The Light

Wood Wick

The after Christmas Day Sale afforded me to come across this interesting find.  As a product called "Wood Wick," the wick of this candle is actually made of wood about a half an inch wide.  When you light this, the wood crackles non-stop as it melts the surrounding wax.  I thought that the wood would burn quickly and then the flame would go out - wasn't the case.  Apparently, this candle can stay lit for over 100 hours!

Burning The Wood

Flameless

This Christmas present from my mom ends up making this wick made of wood useless.  Instead, this device is a heat lamp that heats the wax from the top down.  I have used the traditional warmers that heat from the base of the candle up, but this method makes the scent much more apparent.  Interesting configuration!  You know, I have to always as myself, "Why did I not think of this?"  It is too simple of an idea!

Side View

The Guardians

These guys have been with me since I was a kid.  Now they reside at our house keeping watch over us at Christmas time.  With these new candles we got, they make sure that the house doesn't burn down!.  The one on the right is the oldest and is a true Nutcracker from Germany.

Christmas Snow!

 Christmas Sunrise  

 

Tracks

 

 Morning Leaf Homage

 

 Snow Stamp

 

 

Stepped out this morning to a wonderful, snow dusted Christmas Day.  I find it interesting that when it snows, everything seems more peaceful.  Outside, not a sound could be heard from civilization.  No car noise, trains, sirens, chatter and all the other local hustle and bustle noises that you normally hear on a regular day.  The sunrise this morning was extra special so I thought that I would try my best to capture it and I think it turned out well.

As my quest for photos went on, I noticed that there were many lonely leaves that stuck their heads up out of the snow.  I captured a few but the one above sparked my interest.  The sun seemed to shine just on this one leaf as to say, "Good Morning and Merry Christmas!"

The little, or quite large, Newf tracks did not go unnoticed as they trailed throughout the yard making their paths.  It was almost as if you knew what they were thinking by tracing their steps.  The perfect paw print was then found stamped onto the back patio letting us know who's territory it really was!

Merry Christmas To All! (and more to come!)

Puppy Zac!

Aren't I Cute?

The little guy is finally named Zac!  I have to say that this little one is hard to photograph.  The following photos are when he said, "OK Enough!  Here is a pose!"  Thought I would share a few.

Concentration

Leafy

Aflame

I was just hanging out when I took this photo and didn't realize how much impact there was until after I shot it.  It's out of focus character makes it look intriguing.  The Newf in the photo that deserves the credit is Gretchen (now Zac's sister.) 

New Addition!

The New Boy!

Well, this is what we were waiting for!  Nan and Steve brought their new boy home this evening.  No name yet.  Just haven't found that perfect match, but should have one decided upon soon.  

Cute
 I was the Green Boy. 

Dinner Time
29.2 lbs. at 11 weeks

The Follower  

After the long ride from Illinois to Texas (home), he still had enough energy to go into the evening

Party Time!

The Horny Frog

(TCU)

At our office party for TDC, 8.0s had this drink called "The Horny Frog."  I ordered since I am a TCU loyalist and this is what it turned out to be.  A vodka martini that had a hint of purple, if you used your imagination!  The waitress said that when the room gets darker, it looks a lot more purple.  Well, I downed one - tasted like watered down NyQuil and didn't wait till it got darker to order another.  Made for a pleasant picture though!  Can you make out the purple?

Colorful!

Didn't realize the beers in the background.  Nice touch.

 

 

Fort Worth Christmas

 

8.0s

Haven't been here in a while.  Don't remember it being this nice.  I know that the photo above is out of focus but I liked it for the richness of the color.

Anticipation!

What's Up?

Starting the weekend off with the anticipation of an interesting addition to the family that will be coming soon.  I think I can wait, but we are on the edge of our seat for this.  Come Sunday evening it will be a much different environment at the perry household.  Stay tuned for the news!  (And the pic!)  For now, this guy seems a little interested, don't ya think!?

My First Entry

Hi

This is just a test for me to see if I am able to get this up and running.  For now, this will be very, very scaled down and rough.  Bear with me and time will tell whether or not I will be able to keep this going. 

It's after 12:00 am now and my eyes are shutting down on me even though I want to keep going.  Oh well, there is always tomorrow! 

Thanks for the support and I will get back here soon!

Thanks - Chad