Farewell Xmas Tree - 1/6/15 - Image-a-day

This morning I took our Xmas tree down to the beach and found a good spot along the dune and laid that baby to rest. It's always a little sad to walk the tree out of the house, usually leaving a trail of pine needles, but good to move it on to the next phase of it's life, dune builder. We still get a little, live tree every year, gotta have that lovely pine smell in the house. My two favorite parts of Christmas are decorating the tree and Xmas eve. A few months from now, while walking on the beach, I'll pass that spot and see that sandy bump and think of Christmas...

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Sunrise - 1/5/15 - Image-a-day

This is the view out the living room window of this morning's sunrise. Not long ago, the sight of the Chesapeake Bay and the bridge of the same name would have been hidden behind a crumbling hulk of a house, but not anymore. The house has been torn down and construction will soon begin on it's replacement, so we'll enjoy the view while we have it.

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Mystery Photo - 1/4/15 - Image-a-day

 

So, can you guess who or what this is?

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Janet Drawing - 1/3/15 - Image-of-the-day

Today's image is a photo of my wife, Janet Shaughnessy drawing, which is another kind of image making. Janet is my favorite artist. She can make art just about anywhere, anytime, unlike me who needs a controlled environment, proper lighting, music and mood. Janet can whip-out her sketchbook while waiting at the doctor's office or in an airport or during a meeting and make mysterious and wonderful pieces of art. I feel grateful to be witness to her ever evolving creative journey.

On another note, I am glad to have successfully inspired two of my fellow artists (and friends) to take up the "image-a-day" challenge. Check-out the fine art photography of Casey Gwinn at COGfoto and the freaky, underground comix and paintings  from Ralf Schulze's Aardvark Farms.

See you tomorrow!

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