A rose in a bowl

The above picture combines two of my wife’s hobbies: roses and blue and white china. Even when a rose has broken off she finds a use for, as in this case where she’s placed it in a bowl of water. As of now – twelve days later – it’s still there and not looking too much the worse for wear.

Taken with a Nikon D80 and Nikon 50mm f1.8.

North Beach

Some views from one of the five beaches around our lake. This one is called North Beach and the view is more or less towards the south. Our house is to the left of the small island you see to the right in the third picture (although I’m not sure that you can see it in the picture).

Taken with a Nikon D80 and Tamron AF Aspherical LD 28-200 mm f3.8-5.6.