Snow

We had some snow over the past two days. Views around our house.

More Snow, More Oliver, More Chasing

You can't get too much of Oliver chasing his ball in the new snow. He really could do this all day long.

And this is Oliver after chasing the ball - panting.


Maybe it is time to start an Oliver blog?

Chasing the Ball - Winter Style

Oliver would chase the ball all day long - regardless of the weather.
But in the snow is better - and bestest when you can get all covered
with snow.

Oliver in the Snow

We had some snow today. That doesn't stop Oliver from playing in the backyard with his ball. The photos show Oliver's ball before he started playing (covered with new snow), the ball after a little play, and Oliver waiting for me to kick the ball into play (covered with snow after playing for a while).

Collegium Musicum

Nicki participated in the Oberlin College Collegium Musicum 20th Anniversary Reunion this weekend. She was one of about 100 choir members - mostly alumni from the past 20 years mixed with current members of Collegium and guests. The program can be downloaded here. Rehearsals were Friday evening, Saturday morning and Saturday afternoon, with the concert Saturday evening.  My job was to take photos during the Saturday rehearsal. Most of the rehearsal photos were taken at Fairchild chapel where the Collegium usually performs their concerts. The last few photos are from Warner Concert Hall - a bigger hall was needed to accommodate the size of the choir and the audience. Excellent music - mostly from the 1500’s. Nicki wants me to explain that she sang in Collegium when she was in college and was invited to sing in Collegium in the 80's as an alum. This reunion was mostly to honor Steven Plank who has directed Collegium for the last 20 years.

Snow

Scenes of snow around our house from February 6th's winter storm.

Winter's Night

A very cold clear night with a full moon - experimenting with my camera.

California Trip - January 2010

Here's the sampler set of photos from our California trip (reduced from the 1,500 or so that we actually took). Hopefully more explanations will be added here but that takes more time and thought. Short outline: fly to Los Angeles, one night in Santa Monica, Getty Museum, drive up the coast on Highway 1, one night in Morro Bay, one night on the Monterey Peninsula, four nights at Sarah and Sergio's, museums, lots of good food, Sarah's school, great weather, rainy weather, and fly back from San Francisco.

Day Trip to Western New York

I did a quick day-trip to the Western New York area Sunday. The objective was to attend the visitation for Mary Budzinski's mom at he the O'Rourke & O'Rourke Funeral Home in Salamanca. On the way I drove by the 413 Fair Oaks homestead. The photos note the ice problem on the western side of the house and the unusual (but maybe correct?) trimming of the rhododendrons in the front yard. I liken it to the palm-tree approach. Met Jim and Martha at Dina's in Ellicottville for lunch. Note the photos of hard-edged photojournalist Jim and folksy commentator Jim demonstrating the use of flash and non-flash styles. We all then went to the funeral home meeting Ed and Theresa who were already there. A brief discussion was initiated concerning Memmott brother/sister reunion possibilities - most likely is the usual June Alumni Weekend. Details will need to be further explored. On my way out of Salamanca, while I was driving across the Main St. bridge, an eagle flew low over my car and west along the river - not more than 8 or 9 feet above me. Very pronounced white head and yellowish beak. I've never seen an eagle in that area but the water in the river was still ice-free and flowing so maybe it was a good hunting area. All happened too quickly to get a photo. Driving for this trip was uneventful - roads were clear and traffic light. Back in Oberlin a little after 8:00PM.

Winter

Just a few shots from around our house.I sort of feel obligated to document this season's weather.