Magical Mystery Tour Photographers of Athens, GA: January 2015

...and so the Magical Mystery Tour Photographers set out again - after a beautiful lunch...to explore an east side neighborhood in Athens, Ga on January 14, a very cold grey winter's day.

HERE ARE ELIZABETH'S PHOTOS, taken with a Nikon D5100:

E1 They peered into their copper (not crystal!) ball....

E2 Reflections on a cold pond........

E3 .........we found diamonds on a fallen leaf!

E4 Love the abstraction of winter's black and white...I've made several quilts based on this idea...take a look at my other blog.

E5 Shoal Creek

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AND NOW FOR PAT'S PHOTOGRAPHS......

Here are five of the photos I (Pat) took on the second Magical Mystery Tour, again using my trusty Nikon D5100. This time we were not chauffered by Jeff; we walked around Elizabeth's neighborhood, with Elizabeth as our guide.

P 1 Reflections in a Golden Eye

This copper globe in Elizabeth's yard set the tone for us as we set out on on foot to explore the neighborhood.

P 2 Shoal Creek

First we walked down to this creek behind the Barton's home. This view shows a sandbar on the middle and a fungus-covered log in the foreground. The creek is not always this shallow; in fact, it flooded last year.

P 3 Remnants of Autumn

Most of the colors around us were winter shades of brown and gray, but here and there were reminders of fall.

P 4 A Neighborhood Pond

Then Elizabeth, Jeff, and I walked down a road to the neighborhood pond in the picture. In the distance you can see Jeff and Elizabeth taking photos. Alexis remained behind finding great photo ops we had missed--in puddles in rocks.

P 5 Sweet gum balls

Returning to Eizabeth's house I saw these sweet gum balls in the driveway--such a common sight and yet I liked this picture.

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AND HERE'S JEFF!