Lamp post

This lovely green photo is intended to accompany the previous, red one.  These seem to be the traditional holiday colours after all!  This is the base of a lamp post downtown.  Each one has a small copy of the city's seal.  It's a sheaf of wheat enclosed in a shield shaped cartouche.  It says so in the City ordinances!

F Number	10.0
Lens ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Focal Length	41.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 82.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/800
Exposure Program	Program AE
ISO	800
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

Poinsettia

These plants are sold almost everywhere this time of year.  Typically, they are displayed in offices and houses until the red leaves drop off, and then they are thrown away.  I can never bring myself to throw away a perfectly good plant, so I keep them.  I have at least 2 from prior years sitting nearby.  They are pure green.  It takes a solid 12 hours of complete darkness for two months in order to induce them to get those red leaves, and I haven't tried it because I don't have the right schedule to take them out from under cover and into the sunlight each day.  Maybe when I retire, who knows?

The red leaves are not the flowers - the tiny yellow bits in the middle are!

F Number	5.5
Lens ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Focal Length	34.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 68.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/5
Exposure Program	Program AE
ISO	3200
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

Femme

This is Femme.  She's a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog - a Swissy.  She loves the outdoors, even if it's chilly out.  She's coming back from her morning walk, and she's happy to see someone at eye level!

I haven't been good about posting... it's hard to find interesting things to photograph in this time after the leaves have fallen and before the snow.

F Number	5.6
Lens ID	-45mm F3.5-5.6
Focal Length	28.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 56.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/160
Exposure Program	Program AE
ISO	100
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

December sky

This is the sky as it looks this morning.  It seems a pretty typical December day.

A group of photobloggers post a photo of their skies each Friday - it's called Skywatch Friday. Click the link to see photos from round the world.

F Number	5.6
Lens ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Focal Length	45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/3200
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	800
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

Chistmas cactus in bloom

The Christmas Cactus spent the summer outdoors.  It's a little ragged, but once it came in the house, itsprouted blossoms from every tip!  What a glorious sight.  I wasn't sure if it was the temperature difference or whether it's the shorter days that triggers this, but I'm very grateful for this glorious colour.

F Number	5.6
Lens ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Focal Length	45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/160
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	800
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

Holiday trolley

On Saturday, the city had a low key holiday celebration.  More like an informal get-together.  The folks from the Dudley Observatory were there with a 6 inch Dobsonian telescope, set up on the steps of City Hall with a solar filter so we could see the sunspots.  Inside there were balloons and crafts for the kids.  Jay St was decked out with sales from the boutiques and these beautiful horses pulled a trolley with smiling people round City Hall.  I don't see horses here in the city very often; it was a treat to be so near them!

F Number	5.6
Lens ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Focal Length	30.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 60.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/25
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	100
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

Shiny and... old?

It was complete serendipity that brought this car down the road while we were on it.  The thing that struck me most about this was how it sounded - just like Bonnie and Clyde in the movies!  What a beautiful job of restoration.

F Number	5.6
Lens ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Focal Length	45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/100
Exposure Program	Program AE
ISO	100
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

Monthly theme day - Action shot

On the first of the month, many in the City Daily Photo community post a photo that realises a common theme.  This month's theme is Action Shots. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants 

This is my youngest, doing what comes naturally: throwing stones into water.  The weather has been wonderfully warm, which explains the lack of a coat when there are no leaves on the trees.

F Number	4.0
Lens ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Focal Length	18.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 36.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/15
Exposure Program	Program AE
ISO	200
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire