It was a gathering of like minds that -15C February morning. I’d been up since 5:00, had breakfast and got dressed in layers, packed my gear and was out the door by 6:10AM. It was dark and it was cold.
I got to what I thought was our meeting place, saw nobody else around so walked across the street to Starbuck’s and had a hot chocolate. As soon as I walked in, my glasses fogged up. I couldn’t see worth a damn. I waited for them to clear up and then I cleared out to see why nobody had arrived yet.
Some finally did. Turned out we were at the wrong site. Thank God for modern technology. One of the guys got on his cell and phoned our fearless leader. We weren’t far away but we were in the wrong spot.
It was a lovely get-together. All 30 of us crazies were gathered together. Love those photogs. Nothing keeps them from that “perfect shot”. Around 9 we left for breakfast at a restaurant across the street from Starbuck’s called “Sunrise Cafe”. We had such a good time talking and laughing and telling stories. I discovered I needed yet another piece of equipment – this time for the tripod. It never stops, does it?
After breakfast, we went out again. It was a sunny and beautiful morning. To get some of those shots, I had to sit on the ice and half lie on my belly. (What we don’t do). When I got up I realized my pants were soaked right through. It was time to leave. Besides, it was already nearly noon. Time to go home and get out of these cold, wet clothes. I thought I’d show one of my pictures here. If you want to see more, go to