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

That tree

Lens ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-42mm F3.5-5.6
F Number	5.6
Focal Length	14.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 28.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/250
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	200
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	42.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 84.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/250
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	200
Advanced Scene Mode	Off
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

That tree

The maple tree at the corner of State and Swan is always a marvel.  Here's a long view looking down Swan.  Taken 25 October.

Lens ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-42mm F3.5-5.6
F Number	5.6
Focal Length	42.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 84.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/250
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	200
Advanced Scene Mode	Off
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

Vale

The yellow leaves on the young maple tree spoke to me.  What will this look like in 20 years, when that tree is fully grown?

Officially called the Old County Plot, many victims of the 1918 influenza epidemic are buried here.  On the other side of the fence is St John's cemetery.

F Number	5.6
Focal Length	42.0 mm
Exposure Time	1/250
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	200
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

The sun still shines

The front yard is small, like all of the space around my house.  For whatever reason, it accumulates trash.  This is a small portion.  I've let it go too long, and the weeds have taken over, which is more depressing than usual.  Time to clean it up before the snow buries it all.

After walking round the house, I managed to fill a kitchen sized garbage bag from the yards.  I have no idea why I took these photos, but I was outside, so I had my camera.  Things have seemed grim these past few years, but I've tried to take some photos now and again.

I heard them before I saw them.  Flitting between the slats of the fence.  Picking between the dried leaves.  That's when I remembered Wil Wheaton's words.  Good words.

Depression lies.

And I took their photograph.

F Number	5.6
Focal Length	42.0 mm
Exposure Time	1/125
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	100
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire