Last Sunrise, First Big Snow!

The first big snowfall of the winter (17" avg. my yard) and a few images from the past few weeks.

Last sunrise of 2016.

 A cold sunset walk on the Dog Bar Breakwater.

 Heading home.

 City Hall under dark skies.

 First sunrise!

 A gull flies by.

 And another gull flies by.

 Storm clouds building over Good Harbor Beach.

 Thacher Island

 "Portugee Hill"

 Rough!

 The storm has passed.

 Walking the beach.

 Thacher Island

 Massachusetts Environmental Police on patrol.

 Ten Pound Island light.

 West End

 Fitz Henry Lane house.

 Fitz sketching away!

 Colorful house on Rocky Neck.

 Ride the Water Shuttle!

 A stroll by wind whipped waves.

 Made room for the dog to "go"!

A look at 2016!

One image a month for the 2016 year. This is always a tough project, trying to find images that best represent the month.

January

 February

 March

 April

 May

 June

 July

 August

 September

 October

 November

 December

Here Comes Santa Claus! Merry Christmas!

I was lucky again and caught Santa in his sleigh zipping back and forth in the sky. He's so fast I have to set my camera on the highest setting to "capture" him! He streaks in the sky waiting for kids to fall asleep before he lands and places presents under the tree.

There he is.....Santa flying over Gloucester, taken from the roof of the Beauport Hotel.

 In a blink of an eye he crosses the city!

 A few moments later he zooms by again!

 Passing City Hall.

 Crossing over the harbor.

 Santa over the Chamber of Commerce.

 Over the Kent Circle Christmas tree.

 Over the Lobster Trap Christmas Tree!

Sunrise Sea Smoke and Snow!

With Christmas fast approaching the weather is getting into the act. Heading home at sunrise offers a unique time of day to capture those fleeting moments in weather.

Lights turned down in the Beauport Hotel Christmas decorated lobby.

 Snow starts to fall on the Beauport Hotel deck.

 Using the flash picks up the snow flakes!

 Good Harbor Beach footbridge.

 Nature's sculpture.

 Thacher Island in sea smoke.

 Three gulls

 "The House"

 Sea smoke at sunrise.

 From the Back Shore.

 Fresh coating.

 Stacy Boulevard

 Fisherman's Memorial

 We live in a snow globe!