Snow drops

No matter what the calendar says, when the snow drops arrive, it's spring to me.

Berries

I love walking through Vale.  Every season brings its own beautiful things.  The middle of July brings berries!  Seeing these never fails to remind me of my childhood - in the best way.  There's something special about finding these in the middle of the city and eating them while they're warm from the sun.

Fireworks

In years past, fireworks were illegal in New York.  In order to see a display, one needed to travel to a licenced fireworks event.  But this year, fireworks are legal for average citizens to buy and use.  This was taken standing on my back steps, with the camera on automatic exposure.  I did have it on manual focus though; the autofocus system had no idea what to do.

Christmas moon

It was a doubly rare event for me in Schenectady; a full moon on Christmas and a full halo.  Hand-held, so a little fuzzy, but it was too beautiful not to try.

Lens ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number	4.0
Focal Length	14.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 28.0 mm)
Exposure Time	0.8
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	1600
Advanced Scene Mode	Off
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

That tree

Lens ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-42mm F3.5-5.6
F Number	5.6
Focal Length	34.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 68.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/125
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	200
Advanced Scene Mode	Off
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

That tree

F Number	5.6
Focal Length	14.0 mm
Exposure Time	1/125
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	200
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

Christmas ride

There was a Santa visit at City Hall, and many people came to see him.  There were rides around City Hall on this horse drawn wagon.  It's very unusual to see horses downtown these days!  No snow, and the temperature was in the mid-50s F.  I was wearing a short sleeved shirt!

Lens ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number	6.3
Focal Length	45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/160
Exposure Program	Program AE
ISO	200
Advanced Scene Mode	Off
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire