I awoke to mist and fog, so dense you could see it moving, like an alien beast, huffing and puffing and snaking its way through the neighborhood. Inbetween puffs, I could see the landscape was shrouded in hoar frost, that delicate powdering of ice and frozen alien breath.

A good day to get outside.

Even though I rushed to get going, by the time I hit the road, the sun was up and the blue sky had defeated the interloping mist. But the frost was still breathtaking.

They've been delighting my dining room table for over a week and they still look phenomenal. Here's some "before" shots.

Monday I will have some "afters" for you. The won't look anything remotely like this

So as Dawn likes to say, why give someone flowers? "Just becasue..." So this bud's for you!

Enjoy your weekend.

I heard a juicy Nikon rumour...Nikon has scheduled a press conference on March 8. Are they going to announce a new camera? My wish would be for a full frame D800, or whatever the next generation full frame non Dx format will be.

On Friday I got an exciting letter, so a new camera might be a nice little "reward." The letter?

I have qualified to become a "Craftsman of Photographic Arts." This is a honour of achievement for winning print/image awards AND doing service for the Professional Photographers of Canada and Manitoba. It's the first level towards a Masters of Photograpy. There's a big presentation for the new CPAs anad MPAs at the PPOC Convention in April. This year the convention is in Quebec. C'est ci bon!

Now, what about theat new Nikon? Do you think I should treat myself or... ?

iPhone or Blackberry?

Starbucks or Tim's?

Nikon or Canon?

PC or Mac?

If you don't fit into any of these "categories" let me know which you prefer (example: Noikia, McDonalds, Olympus, Debian)

Cool.

Thanks.

Apparently today is my birthday so I am going to make an investment in a better monitor calibration tool to celebrate! I have been reviewing several including the Pantone Huey. Next week I'll let you know which one I picked and how it works.

Also don't forget about the Photo Workshop on the 27th (February) - Professional Photography for Business People, create fab photos for your company website, document important events, and event ake more awesome photos of your family and friends, and learn to use photoshop like a pro. $99 includes lunch and all course materials. Register here online.

Have a great weekend, and I will have more updates from the blogland world next week!

Seriously, I just wanted to say this. I would say it in person too if we ever get together.

You visit my blog, read my rants, and maybe you even look at my photo gallery once in a while It's all good.

If you're ever in my neighborhood and have a craving for Starbucks there's one right around the corner, let me buy you a coffee - cos I "heart" you!