Happy New Year!

 We decided, finally, to get outside and go into town to look at the lights. Not all the lights were on, as it was Saturday, and perhaps people had places to go. I looked it up, trying to figure out how to be photograph them, and gave up. I've tried this before, and you ought to play with the settings, use a tripod, use the 10-second delay in order to not jostle the camera. Well, to heck with that.

They did say to go out prior to dark. I found that I could darken the images, and they looks just fine. 

Now, I debated about curating the photos, and posting a few in several posts, but that's not how I roll. Besides, poor Joseph Brian who was the official driver, wants to see them, as well. 

They decorated the pavillion behind City Hall, and it looked pretty.

I began using the SPORTS mode, quick snaps. As the skies darkened, even that didn't work. I tried using AUTOMATIC, and ended up with some fun blurry lights. We'll call them creative!

There is such a variety of homes in Perth, established in 1816. There are some huge homes (new and old), bungalows, and two-story, many divided into apartments, with sweet Strawberry Box Houses, dating from the homes the government built for veterans after WW II.

You'll notice our snow is gone. It is a shame. One family has an ice rink ready to go. All we need is consistent cold weather! We Canadians love out winter sports.

We did it! This morning it is -10 C., I'm happy we did the drive, window open, heated seats on and heater doing its thing. I am hoping for sunshine today. It's been awhile.

All the best to you and yours for: !