The Fog Made Me Do It

OK, what's a girl with  many, many things to do today in preparation for Thanksgiving tomorrow, but wakes up to a really foggy morning with a brand new lens on her camera do??....go to the Arboretum ofcourse.  Heck, the chores will get done in due time, but foggy mornings come along so rarely that I just couldn't resist.     You only go around once in this life, so I firmly believe in taking these opportunities when they come your way.

My new 24-70mm F2.8 lens was due to be delivered yesterday and indeed it was sitting on the front porch when I returned home from grocery shopping.  I picked a good time to go, 2:00 PM in the afternoon seemed to be the perfect time.  Very few people there and the lines were short.  Only had to stop at one other store to pick up everyone's favorite, corn bread stuffing...must be a favorite of alot of Thanksgiving cooks because the 2nd store only had about 5 bags left.  Anyway, the lens was on the doorstep waiting, and it took everything in my power to carry the groceries in from the car and put away the refrigerated stuff before opening the box and sliding it on to the camera and start snapping away at anything and everything.  What I immediately liked about it was it's ability to take a good, clear picture under poor lighting conditions.

So when I woke this morning and the fog was heavy, I drank my coffee, got dressed (no make-up or much combing of hair), and headed to the Arboretum to see how this new baby was going to perform.  I LOVE it.  Here are just a few pics from this morning....

Sharing with Trish's Watery Wednesdays...

Oh, I definitely love this lens.  And btw these are all hand-held...I rarely use a tripod, so the Image Stabilization really helps.  Now, I definitely must get back to the Thanksgiving preparations.  Hope all my USA friends along with their friends and families have a thankful & blessed Thanksgiving Day.  Peace to All throughout the world.

oops...my granddaughter just arrived to spend the night, the one that had whooping cough...she is all better now and I wanted to test my new lens out on portraits inside after dark. how sweet it is.

"Nothing purchased can come close to the renewed sense of gratitude for having family and friends."  ~  Unknown

Until next time....