this doesn't fit in thealphabet stuff but I did want to share the latest winter in Iowa stuff.  These are important to me because I really hate winter!  I mean REALLY!  But by getting out with the camera(I know I need an SLR but this will just have to do for now) I have been able to see more of the beauty and not just  feel the numbing cold! 

 I even built a snow dog last week.  He melted and lost his eyes and nose but provided a well needed release

These are from last weeks ice storm and this one is the fog shrouded state capitol. K

I had to shoot all of these at iso 800 so they are a bit soft z it was in very poor lighting.  I remembered Waydes thoughts on iso and this was good practice.  I did take my walking stick/monopod or they would have been much worse.  The guy next to me had a new Nikon D80 but he is a Biden supporter so it was just a photo op for him too.  Lots of the press photo's are not much better so I feel good about these.  They will all go away after Jan 3rd and we will sink into oblivion again so I snatched the chance.  (another C?)  Kathy

Oh to live in Iowa during caucus season.   Note the C.  Actually there are 2 others.  Candidate and Clinton. so here is my C and it's alternates.  Nary a Christmas among them.  Kathy

Much better possibilities, I think.  I took several 1 day and then today, I remembered one I also took in the time frame that might be better.  Here it is,  My B entry.  I will also give you some others since I went kind of nuts before this one.  actually I took this on my day off and was having the devil of a time trying to get a decent picture of the black cat(salem), either with Lucca or by himself.  He was so black that I couldnt get it with delayed flash, adjusting levels,underexposing etc.  any suggestions?

        

 

here are my other b attempts before I did the chosen one.

    

 

Thankful I didn't use what I thought of first?(that was a line up on empty beer bottles waitng for redemption!)  K

 

 

I added my ABC picture today and it was kind of a given what I would use since Lucca's full name starts with an A. we went to the dog park today and I made him run thru the high grass to get this! I did come up with an Alternate though on kind of a stretch.  The leaves today werent as pretty as when I went by and thought of it the other day but oh well.  I also had to take out the power lines which I didn't see on the drive by.  but as you said Mike,  I was out there looking for possibilities.Too bad this McD's didnt have the real arches!  But what a gorgeous day for the 16th of November.

 I loved the gator, Glen!