Happy New Year!

Day 366

 

 

Today is the last day of 2020! New Years Eve, time to say farewell to the old year and welcome in the New Year! 

What a year we all have experienced!! A year with out hugs, a year with so many changes. A year of making a Plan A, Plan B, even a Plan C, D & E and cancelling those plans all together! We all have stories to tell and share about 2020, what a vision, what a year!

2020 Calendar

As we say farewell to 2020, we carefully trying and start to make new plans, goals and dreams for 2021. As for me... I am taking each day as it comes. 

Happy New Year!!

 

 Today is my last photo for my 366 Photo Challenge: 2020 Vision. I am looking forward to create a Coffee Table Book with all those photographs I took this year!  I am glad that when COVID-19 shut down the world,  I continued with my challenge. 

I would like to thank my friends and family for allowing me to be the Paparazzi momma in their life!!

 Thank you Windwalker for all of your comments that you added to the bottom of my blog. I know there are some photographs/days that have been a challenge to you, Thank you! xx 

If you have missed reading Windwalkers comments, you can go back and you can reread my blog!!

 Thank you to my family and friends, from around the world who have been reading and checking out my 366 photo challenge. Thank you for allowing me to enter your life everyday for a year! I will cherish your comments that you made in my blog and on Facebook! 

What are my photo challenge plans for the New Year? I am not sure yet, I am tossing around a couple of ideas in my head. If you have any suggestions for me, please share! 

 

Happy New Year Everyone! 

 

Wishing everyone a wonderful New Years Eve celebration! 

Until next time!! 

Yes there will be a next time! 

Enjoing life one day and one sip at a time! Cheers! 

Jewels 

 

Every Picture tells a story! I will always be the story teller! JBP 

 

 

 

Self Portrait on a Snowy Day

Day 365

 

Yes, it is snowing... we will be having a White New Years after all! Melting.. hmm maybe March or April! 

Its a snowy day, time to shovel driveways, make snow angels, snow shoeing, go sliding, skiing, & snow boarding! I can do the first 3 thank you!! 

Self Portrait ~ Snowy Day

 Taking a self portrait is all about finding the right stump/fence photo assistant. In my case it was a tree and stump. I wedged my phone in between... then started the timer on my phone! Make sure you use the 10 seconds.. gives you time to dash and not slip or fall to your spot! Then pose and smile!! 

 When I was editing the above photo, I added a bit more green in the trees..it helped make my white jacket pop out more! 

B & W Self Portrait on a Snowy Day

 

 I like this photo because it shows off my favorite floating stump! I added more snow falling in the editing process.

 

Enjoy today's photo challenge!!
 

I will see  you again, one last time this year! 

 

Jewels

 

Enjoying life esp. 2020 one sip at a time!! 

 

Cold

 Day 364

 

There are only a few more days until the end of 2020 and also the end of my 366 photo challenge: 2020 Vision. 

I thought I would take a walk at Cottonwood Island Park. The temperature at the river was -8c a little bit of a nip in the air.

 

The first photo is taken along the river, near a walk way over a pond. I have taken photos of this area before, especially at different times of the year. 

Here is a before photo: As is, straight from the camera to the computer.

 

 

 After photo: Edited in Light Room. 

 

Cold ~ Edited

 After taking a few photos from this location, I crossed the foot bridge and found a couple of Red Headed Wood Peckers. They were a little spooked by some dogs walking their owners, that the birds kept moving. I had to be fast at taking photographs of the Wood Peckers... there was not much time to adjust camera settings.

Enjoy!

Until tomorrow

Jewels 

"My favorite Winter Activity is going back inside where it is warm, which includes a hot drink or two!" Author Unknown 

Snow

Day 363

 

We received a couple of inches of snow, just enough snow to cover the grass, the dirty snow piles and add some snow frosting on the evergreen trees. 

The scene is starting to look like a Christmas Card... a few days late ... esp. if you are wanting a "White Christmas". 

Since I am thinking ahead... a year ahead!! I thought I would take a couple of photos so that I could use them next year to create my own Christmas Card!

Yes, I am planning ahead... ideas never stops, brain never rests! 

A possible Christmas Card for 2021!

 

A possible Christmas Card for 2021!

It was fun trying to prop these two snow birds on this branch with out knocking off the snow! 

I am sure I will be taking more photographs between December 2020 and December 2021 that I can use as "The" Christmas Card!

 

Thank you for taking a peek at today's photo!

Until tomorrow!

Jewels

 "Happy Day 3 days after Christmas, Merry the rest of the Year. Even with Christmas Day is now over, keep the Christmas spirit going around the world." 

Wine Time Photo Fun

 Day 362

 

My mini me photographer, Ms T. Legobricson  she was out exploring the day after Boxing Day. Ms.Legobricson stumbled upon Peddeville; a quiet Christmas Village, located far far into Thow County! 

This Village was very unique, quiet, beautiful. She enjoyed wondering around taking many photographs. The people didn't object or make any comments about a stranger in their quiet town. Happy with her photos, she then decided to stop and relax with a glass of Chianti and Cheese at the Tuscan Carafe. 

 

Ms. T. Legobricson ~ Lego Photographer

As my own 2020 Vision, 366 Photo Challenge is soon coming to an end. A few people have asked what am I going to do for 2021?! Will my challenge continue??

 I have thought about continuing my challenge, but, instead of publishing daily.. doing a weekly blog with my photos of that weeks photos.

If anyone has any suggestions, ideas, I would love to hear about them. 

I will let you know New Years Eve! 

 

Until tomorrow

Jewels 

"I love pictures... because the best thing about them that, they never change." 

Boxing Day Humor

 

 Day 361

 

Mysterious Monoliths continue to popup across the country and around the world. In such places as Utah, California, Romania, Netherlands, England, Pennsylvania, Las Vegas! 

The Mysterious Monolith showed up in the Christmas Village of Peddeville in Thow County late Christmas Day!! 

Monolith

 

 

The villagers were shocked and silent, they had no comments to this photographer.

 

Monolith

Just as quickly and quietly this Monolith appeared, it vanished with no evidence of ever being in the Village Square! 

Just a little humor this Boxing Day!

Until Tomorrow!

Jewels

"Have a Relaxed and Peaceful Day! From my heart to yours! Happy Boxing Day!"

Merry Christmas

Day 360

 

 

Merry Christmas to you, my family and friends, near and far, no matter where you are, or whom you are with or not.... Merry Christmas.... 

As I sit here, with my coffee and Bailey's I sending out a toast to you all!

 

May

Lovely

Happy times

Decorate Your 

Christmas Season

May warm and Special

Memories Brighten your

New Year, May the

Wonder of Christmas 

Be with you forever!

Julia

& 

Robert

 

Stockings were hung by the fireplace with care....

I hope Santa filled your stockings with treats and delights!

 

Until tomorrow!

Wishing you a happy day! 

Merry Christmas to you my family xx and friends xx !

love 

Jewels aka Julie