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

Golden Hour

The early morning sunlight pouring in through the window was so glorious!  It only lasts a few moments, despite the name.

Lens ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
F Number	5.0
Focal Length	14.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 28.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/4
Exposure Program	Aperture-priority AE
ISO	400
Advanced Scene Mode	Off
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

Thank you, Eric

Eric Tenin is the man I consider the father of City Daily Photo.  His Paris Daily Photo has inspired me and so many others to post photos of their town.  And today, Eric has ended his Paris photo blog.  He has moved to Malta, and it's a little difficult to post photos of Paris when not there!

I haven't been nearly as faithful as Eric when it comes to posting photos, but the news of his retirement jolted me into taking a walk on a chilly winter's day through our downtown area.  At the very western edge of the city stands this copy of the Statue of Liberty.  It turns out that the Boy Scouts of America had 200 copies commissioned in 1950, and one of them is here in Schenectady.  Cheyenne Troop 101 are keeping a list of the known remaining statues.

Eric, merci beaucoup pour dix ans de Paris Daily Photo; à bientôt!

F Number	8.0
Focal Length	41.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 82.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/160
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	160
Advanced Scene Mode	Off
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire