PAD06 - Rocky Shoreline

I found this shot quite by accident this morning while working on my January challenge. These rocks, typical of a New England pond, line the shores of Twin River Reservoir on the North Providence / Smithfield line in Rhode Island. Getting to them was a bit of a challenge, however, since I had to scramble down the sides of a small dam and balance on slippery, snow crusted rocks. Still, I think the final product was worth the effort.


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PC0106 - S is for Snow

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We received a light dusting of about an inch of snow overnight. The snow was a bit wet so it stuck to just about everything, including the tops of my shrubs and the limbs of my neighbor's apple tree. The challenge was capturing the color details without an overpowering sky or snow blanket. The sky was a flat overcast grey, and that didn't help the situation at all.

I'll need to spend a bit more time with my camera in the yard. While I was photographing the snow, a cardinal, sparrow, and blue jay flew in for a visit. The jay found its way into this collection as well, taking up the "B" spot and also qualifying for today's PAD photo.

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PC0106 - B is for Blue Jay

This Blue Jay decided to perch in my neighbor's crab apple tree while I was taking some shots of the fresh snow. The bird puffed out his chest just as I was taking this shot. He looked quite majestic sitting on the top of the tree and surveying the surrounding yards. I hadn't expected to capture a jay in the tree as part of this challenge, but the image was hard to resist. A beautiful bright red cardinal also perched in the tree however he kept himself well hidden behind a tangle of branches. In the end, the better choice was this jay.

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PAD06 - Blue Jay

This Blue Jay decided to perch in my neighbor's crab apple tree while I was taking some shots of the fresh snow. The bird puffed out his chest just as I was taking this shot. He looked quite majestic sitting on the top of the tree and surveying the surrounding yards.

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PC0106 - January Challenge: Alphabeterrific

The photo challenge for January 2006 is "Alphabeterrific". The concept is to take 26 photos in January, with each photograph representing a unique letter of the alphabet. The challenge was issued on Daily Photo Challenge. The entire challenge will also be available as a single gallery at Photo Challenge - January 2006.

For easy identification, all entries pertaining to this challenge will be prefixed PC0106.

PAD06 - Photo a Day Project

The Photo-a-Day Project will begin on January 1, 2006. The concept is pretty simple, albeit extremely challenging. One photo will be taken every day in 2006, processed, and posted here. The entire Photo-a-Day project will also be posted to Photo-a-Day 2006. To identify blog entries associated with this project, all blog entries will be prefixed PAD06.