Westward Ho!

Weekend in Black and White

Wagon at Bodie State Historical Park, Bodie, California

Breaking the rules...

The Creative Exchange

Some of you may have met Lisa in the comments section of MMLDP,
but have you been to visit her blog???
Lisa has a very unique and beautiful style in her photography, including using polaroids!!!
Now, the reason I am featuring Lisa in my blog post is because she initiated a unique challenge in creativity in her group, the Creative Exchange...
In her last post, she mentions that she just finished an on-line photography course where she learned all the rules...then the last project was to break the rules!!!
So I decided to join in...photography courses generally frown on shooting into the sun...but I've found I rather enjoy the effect...so this one's for you Lisa, and your Creative Exchange!!!

The Quandary of "Q"...

ABC Wednesday

"Q" is a rather Quirky letter...what can I find here in Mammoth that expresses the letter "Q"?

While contemplating my Quandary, I thought back about previous posts and photographic explorations...what begins with "Q"?

My thoughts first went to my journey around the June Lake Loop and the beautiful Quaking Aspen...

  

And then I thought about stopping at Gull Lake and enjoying the Quacking of the ducks...

Which then made me think of the Quacking ducklings at the Tamarack Lodge by the Twin Lakes in Mammoth...

Which made me think of the Queen Dowager, Miss Daisy...

Now my Quandary is which one to pick???

Be sure to visit ABC Wednesday to see how others expressed the letter "Q"

Turning into a Winter Wonderland...

A bit more substantial snow storm yesterday, dropped about 6 inches of new snow here...for the first time, I drove through the town of Mammoth Lakes with a blanket of snow covering  everything...

Another first...my first time shoveling snow off the driveway...

I was thinking, "this could get old"...

Until Daisy and I drove around in search of photos...

What's that white stuff again???

Yesterday morning and all day long it was a cross between rain and snow...nothing stuck on the ground,
it melted as it landed.  Then, around 4 or 5 this afternoon, it started to stick...it definitely was snowing!

The house across the street...

Well, it's still snowing...and they're expecting more tomorrow...do you think maybe winter is coming???

Still in awe of the leaves of gold...

Quaking Aspen, June Lake Loop, California

After several days of blue skies and warm weather, today turned grey and cloudy...winter is coming, though not quite here...

Doggy in the Window!!!

Weekend Reflections

Miss Daisy in the window of the Bodie Hotel, Bodie State Historical Park,
Bodie, California

Who's that doggy in the window???

Clouds...

Skywatch Friday

Mono Lake, California


Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.                                                 
                                                                                      Ralph Waldo Emerson

The skies in and around Mammoth are ever changing...brilliant blue skies can almost instantly be transformed by clouds of any kind...wispy, fluffy white, grey and menacing...

Solitary Man...

Fisherman at Convict Lake

Being solitary is being alone well:  being alone luxuriously immersed in doings of your own choice, aware of the fullness of your won
presence rather than of the absence of others.
Because solitude is an achievement.

                                                                                                          Alice Koller       

P is for Pine trees, Pretty colors, and Pooches!!!

ABC Wednesday

It's ABC Wednesday again and this time the 

letter is "P".  

Hmmm....we moved to the mountains....what 

Pray tell, starts with P in the mountains???  Trees?

No...Dogs?....No...Fall Colors?...No....

Pine trees!!!  Pretty colors!!!  And Pretty Pleased Pooches!!!

Closing up for the Season...

Ooops!!!  Still haven't gotten the hang of the Daily Photo!!!  On Monday I drove 300+ miles to Glendale so that I could vote on Tuesday, and totally forgot to post!!!  But I voted!!!  Then I drove 300+ miles back home today to enjoy the Hubman's and my anniversary!!!  Most of the fine restaurants have closed for a few weeks, waiting for the  snow season crowd...so we drove to June Lake for a lovely dinner at Carson Peak Lodge...  

Nope...this isn't Carson Peak Lodge...

Convict Lake boat rentals, closed for the winter

The seasons are a'changin'...we're in "shoulder season"..."the in between"...in between Fishing, hiking, camping season and ski/snowboard season...

River of Gold...

Driving up the 395 heading into Mammoth I spotted what looked like a River of Gold...

Down the River of Golden Dreams...