Snow, Cold, An Exhibit, and Oscar

I'm not starting this post with excuses as to why I haven't been posting. ;)

It's way too cold to do anything outside, even thought the sun is shining. If Willie could, he would skip the outside thing. He hurries out and hurries back to his warm bed. At least the snow is melting. Below is a shot of the Rez taken a couple of weeks ago...

 ...and this is a shot of the courthouse/lawn taken Friday morning. This round of snow was a little deeper than the last, but still nothing like we used to get 'back in the day'. No! I'm starting to sound like those old folks I used to listen to when I was a mere babe.

It's that time of year again, Lake Land College Photo Exhibition. Last year I got an honorable mention. This year when I dropped my pics off, I almost turned around and walked out. Why? I saw examples from my competition. There are some really impressive photographers out there. I'm hoping they were all in the professional category and not amateur like me. These are my entries.  The old house you have seen more times than I can count...

 ...and this jug. I really like it, but it didn't get any votes at camera club. I'm just hoping the judge has my taste. I won't know until March 7th at the reception. I would love to have a winner, but I would be thrilled with honorable mention again.

I'm going to be watching The Academy Awards tonight, along with the majority of the country. It isn't as much fun as it was when the kids were still home. We had an Oscar party. We didn't dress up in fancy dancy  garb, but we did have snacks and we each picked our favorites for the major awards. It was a competition. Of course, we lived in Dallas where there were movie theaters within easy driving distance.  Now It is a 60 mile round trip, so we rarely see movies until cable. The only nominated movie I've seen is Argo, so I'll pick it to win. Is or did anyone watch the awards? What was your favorite movie?

I didn't begin with excuses, but I'll end with them. LOL! I've been working my full time job, reading some good books, and editing a few stories I'm getting ready for submission.  By the time I spend the day and evening on the computer, all I want to do is shut it off, not post. Plus I haven't been able to get out with my camera, so not many pictures to post. So I guess my real excuse is: Not in the mood.

Happy Sunday!

Finally, a Hawk, I Think

I see quite a few hawks while driving down the Interstate, but rarely when I might be able to get a halfway decent shot.  Friday afternoon was Hubby's follow-up Doctor's appointment and in case you were wondering, he is doing well, almost ready to go back to work. I'm getting sidetracked. What does the doctor's appointment have to do with hawks, well we saw 5 along the interstate. However, there was one on the road leading up to the interstate. He was sitting on an electric wire. Happily, I didn't have to yell, "STOP!"  Hehe, I was driving. Guess what I did?  Yep, locked up the brakes. Hubby who was about to nod off, loudly and not happily, wanted to know what was going on. He quit asking when he saw me grabbing the camera. It isn't the great shot I was shooting for, but you can tell it's a hawk of sorts, I think.  My confusion lies in the lack of tail feathers to shake.  Any ideas out there? Hubby thinks it might be a Goshawk.

This Old House

We woke up to snow this morning. Willie paused at the door, working up his nerve to battle the frigid temps. He hurried out and back in, nearly knocking me down on his way back to his bed before the warm spot got cold. I had to go out to the store since the dog food bucket was empty. While out, I decided to try to get a snow shot.  I've taken pictures of this old abandoned house before, but not in the snow.

 The mailbox is across the street from our house.

Hope you are having better weather than here. Happy Saturday!

It's Me Again

Okay, so I'm hating WordPress so I decided to give Blogger another chance—and guess what? It worked!

So, here is a weird sky photo I just happened to have on this computer.  

Since this worked, I'm going to be shutting down WordPress!  Sorry about the jumping around!

NEW BLOG

I  use Google Chrome, too. I have tried everything I know to try to post and can't. I've given up and gone to WordPress. If Blogger decides to act properly, maybe I'll come back. For now, you can find me here:

http://broanenigk.wordpress.com/

Hope to see you there.

Still Can't Upload Photos

Okay, so I come back after a break from blogger and blogger is taking a break from me. I still can't post photos. I'm thinking of changing. Any suggestions? I'm not sure what else is out there for blogs.

No Fence Pic Today

I wanted to post for Friday Fences. I have this old picture of Willie in the snow by a chain link fence, but mean old Blogger won't let me upload it.  Since I have to leave for work, will try again later. ;(

Hope everyone has a Fun Friday!

Buddy 1996-2013

Granddog Buddy crossed the rainbow bridge today. He will be missed. Run free sweet boy.

Early Morning Windmill Field

Thanksgiving Day on the way to daughter's house. There was early morning fog. I'm fascinated by windmill fields.

Black Eyed Peas and Sauerkraut

I grew up in Central Illinois, which is technically considered "The North", although I had relatives on both sides of the Civil War.  My mother always served cooked cabbage on New year's Day. Her reason? So we would have money throughout the year. I don't recall having a specific meat or other sides, the important item was the magical cabbage. At the old age of 23 in 1973, I moved away from Illinois to Tennessee where I learned we had it wrong. We should have been eating black eyed peas, which would bring us not just money, but luck.  Black eyed peas also were accepted as New Year's Day fare when I lived in North Carolina and Texas. So all the years, up to 2007 when I married Hubby, I always made sure we had plenty of cooked cabbage and black eyed peas on New Year's Day.  Hubby added pork.  He grew up in Pennsylvania eating pork and sauerkraut.  The pork was served to bring love and health throughout the coming year.  So what am I serving today?  Pork, sauerkraut (which is cabbage) and black eyed peas.  I've got it all covered: luck, money/wealth, and love/health. Should be a great year. I'm running out to buy a lottery ticket after dinner.  What about you? Do you have New Year's traditions?

Since I haven't posted in a while, I probably haven't posted about Hubby's new job. A little tired of retirement, he went to work at Home Depot.  He is working today, so I'm making a pork tenderloin roast in the crock pot. It is smothered in sauerkraut with an onion and apple sliced on top. This is the way Hubby's German granny made it, so we make it that way, too. In addition, I will be heating up a can of Glory Seasoned Southern Style Blackeye Peas.  Easy.  For color I will be serving broccoli salad. Sadly, there won't be dessert. I don't have ingredients for anything and it's too cold and snowy outside to make a trip to the store. There are Tootsie Roll Pops leftover from Christmas if Hubs can't live without a sweet treat.

Okay, for those of you who may be wondering, I guess I should explain my lengthy absence.  I started having blog burnout along about August or September, but kept sporadically plugging along until late October or early November. I'm old, I can't remember exactly when. Too much work, I guess.  The straw that broke that poor camel's back was the combination of blogger/picasa. I got that dreaded message about not posting any more pictures unless I bought more space, which I steadfastly refuse to do. Blurb has now slurped up all my blog posts and will be sending a copy through the mail.  I'm back to free picture space.  Yay!

I don't make New Year's resolutions, but I promised my son I would get back into blogging after the New year. He misses seeing what I'm up to on a daily basis.  So, hopefully I'm back! 

For those of you who worried and sent emails questioning whether I was still among the living, I apologize for not posting my intentions.  Yes, I am alive and well.  

Happy New year!!!