Daphne – Page 5 – M. Sullivan Photography

January 24, 2014January 24, 2014 M. Sullivan Photography Artwork, Daphne, Family, Lake Superior, Landscapes, Photos, Weather

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One of my photos was chosen by Daily Duluth Photo for picture of the day. It made my day too. 🙂

Sophia created her own artwork on Tuesday. There were no classes for students due to a scheduled staff development day. I worked from home and needed a project to keep her busy. She tried her hand at painting on canvas. I think she did a great job! The best part is that it kept her busy for over two hours. 🙂

Poor Daphne has not been not been well this week. She is playful, but has had some tummy issues. A veterinarian visit may be in her near future.

I’m trying my best to bring this Bougainvillea back to life. Left outdoors in our climate, this plant will only last one season. I brought it in this fall to try to winter it over, but not before letting it stay overnight outdoors when the temps dropped below freezing. It dropped all of its leaves except for just a few. I thought it was lost. I put it in our storage room and left it for a few weeks. The next time I checked it, leaves were beginning to sprout from the bare stems.

Here it is in its former glory.

I don’t know if it will make a full recovery, but I plan on giving it my best effort.

January 1, 2014 M. Sullivan Photography Daphne, Family, Holidays, Photos, Sledding, Weather

Outdoor Activity

We had high hopes of having a great winter with lots of outdoor activities. We had nearly three feet of snow on the ground early in December, but since then the temperatures have barely made it above zero. Today’s high was -4 F. We did have a couple of days at the end of last week that made it to 30 degrees…above zero! We took the opportunity to play fetch with Daphne, sled in our backyard and clean the snow off our deck.

We spent New Year’s Eve at the movies, followed by dinner at Famous Dave’s restaurant – an annual tradition for us.

Warm wishes for the days ahead and hopes for some outdoor time skiing and skating. Happy New Year!

December 17, 2013December 17, 2013 M. Sullivan Photography Daphne, Family, Holidays, Lake Superior, Landscapes, Photos, Weather

Long Cold Winter

It is still not officially winter per the calendar, but since we had the huge snow storm after Thanksgiving, the temperatures have either been below zero or single digits. We took our holiday card photo on a day with a high temperature of 3, wind chills below zero and snow flurries. I usually try to get several shots so that I know that we have the perfect photo. Not this time. Our remote shutter stopped working because the battery was too cold. I did make the kids stay outside for an extra minute or two after I took the camera off the tripod so that I could make sure to get a good shot of just the two of them.

Days and days of temperatures 25 degrees below average is getting old really fast. Rumor has it that there will be a day or two of 20 degree temperatures soon. In the meantime, here are some pictures from the cold “tundra” of northern Minnesota.

Here is a preview of our holiday card photos. Notice the white snow dots on our clothes and faces.

It was too cold for Daphne to join us for the family photo so I snapped a picture of her indoors where it was nice and toasty.

Out on Lake Superior, the evaporation of lake water created “sea smoke” in the subzero air.

It certainly makes for a cold work day for the people working on the ships coming into port.

What I want most for Christmas is to be able to enjoy all of our new snow without the unbearably cold temperatures. Are you listening Santa?