Week 10

What a week.  My brother was in the hospital the week before and then it was finals week for me as a teacher and my daughter Hannah as a student at Columbia Independent School.  In addition it was Chanukkah and we were getting ready for a wedding. The worst part is that we did not get to enjoy yom tov as much as I would have liked.  We were just drained from all the accumulated drama.  I was just able to take the picture on Thursday between commitments - one day late. Then it took me five days to get this post up after I took the picture.  The good thing though is that there was snow for this picture.  The first time since I started the series but no doubt not the last.  Here is the photo for week 10:

I took this picture between errands just minutes before we all had to be at Rachel's holiday party at Shepherd School.

Week 9

Weather turned bitterly cold.  I was away on Wednesday tending to a family emergency in Kansas City and had to take the picture Today (on Thursday).  We had some rain, some snow, and maybe some sleet so there was some white on the ground but not much.  If you look close along the curb in this image you will see evidence of some of that frozen precipitation.

This is the last week of classes, and finals are scheduled for next week.

I had to rush over from Columbia Independent School where I had met Jenifer to drop off Rachel. They were all going to get yet another dress fitting for Adam's upcoming wedding.  Because of all the running around I did not get to take this picture until close to 4 p.m.  So, unfortunately this image was one day and an hour late but at least I was finally able to get done.

Week Eight

Wednesday was the coldest day so far since undertaking this project, but of course that does not show up in the image.  The picture for this week continues along the same line as the last three weeks without much change except for being a bit more overcast.

This week the forecast predicted some snow on Wednesday in the afternoon, when this picture was taken, but that did not materialize at all.  But, since then I have noticed that the thought of snow is very much something people are thinking about with half looking forward to the event with joy and the other half with dread.

That evening, I am writing several days later, I taught a Senior Seminar class in the evening and it was extremely cold.  Winter weather is here. Now we wait and see what develops as far as the scene I am photographing.

Week Seven

It just occurred to me.  Are there times when conditions just sort of freeze and remain unchanging for long periods of time?  Logically you would think that the change from one season to another is a slow gradual process but these pictures tell another story.  The first four weeks were weeks of dramatic change whereas the last few weeks have been one where the background has remained remarkably unchanged.

Week Six

When reviewing the photos I suddenly understood the transitory nature of fall colors and how quickly it fades.  This week the leaves were gone from even the most stubborn tree literally knocked to the ground by a week of hard rains.  The sun was also conspicuously absent with an overcast sky.

Week Five

Of all the pictures this one shows the least amount of change so far.  I had to look close to see what had changed but finally noticed that there was less color in the distant background as some of the other trees had lost their leaves since the last shot.  I did this picture a little later at around 3:30 since I had an advising session after my last class.  The sun is still an issue as far as glare off the lens, and will probably continue to be one for awhile at this time of the day.  It will be interesting to see for how long.  I need to find some kind of chart that will help me as far as knowing the angle of the sun for any given day.

Very close to the Thanksgiving break and then the holiday break.  This has been a good semester but I am tired.  Traveling and not being home for several weekends in a row have taken a toll. 

Week Four

Well today had an unexpected development.  The sun was shining pretty directly into the lens so that there was some flare.  Sometimes that is a good effect but today it was unwanted.  Also, the camera averaged out the exposure to compensate for the bright spot, the sun, and underexposed some of the other areas.  Yet, the picture did manage to convey something with some aesthetic sensibility.   

The image does represent a very pleasant, sunny, day.  We probably do not have many of those left but it is very nice while it lasts.  More importantly it shows the radical changes we have had in just four weeks!  It is amazing how this spot continues to change so much from one week to another.


Week 4 taken on 4 November 2009