Day 365 - Where it all Began

If you are a follower of this blog, you are aware that starting early in October, I started to study for my Marriage and Family Therapy License.  This lasted from all of October and most of November, ending on November 22 when I took the exam.  So here we are at the close of 2013 and when I got home from work, there it was.  My License:

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/EF-M 22mm  @ Aperture Priority set to f/3.5

So I was so pleased that I was able to include this as one of the last pictures for this blog.  But I wouldn't want to end the blog here with just this image.  No I thought that for the last picture for 2013 should be where it all started.

Yes 365 days ago we traveled down to this location for the very 1st picture of this blog.  However a year brought some changes to the theater.  Do you know what changed?

Thanks to all who have followed this blog.  I do hope you have enjoyed this images as much as I had taking and processing them.  May you all have a Great and Blessed 2014 and check out my new blog "My Black & White World in 52 Weeks"

Thanks

Tom

Day 359 - Christmas Day Dinner

Today was Christmas Day.  Since we do our family events on Christmas eve, we had our friends from THAINEPA and Lehigh University Students over for Dinner:

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/EF-M 22mm  @ Aperture Priority set to f/3.5

My wife made the food and I set the table.

Some of are friends helped in the kitchen

Ready for dinner

Our after dinner photo op.

An enjoyable time with our fiends

Thanks for stopping by

Tom

Day 357 - Pre-Christmas Luncheon with Lehigh Thai Students

Today some of the Thai Students from Lehigh University came over for a Pre-Christmas lunch as they will be in New York on Christmas Day.  We cooked and they cooked and shared a good afternoon together talking

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/EF-M 22mm  @ Aperture Priority set to f/3.5

Thanks For stopping by

Tom

Day 356 - At the Bethlehem Library

After stopping in for a open house Christmas gathering, the wife and I headed down to the Bethlehem Library for some photo opportunities on a very warm, but rainy day.

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/EF-M 22mm  @ Aperture Priority set to f/3.5

A stop by the Advent Wreath

Then holding hands with the children...

Then one last shot crossing the street.

Thanks for stopping by.

Tom

Day 351 - More Snow

Today we got another 3.5" (8.89 cm).  That makes a total of 14.5" (36.83 cm) since the 1st of December and it is not even officially winter yet.  So after clearing the driveway of snow and cleaning the car, the wife and I went to visit a shut-in to give her communion, then headed down to Bethlehem for a winter shot:

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/EF-M 22mm  @ Aperture Priority set to f/3.5

As we were walking down to the site, I peered into

a restaurant to see only empty tables

Fresh snow in Bethlehem

Thanks for looking

Tom

Day 349 - Sunday Afternoon in the Christmas City

Well the snow started yesterday @ 10:30 AM and it snowed all day.  At 22:30, after about 6" (15.54 cm) of snow,  it switched to ice.  This left about about .8" (2.032 cm) of ice on top of the snow.  I was so glad to have prepped the snowblower for this storm.  After clearing my driveway and a couple of my neighbor's driveways, the wife and I went out to do some birthday shopping for our granddaughter and pick-up a new N gauge engine for my train display down in Bethlehem.

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/EF-M 22mm  @ Aperture Priority set to f/3.5

This was taken @ 00:15 as the

storm was coming to an end from

our bathroom window.

Shutter Speed 15 sec.

Downtown Bethlehem on a Sunday

So brass entertainment playing Christmas Carols.

Thanks for Stopping by.

Tom

Day 348 - Snowy Day @ the Steel Stacks

They are calling for another 7" of snow here today.  The predicted that the snow would start somewhere between 06:00 and 12:00 and sure enough it was snowing at 10:30.  So after taking the grandchildren to their swimming lessons and then delivering them to their parents, the wife and I headed over to the Steel Stacks before going home and staying put for the rest of the day.

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/EF-M 22mm  @ Aperture Priority set to f/3.5

Of the set, this was my wife's favorite...

...and this one was my favorite.

Which one do you like?  Let me know.

Tom

Day 344 - A Snowy Tuesday

Woke-up this morning and snow was falling.  By the time the storm was done, it dropped about 3 1/2" on heavy wet snow.  So after clearing the driveway, I grabbed the camera to get a few images of our 1st significant snowfall for the season.

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/EF-M 22mm  @ Aperture Priority set to f/3.5

Some Snow covered Christmas Decoration

A pause to get a photo together...

 Before she started to throw snowballs

Ending with a quite winter scene

Thanks for stopping by

Tom

Day 335 - Christmas in Bethlehem

As the was starting to set, the wife and I headed down to Bethlehem to look at the Christmas lights.

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/EF-M 22mm  @ Aperture Priority set to f/3.5

Can you spot the Boxster in any of these images?

Thanks for Stopping by.

Tom

Day 328 - Blue's @ Blue Mountain Winery

After church today we decided to go to our favorite winery to pick up some wines for our Thanksgiving dinner, before heading to the store for the remainder of the ingredients for the Turkey dinner.

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/EF-M 22mm  @ Aperture Priority set to f/3.5

So we hooped into the Boxster and headed out..

...it was a brisk cold day, but a beautiful day to drive

the back country roads.

 After arriving at the winery and purchased the wines for dinner, 

we got an extra bottle, unpacked our picnic basket..

...sat back and listened to some fantastic blues

Thanks for Stopping by

Tom

Day 327 - Blistery Evening

After dinner, we headed down to the Bethlehem Steel Stacks to take a photo for out Christmas Card.  As we arrived, the wind started to pick up, but not to be stopped by a little wind I put up a flash stand for a off camera flash, put the camera on a tripod took a quick test shot.  Then the wind kicked up and blew the flash over.  With luck, nothing broke, so we tried again but the flash stand would not stay up in the wind.  By that time we called it quits as it was becoming very miserable and I don't think our faces would of beam any yuletide cheer.  So we packed up and headed over to the Christkindlmarkt.

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/EF-M 22mm  @ Aperture Priority set to f/3.5

Our test shot

Then indoors to warm-up

 To see Santa for some sandbags for Christmas.

To keep the stands erect in the wind.

Thanks for Stopping By

Tom

Day 325 - Opening Day

Today was opening day for Bethlehem's Christkindlmarkt.  So after my wife got off of work, we headed down to the old Bethlehem Steel mill to walk around...

All images are taken with the EOS-M w/EF-M 22mm  @ Aperture Priority set to f/3.5

The Steel Stacks Lit up in their Christmas Colors...

Doing some window shopping...

Stopping for a rest, before more window shopping

Time to head back to the car.

and do some grocery shopping

Thanks for stopping by

Tom