Week 12

Our second big snow  since this project started and this one came right on time for me to get the picture.  I managed to get this picture on the way home after having a wisdom tooth extracted, number 32 I believe, but I wanted the shot.  The snow had already melted considerably so i knew that any more delay would result in a picture without the snow. 

Remember that to get the full sweep of all the changes you will now have to go to the much earlier pictures when things were green, and then bright with fall colors, to compare all that with what we now have.

Our first big snow before this one resulted in a White Christmas much to the delight of many and the despair of an equal number who had to get out and drive about in it.  Luckily we have not yet had any ice.  I am continuing to enjoy the winter break.

Week 11

One day late again.  I stayed home all day on Wendsday. Went out today though for some coffee and to take this picture. Notice  how the sunlight is different and the color is more vibrant along with an absence of shadows?  Light conditions like we had today, somewhat overcast, are great for photography whereas a bright sun makes things too contrasty. 

Today the campus was deserted.  Christmas Eve, so the parking lots were empty and the offices closed.  As I  have stated earlier that is my favorite time to be on campus - whenever everyone else isn't.   Another semester passed and overall it was a good one.  I have been working on my syllabi for next semester and updating some lectures.  After over ten years of teaching college I am still learning and trying to improve.

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.