Sled Riding in Ste Gen.

Mellisa and I took the kids sled riding today after Church.  I climbed up some playground equipment to take this photo.  I immediately noticed my shadow and included it in the photos.  I have fond memories playing in the snow as a kid and I hope one day so will my kids.

Winter Landscape

I took a walk this morning and snapped this photo.  I love living here in Ste Genevieve.

Self Portrait

Here is a pic of me after a days work out of town.

Dead Mouse on Job-site

Last week we unloaded 5 truck loads of all-welded lockers.  Every morning we would cart them on their sides and then lift them upright onto the locker room floor.  Well, this poor mouse was accidentally smashed by one of those lockers.  You can see where the locker edge smashed its body in two.  He began to stink and his body turned green.  I couldn't help but take a picture of it.  It is common for mice to run into construction site buldings to take shelter from the cold.

At The End of the Work Day

~Digital Photo~

Finished Christmas Mouse House Project.

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

Mouse Home.

~Digital Photos~

I've been making this mouse home to be used for a Christmas Display to pass time while Mellisa and the kids are in Michigian.  It's a work in progress still.

Tree Face Drinking Mountain Dew By Lorna Fels

Here is a picture by my sister Lorna that she sent in to The Mountain Dew Vintage Garden Contest. 

Mountain Dew Photo Contest Pictures

~ Digital Photo ~

The first photo had to include their "throw back" can theme.  And the second photo had to include an Lawn Ornament  along with "Mountain Dew."    Look closely for my face behind the Gnome house.

Mom Feedind Birds Out of Her Hand

~Digital Photo~

This is a picture of my mom hand feeding a Tufted Tit-Mouse from her hand.  I wore my dad's camouflage gear out side her window to capture the shot.  Cold, but worh it.

Hillbilly Mountain Dew Coincidence

~Digital Photo~

I just found this vintage Hillbilly Mountain Dew can last week underneath a bank of lockers. And today my wife called me from the grocery strore and said ,"hey, Mountain Dew has a Throw Back can that looks like the one you just found." What a freak'n coincidence.

Flyin' Shilo

Digital Photo

While the adults were downstairs eating the Christmas Eve Feast, I made my way up stairs to discover Shilo attempting a new jumping distance record. "Just do it one more time," I said and took a picture of him.

White Ceramic/Metal Mouse

Digital Photo

My mom bought me this unusual Mouse for my collection. I wanted to photograpy it in a creative way. It's pointy nose inspired me to create a foreground of triangular colors, thus repeating the shape of it's nose.

Christmas Decorated Fireplace

Digital Photo

I set my camera on a snack tray and took this photo of my my Mom's fire place on New Year's Eve night. It was a cozy evening. My mom painted the two ceramic mice sitting on the hearth(bottom right) almost 30 years ago.