This winter, my picture taking habit really suffered. When I look back at my pictures, I see tons of photos of the girls and the pets snuggled on the couch mixed in with pictures of deep, deep snow. While this is a pretty accurate depiction of the coldest and snowiest winter, I can remember, I am ready for new picture taking.

Thank goodness for monthly-ish Create Dates. I haven’t taken any good pictures in months but last week, my friend Donna and I had lunch and went for a photo walk. I wondered if we would find anything in our cold, grey, bleak neighborhood. Fortunately, as is always the case, once I opened my eyes, there was plenty to see.

Here are a few of the many things we spotted along our way…