY – check out their website
I really enjoyed the “Sweet Devotion” mead
Schwenk Wine Cellars setting up their tasting table
The wines offered for tasting by Schwenk Wine Cellars, located in Kent, NY – check out their website
I’ve tried the “Santa’s Secret” before and really liked it! This time, I tried the “Lighthouse White” and “Riesling – Semi Sweet” – both very good!
Here are the wines that Leonard Oakes, located in Medina, NY, brought for us to try – check out their website
A personal favorite from Leonard Oakes is “2013 Blanc d’Orleans”, but they didn’t bring any! 😦
I’ve had the “Frontenac” before and really enjoyed it, so I tried the “Escape Rose” this time – another hit!
Five Sons Winery & RG Brewery setting up their table
The wines offered by Five Sons Winery, located in Brockport, NY – check out their website
I find that most local wineries have such creative and attractive labels, but for some reason, I was really struck by Five Sons’ labels – so pretty!
I first tried one of the whites – not sure which one – and it was very good, but then…..I tried the “Patriot Blend” and fell in love!!!
Tillman’s Village Inn did a wonderful job with the food and making the room cozy and inviting!
Check out their website
The coffee was a hit, too!
This was my personal favorite for the night! I am a new fan, for sure! It is a blend of three native American grapes – a red grape, a white grape, and a blue grape, hence the name – Patriot Blend! While I have several wines that I love from various local wineries and very much enjoyed each of the ones I tasted at the event, this one took the prize, for me, last night!
We are so very blessed to have so many wonderful local wineries so close to us – four right here in Orleans County and several within a short drive across the county line! Not long ago, the Niagara Wine Trail was extended to include the Orleans County wineries – WOO HOO – a great boost for our local treasures! I enjoy advocating for our local wineries because they are so good and take great pride in their products! I was happy to be a part of this event and hope it brought awareness to the wonderful things that the Albion Rotary Club does for our community and helped highlight these amazing wineries that we have right here in our own back yard!!! Visit them ALL…..you won’t regret it and I’m sure you’ll find something to fall in love with – no matter what your taste in wines is, you are sure to find a nice variety to enjoy and keep you visiting them all…..
Until next year’s event……salute!
2016 Daily Photo – Jan 28-31
Well, January will be done in just a few hours. So, let’s round out the month with the last three January Daily Photos! I stuck with it and didn’t miss a single daily photo in the first month of 2016…..only eleven months to go! 🙂
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28:
“Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow”
OK, so it is technically florescent green, but I couldn’t resist using the old bit of wise advise as the title for this photo! I had spray painted an old trash can the day before the photo was taken and was so fascinated with the pattern of the paint on the snow that I just had to make it my photo of the day!
FRIDAY, JANUARY 29:
“Waiting……”
I was bored while waiting for Mom to have a test done…..so, what else would I do but snap a photo!!!???
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30:
“Wine Glasses”
Commemorative glasses from the Albion Rotary Club’s Inaugural Wine Tasting Event!
SUNDAY, JANUARY 31:
“Sunday Afternoon”
Nothing better than a comfortable couch, a cozy blanket, and a good book, which usually all lead to a nice nap!!!
Click HERE to scroll through all the posts tagged with the Category: “2016 Daily Photos” for all my other daily shots – in case you missed some!
So, tomorrow we’re on to February! I have really doing a daily photo – they were all either something that caught my eye, my favorite photo out of many taken on any given day, or an idea I had for a staged photo! So far, I haven’t had trouble coming up with something with very little or no thought! But — a friend shared this list that she uses for her Daily Photo Challenge! I thought I might keep it handy in case I run into a day that I just can’t come up with something or if the prompt for a given day sounds intriguing to me! Watch and see how many of my February photos end up being inspired by this list!
2016 Daily Photo – Jan 26-27
Here are my Daily Photos for January 26-27:
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26:
“At The Carwash”
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27:
“Neighborhood Deer”
And, here’s one more of the deer:
2016 Daily Photo – Jan 25
Today’s Daily Photo for January 25th deserves to be posted all by itself…..so that it doesn’t make any other photos jealous by its overwhelming beauty!!! 🙂
“Snow Caps on Lake Ontario”
Taken this afternoon at Point Breeze!
Seagulls and Ducks at Point Breeze – 01-25-16
So, I was out and about today….getting groceries, popped in to see Mom….you, know! And, on a whim, I decided to take a quick trip to Point Breeze to see how the river and the lake are doing with the weather and see if there were any ducks, birds, whatever available for a photo op! I wasn’t disappointed! It was gorgeous! And, yes, there were birds and ducks galore!!! I wasn’t the only person checking out the beauty – a couple were walking the break wall and two or three cars came by and viewed the river from their cars.
Both the lake and the river are partially frozen and there are snow caps on the lake! This all made for a refreshingly cold swim and play time for the seagulls and ducks and some areas where they could literally walk on water! I also got to see the long-tail ducks, known as oldsquaw that I read about on the Hub last week (click here for that article) – what a treat! They were particularly fun to watch as they swam gracefully for a ways and then in a group effort, they would suddenly splash and scoot along in a running dance across the water! I’m really glad I decided to make the side trip!
Here are some of the photos I took:
And…..on the way there, I spotted these dormant willow trees that seemed to glow in the sun shine:
Blue Jays Feeding – 01-25-16
One of my favorite things to do is watch the birds enjoying the bird buffet I have put out for them in my front yard- especially the blue jays and cardinals – such beautiful birds! I have been a little disappointed that they seem to have forgotten about the buffet since the weather has turned cold….just when I would think they’d appreciate it the most! But, mostly, it has just been squirrels and a few crows emptying the feeders…..until the last couple of days! And, today, many little bitty birds and several of the blue jays were back in full force and I even caught a glimpse of a cardinal! So…..I took advantage of the opportunity to practice with the “Sports Mode” setting on my camera and get some action shots of them through my den window! Here are a few of my favorites:
“Ooppss! I dropped it!”
“Got it! Bye, Bye!”
“I love what you’ve done with the bird bath!”
“Making a clean get away with the goods!”
“Checking out the neighborhood”
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