The Bird in Flight

Hey hey, a two-parter, Mark-style!  As I type this, I'm in much warmer locales, and I'm staring at a palm tree that's covered in sunshine rather than snow.  Nothing too strange for me, as I don't think I've ever woken up to a snowy Christmas morning.

I am not in California, however, which is weird for me.  That photo was taken in Hawaii, and the weather here is like Norfolk in May, which is to say ridiculously warm and humid for a cold December morning...  This is probably the second or third time I did not wake up in my parents' house.  My parents have found a taste for travelling during the Christmas season, which feels distinctly less-Christmas-y.  It's still nice, just different I suppose.  And I certainly can't complain about the free trip my parents give me (especially since my first paycheck isn't due for 7 months or so).  Besides, I think my parents are on to something - we do all end up spending more time together on vacation than when we are in our own home...

Sorry for the lackluster photos.  I'm actually thinking of switching back to my trusty powershot s230, as I don't think this s70 is quite cutting it...  The noise is ridiculous, the macro is seriously lacking and the meter isn't as accurate as I would like.  Grr.  Maybe I should ebay the camera and just go for an SLR.  *gulp*

Anyways, Merry Christmas everyone!

I didn't get much chance to drive around rural Ohio much, unfortunately. I ended up just driving through the cold part. Whew! Cleveland was a nice frigid 5F when I awoke at 6am. I was a little better prepared for the snow this time than when I showed up at Georgetown in my tshirt and jeans, however.

So I drove off the beaten path a little bit, as much as my poor rented chevy impala was willing to tolerate the less-paved roads off the 71. The corn fields I had been told of were all encased in snow, as was pretty much everything else. I noticed most houses and farms didn't have footprints or tire tracks leading up to the houses; I wonder if anyone lived in this community? Perhaps they had all they needed and planned to endure the winter the old-fashioned way, by staying indoors for 3 months. Or perhaps they planned to endure the winter the actual old-fashioned way, by migrating to warmer places...