These two photos were taken from a nearly identical location on my deck. The photos are of housing vacant lots immediately south of my house. The "winter" photo was taken February 22 and the "summer" photo was taken July 22 -- five months apart. It's currently 90° outside with high humidity and the "winter" photo looks oddly refreshing to me.
Photo of Sam, our Papillon, taken Sunday afternoon.
Update: Sadly, two weeks after this picture was taken, we had to put Sam to sleep. For over a year, Sam had a collapsed trachea which meant that breathing became more and more difficult for him. His trachea must have collapsed even further as his condition deteriorated very quickly and we were forced to make a difficult and heart-wrenching decision. I know Sam is in a better place.
Goodbye old friend...
This will be our third fall in our new house and I don't remember the maple tree being so bright last year.
Here's a photo of my grandparents' farm southeast of Madrid, Nebraska. This photo was taken sometime in the late '50s and has been in hanging in our house for decades!
I will have more on this photo later in my family weblog. I am trying to confirm some information with my uncle before I post anything.
