We're having a heat wave!

A tropical heat wave...
Oh, yeah!  I think the temperature reached a whoppin 51 degrees yesterday!

Practically, balmy for this time of year.

Or, well... close enough.

So I took J out for an impromptu nature walk/ photo shoot.

It was nice to get out of the house and not feel like we were fighting against Arctic gales.
And, although today was almost as warm, it was mostly gray and cloudy, so I'm doubly glad that I got myself off my backside and out into the well-lit, warm, world.

I've been meaning to do something creative with this old window since I bought it last summer.

I still plan to clean it up a bit and hang it on a wall, but in the meantime,

here's another creative use for it.

 

I love the vastness of this photo.  It kind of makes up for nearly breaking my ankle trying to walk out there. 

 

 

There wasn't much color to be found at the battlefield.  Just lots of browns and grays.

That is until we found this great "mini" rainbow in the clouds.

I had to boost the colors a bit for it to show up in the picture as well as it did in real life.

 

 

J was my very helpful / assistant, but it wasn't all work and no play.
She found much joy in jumping over puddles and trying to break the ice.
I'm just glad neither of us managed to fall in.
(and believe me... I tried.)
  Note to self... don't wear slip off shoes on slippery mud banks.
Yeah... not a great idea.

I think I'll add these to Lotus' photo meme, Weekly Winners.

I've been following Weekly Winners for a while, but this is my first time participating.

Go check out everyone's favorite shots from the past week here.