» My Backyard http://www.hollymcdowell.com Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:50:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Foggy Morning http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2010/foggy-morning/ http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2010/foggy-morning/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:23:12 +0000 admin http://www.hollymcdowell.com/?p=1195 Fog settled in over the lake this morning. First it looked like this:
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Twenty minutes later, this:
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Fog is rare here! And kinda creepy.

]]> http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2010/foggy-morning/feed/ 0 Spring Snow http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2010/spring-snow/ http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2010/spring-snow/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:24:55 +0000 admin http://www.hollymcdowell.com/?p=1186 The park was too snowy to walk, so I took these photos around the neighborhood.

My prints in the fresh snow:
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Blue mountains:
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Meanwhile, back at the Hall of Justice:
KittyLove_02_22_2010
(So stupid.)

]]> http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2010/spring-snow/feed/ 2 Meanwhile… http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2010/meanwhile/ http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2010/meanwhile/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:03:54 +0000 admin http://www.hollymcdowell.com/?p=1169 I’ve been taking pictures, but I haven’t posted. *lazy*

Lake Sekrit is frozen over now! Pebbles thinks it’s appropriate to go walking on it.
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A Panorama
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And here’s a sunset pic from October
sunset mountain

That’s all for now. I hope everyone’s having a great weekend!

]]> http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2010/meanwhile/feed/ 2 Seasons Part 1 – Sky Pond http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2009/seasons-part-1-sky-pond/ http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2009/seasons-part-1-sky-pond/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:14:20 +0000 admin http://www.hollymcdowell.com/?p=1087 I’ve lived here long enough to get pictures of the park behind my house in all seasons. I’m posting a few comparison shots.

Sky pond
February 2008
Sky pond is too low to reflect the sky

June 2008
sky pond in June

March 2009
Sky Pond in Spring

July 2009
Sky Pond almost full

]]> http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2009/seasons-part-1-sky-pond/feed/ 0 Seasons Part 2 – Creek Bed http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2009/seasons-part-2-creek-bed/ http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2009/seasons-part-2-creek-bed/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:12:19 +0000 admin http://www.hollymcdowell.com/?p=1084 Creek Bed South
June 2008
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July 2008
The creek is almost dry

March 2009
creek bed pre-melt

July 2009
Creek Bed South

Creek Bed North
June 2008
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July 2009
Creek Bed North

]]> http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2009/seasons-part-2-creek-bed/feed/ 0 Seasons Part 3 – A Small Bend http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2009/seasons-part-3-a-small-bend/ http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2009/seasons-part-3-a-small-bend/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:11:19 +0000 admin http://www.hollymcdowell.com/?p=1082 A Small Bend in the Creek
February 2009
Icy River Bend

March 2009
another creek bend

July 2009
Another Bend

Creepy Place
February 2009
Creepy place is only underwater in spring

July 2009
Secret Cave

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Ice Log

July 2009
Creek Bend Closeup

Wider shots:
March 2009
creek bend

July 2009
Creek Bend

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Snowy Creek
creek bend

Check out this comparison between early and late spring. Only a couple months’ difference!

March 2009
creek bed pre-melt

May 2008
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The full set is on Flickr.

The Colorado Tundra
snowy colorado tundra

Snow Dog
Snow Dog

]]> http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2009/spring-snow-storm-the-aftermath/feed/ 0 Last Days of Winter http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2009/last-days-of-winter/ http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2009/last-days-of-winter/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:04:24 +0000 admin http://www.hollymcdowell.com/?p=1070 Only a week ago, ice hung along the edges of the water. No longer! Today looks almost like spring.

Here’s a closeup of the pond reflecting the sky.
Sky Pond closeup

There are seven photos in the Flickr set.

A panorama. The landscape is still brown.
Panorama

Distant mountains.
Sky Pond with distant mountains

A self portrait. Me walking along the path.
Self Portrait

I’m waiting for the first green to appear and maybe a few wildflowers. Maybe within a month.

]]> http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2009/last-days-of-winter/feed/ 0 Autumn Sunset http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2008/autumn-sunset/ http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2008/autumn-sunset/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:51:55 +0000 admin http://www.hollymcdowell.com/?p=987 I took the most amazing walk…

sunset

The set contains nine photos.

Ducks on a pink pond.
pink pond

Earlier that evening.
sunset

And later:
sunset

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