Blizzard Janus - Part 1

I spent more time trying to photograph the weather conditions outdoor and really seek to see if I can capture as much of the "snow" as I could. Here is my attempt, this is part 1 of 2. Enjoy!

Blizzard Hercules

This was the first blizzard of 2014.  I spent some time walking around trying to find a scenic place but with the burden of having not getting to work too late, I did not have much time to really find something nice. The scenes that I really enjoyed were inaccessible to my vehicle so I could only see it from afar.  I made the most of what I had and even made some co-workers volunteer for some photos.  Enjoy!

NYC - Part 2

Besides sushi, the other highlight of this trip was the Meat Packing District, Chelsea Market, and of course the High Line.  If you like people watching, High Line is an incredible place, I would avoid it on the weekends as it's way too many people in such a small place. Unless you like that kind of thing and it is New York after all. 

NYC

Traveling in perfect weather is always ideal.  Luckily I had such an opportunity.  Usually when conditions are difficult, the weather makes us miserable, the whole trip can easily been marred.  When the conditions are just right everything is so much more enjoyable and great!  This was one such trip and I had a great time taking photos from it.  It was such a short trip and only wished that it would last a bit longer.  Until next time! 

24 Hours in the Outer Banks

With a very tight schedule and trying to beat traffic I spent a significant amount of time traveling back and forth from N.Va to OBX.  It was about 5 hours drive down with some road construction traffic.  24 hours at the beach house and another 5 hours back with even more road construction late at night.  The family decided to leave early Friday evening because we were trying to beat the usual Saturday rush in and out of OBX.  As there is always traffic to and from this location, as it took the others about 9hours to get down and a repeat of that experience would be a nightmare. Who wants to spend their vacation in traffic for most of the day?

Despite not knowing that my stay would have been so short I still enjoyed myself at the beach. I personally don't like the beach all that much but it's always good to visit and oddly enough I like swimming in the pool on the beach rather than the ocean itself.  This time around the ocean water was really cold due to our unusual mild summer and the pool was warm and refreshing.  I think the really nice thing was the rental house was right on the beach with its own private access and the pool was larger than the previous year.  I think I also realized that I really enjoy having a private pool and not having to worry about other kids and people getting in my way as I get to share it with only friends and family. 

If I had known that I was going to leave so early I would have taken more photos but for now enjoy what I have.