photography

Reds in Trees

cardinal in burning bush
Cardinal Hiding in Burning Bush

I was excited when I spotted a bright red male cardinal in my neighbor’s burning bush (← click and scroll down to see how the bush looked in the fall). I took the shot through the window, so it isn’t all that clear. My family (and their loud voices) came home; when I went outside, the male cardinal along with the female and some beautiful blue jays had disappeared.

heart in tree
Last week I saw this sweet little heart hanging from a tree here in Highland Park.

For more photos with a little or a lot of red, visit Ruby Tuesday:
Ruby Tuesday

Candlelight Dinner

candle light
Candle Light on Wall of Restaurant in Teaneck, New Jersey

For more shots Straight Out Of the Camera:
Straight Out of the Camera Sunday

Favorite Images of 2009

strawberry and red juice sycamore trunk Jill Caporlingua and my daughter carnations bouquet on black background Girl with Tulip in Watercolor pink umbrella against gray wall
Highland Park in Sepia  daughter in sepia with teal doing ballet

girls in pink doing ballet  
orange and yellow tulip in my garden, April 2009 Pink Azalea Bud Opening in April 2009 pottery
Sunset over the bay at Sandy Hook, New Jersey  

Yellow Tulip on Red Azaleas, May 2009  pink snapdragon
parsley beets noodles orange purple iris
flags U.S. Israel peaches at Highland Park Farmer's Market 

butterfly bouquet at Highland Park Farmer's Market Witch of Rapunzel in Metuchen
  pointing up a tree in autumn
ghoul gull Jacob Ladder
hamantaschen watercolor beach watercolor ink pumpkin watercolor sledding  lighting an oil wick on Chanukah

I would greatly enjoying reading which of these images strikes your fancy. Thank you!

Upcoming on Thursday: A Selection of Nature Notes Posts from around the Nature-Loving
Blogosphere. Nature Notes is a meme brought to us by Rambling Woods. Here are some of her favorite images of 2009.

Favorite Ruby Tuesdays of 2009

Ruby Tuesday
 

I decided to pick some of my favorite Ruby Tuesday posts to feature in this last Ruby Tuesday of 2009. Click on any of the photos below or the link underneath to revisit the 2009 post.

 
 

snow girl
Snowgirl, January 2009, built by two offspring of mine and a friend
Ruby Tuesday with a Heart

circus elephants
Barnum Bailey Ringling Brothers Circus in New York City
Ruby Tuesday at the Circus
Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam at Israel Day Parade
Ruby Tuesday Red White and Blue

farm chickens
Chickens at Howell Living History Farm in Mercer County, New Jersey
Ruby Tuesday at Howell Farm
Joseph Hall Home
One of the Houses of Cape May, New Jersey
Reds of Cape May

Voting at Allaire Historical Village
Allaire State Park - Re-enactment of vote of 1836
Should Women Vote?

Belle the Therapy Dog
Belle the Therapy Dog Helps Children Learn to Read
Belle the Therapy Dog

dragon at the Highland Park Public Library
Dragon hanging at the Highland Park Public Library
Dragon of Highland Park

It wasn’t easy to choose. Clearly, I had a fun year putting up posts for Ruby Tuesday.

I am working on a post of Favorite Images of 2009. If you have a post of favorite images, if you leave the link in the comments, I will include in a post later this week.

Bald Cypress Leaf – SOOC

Bald cypress leaf on the white snow
A leaf of our bald cypress tree on the deep, white snow

A leaf of our bald cypress tree rested on the deep snow last Sunday. The snow has now been washed away by a day of rain and winds. For more Straight Out of the Camera photos, visit Murrieta365.
Straight Out of the Camera Sunday

Weekly Review with Snow on Andromeda Shrub

andromeda shrub with snow
Snow Covered Andromeda Shrub After Sunday Storm

Here’s how this andromeda shrub looked last spring.

On My Blog

lighting a candle on Chanukah sledding Rav watching sledders
dragon at the Highland Park Public Library colored wax at Chanukah's end Snow in Highland Park, Early Morning in December
 menorah sage

Elsewhere in the Blogosphere

To the many people celebrating holidays, enjoy. Shabbat Shalom to quite a few. Then there’s always Happy Festivus for whomever.

JPIX: Fall Holidays Edition

Welcome to JPIX, the blog carnival of Jewish photo bloggers. Click on any of the thumbnails to visit the posts.

Mottel:
 window

Mother in Israel showed hikes; Ilana-Davita featured a synagogue window:
child climbing anemone synagogue

Leah Lipszyc:
 saying kaddish girls with plant and blue benches

Batya:
shuk fruit sky greenery in Israel

Pesky Settler (two on the left) and Dina in Jerusalem (chanukiah on the right):
criminal building food at chanukah   

G6:
Rav watching sledders dreidels and menorahs Rosh Hashana

Mrs. S.:
Caesarea chanukah lights dreidels

Seraphic Secret, Imabima, Lady-Light and Real Shaliach:
tiles Chanukah candles  child in the air at a wedding

Robin (who has just opened an Etsy shop – visit her blog for details):
olive tree sunrise olive press

Leora:
Lighting Candles on Second Night of Hanukkah ladder_jacob drawing_concentrating

And some more (by Leora, Mottel and Robin):
warped_candles bee flower

To participate in a future JPIX blog carnival please send in your links to favorite photos by February 24. You may also send them to jpixcarnival at gmail dot com. Pesky Settler will be hosting a JPIX on February 25. Thanks for volunteering.

Chanukah is Over

colored wax at Chanukah's end
All that is left of colorful Chanukah candles - the wax and some ash

Chanukah has come to an end, and all that was left of colorful candles yesterday was bits of red, yellow, blue and white wax. Frume Sarah hosted Haveil Havalim yesterday; reading her blog carnival post can bring a little cheer.

As a reminder, JPIX, the blog carnival of Jewish Photo Bloggers, will appear on this blog on Wednesday. Entries may be submitted using this blog carnival form. Feel free to come back and visit to see the show.

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