Snow Dusting -- third try to be winter--sigh

Since there wasn't much snow, I looked for oddities to photograph and liked this pattern.
Light snow covering on bush leaves.
Just thought I was taking a photo of the snow dusting on leaves that hadn't been raked up and discovered red berries on another plant also! CLICK to enlarge and see for yourself!
Thought this one just had some red berries contrasting in the snow BUT look near the top near the 2nd red berry and see a water bubble I also captured. . .
Side by side, two different shoe prints. Neither were mine.


It got very dark fast after my little stroll following the brief snowfall so I headed home but decided to see if a bench on a trail was still there. . . then I re-traced my walk near apartment building to see if I could capture the things I tried to yesterday in the dark. I was a bit more successful although I don't know what I did differently. Yesterday, the photos were mostly black.

This was the most snow I could find in one place. . . pretty sad huh?
This weed was taken by turning the camera. It uploaded sideways but I decided to leave it. . . kinda odd huh?
I was going to catch the bus and head home but decided to hunt out this bench along part of the Discovery Trail. It was too dark to walk the trail even tho it was heading in the direction of home. The bus arrived a few minutes later and I went home, hoping that the snow expected this weekend is more than a dusting. . . I guess I will go move the snowflake on my calendar to 3 snow days this winter so far.

Old man Winter portrait

Well, we have had sprinklings of snow three days now but there is none to photograph. I was crossing a street to catch a bus today and saw this oil spot. IF you look closely, you will see OLD MAN WINTER's portrait in the oil stain. CLICK to enlarge.His hair is blowing to the east. His face is cold and blue; can you see his eyes and nose? His mouth is steaming yellow from all that blowing. . . and still we have no snow sticking to the ground. :o(

It is supposed to snow more tonight. We will see. . . sigh

A special personal award from Malyss

These are the words she wrote to go with the award:

For PAULIE,
I liked our encounter along a trail with a lot of benches where we could sit and chat...For her,I wanted something really special; so special that I had to make it myself..I mean, I made the snowman, AND the award myself ! So, this award is not perfect, but it is ABSOLUTELY unique, for a unique person.

My internet friend in France made this award for me personally!!!!!!!! She knows how much I love snow and collect snowmen -- the stuffed kind and more . . . we both blog about benches and visit each other's bench blogs almost daily. She made it for Christmas for me -- yes, that's right. . . she made the snowman first, then took a photo and made it into an award just for me!
What a blessing! Thank you, Malyss! You are so thoughtful!

To my internet friends who drop by . . .

I am having a miserable time learning how to use my new camera and all the shots come out dark as night. Hoping to learn how to use it before it snows again. The snow on Sunday all blew away-- probably across the river because Oregon had tons of snow.

Blog Your Blessings Sunday

If you care to join us acknowledging our blessings go here: Blue Panther


My blessing this week is the same as seen on the faces of these children in this sculpture. . . JOY! I am happy to have a camera again even tho I am still learning how to use it and don't have a photo to post from it this week. Took this photo back in November. It's how I feel right now. Much joy in my heart that I was able to get an inexpensive camera to use. . .Much joy that I can take photos during the Christmas season. . . Much joy that we are expecting snow this weekend . . . Much joy that one day soon, I will be able to know how to use my camera well enough that I can get some good photos instead of deleting more than I keep!

Christmas deco

It's an overcast day so the red ribbons didn't show up as well as I would have liked. . . This was in front of a Nursery where they sell plants. I thought it was kinda of odd. If you CLICK on, you will see the red ribbons better.

Sun on cold morning before the predicted snow hits

Took this photo when I got off the bus this morning. It's trying its best to shine while it can. . . We are supposed to get snow this weekend. I hope the weatherman is right!