Almost missed this one!

I did not set my alarm, but woke up right at sunrise this morning. The weather forecast was for rain, so I was taking my time.

When I finally got dressed I decided to look out the window through the blinds, and lo and behold, we were having a beautiful sunrise. So I threw my camera stuff together and hustled to this spot. I missed most of the color, but still ended up getting a nice photo.

Cheers,

Marc

Carolina Beach get-away

Catherine and I snuck down to Carolina Beach, NC for the long Valentine's / President's Day weekend. She has a friend who owns a rental less than a block from the beach.

While it was a bit chilly in the wind before the sun came up, it has warmed up nicely!

Edit - I took some afternoon photos at low tide, thought I'd share them here.

These are both from the other side of the pier (top/first photo).

Cheers,

Marc

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! We wish you a blessed and joyous 2025.

Nothing terribly new here, just some photos of my favorite people.

We will part ways this summer as Ian pursues his welding training and Leah heads to college...all while Marc and Catherine head to Texas (again) - which is simultaneously scary and exciting.

Be well,

Marc

Anniversary

Catherine and I went to Glasbern, PA to spend the night and celebrate our anniversary. It was below freezing with a "feels like" temperature in the low 20's AND there was an outdoor wedding that evening. Glad we did ours in warmer weather - and still glad she said "yes"!!!

Cheers,

Marc

Covered Bridge

I took advantage of the skies this morning to go photograph this covered bridge that I passed several weeks ago.

Cheers,

Marc

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

 Catherine and I stepped outside to see the comet in our neighborhood this evening. So cool to see!

Cheers,

Marc

Pennsylvania explored

We had a ton of rain come through Thursday night into Friday afternoon, but the clouds cleared off after dinner. Since it was Friday evening, I decided I'd go photograph the sunset and stars at a couple of places I have discovered on my motorcycle rides.

First up was Laughlin Mill in Newville. I thought it might make a decent sunset location, but on this night (no clouds) discovered it will probably be a better sunrise.

From there I headed up into the hills to a little country church - Sheaffers Valley. I was treated to a pretty sunset.

I waited another hour or so for full dark, and then photographed the Milky Way. Light pollution made processing this very tricky - the light sky in the left side of the frame is light from Harrisburg.

Cheers,

Marc