I have been making an earnest effort to host this for a couple of weeks now, but someone else always beat me to it. Yes, after lurking as a contributor of content for a couple of years, I am finally going to host!

As noted for previous weeks, this is a weekly thread that spans two weeks (confused yet ) We all know the rules and the point is to post post and then post.

Thanks to Dave (daacon) for hosting last week it can be Found : Here

Welcome to the picture of the week. Show us your best (and worst) stuff

Picture of the Week 92 : 6 Dec - 20 Dec 2009

This is by far my favorite thread as we get to see some shots from around the world so with the christmas season upon us time to up the shutter count and show us what your part of the world is doing.

Again same rules and really other than time frames there are no rules
1) No theme just your favorite stuff.
2) Let's keep it to about 4-6 images per post just so the thread doesn't get too big each week.
3) Any Pentax camera is fine, film, P&S, DSLR (or Samsung DSLR)
4) Date : Sunday, 6 Dec 2009 to Sunday, 20 Dec 2009. Enter anything you shot last week or during this current week until the thread closes.
5) The current host will appoint the new host as an invitation via PM. If possible, the new thread will be linked to the previous one and the new thread will start between 12:00EST and 5PM EST on the Sunday. If the thread doesn't start, please contact Peter Zack, Moderator.


Previous hosts: Each one is a hotlink to that POTW thread to look past at the previous 91 weeks.

1 Peter Zack, 2Eaglerapids 3 rmtagg, 4 Peter Zack, 5 daacon, 6 Bramela, 7 mtnbearhug, 8 dantuyhoa, 9 gawan,10 roentarre, 11 daacon, 12 Kris, 13 mtnbearhug, 14 SCGushue, 15 daacon, 16 maxwell1295, 17 dantuyhoa, 18 daacon, 19 maxwell1295 19(2) daacon, 20 Bramela, 21 Syb, 22 maxwell1295, 23 maxwell1295, 24 dantuyhoa, 25 Gawan, 26 Peter Zack, 27 borno, 28 daacon, 29 gawan, 30 Damn Brit, 31 maxwell1295 32 maxwell1295 , 33 dantuyhoa, 34 daacon, 35 Peter Zack, 36 Damn Brit, 37 Borno, 38 Kevint, 39 Peter Zack, 40 Timbo13, 41 daacon, 42 daacon, 43 gawan, 44 dantuyhoa, 45 daacon, 46 Rense, 47 daacon, 48 Rense, 49 borno, 50 Rense, 51 daacon, 52 Peter Zack, 53 Peter Zack, 54 dadipentax, 55 David Whiteley, 56 planedriver, 57 daacon,58 Bramela, 59 daacon, 60 gawan, 61 virgilr, 62 daacon, 63 RickL, 64 Peter Zack, 65 Peter Zack, 66 Causey 67 daacon, 68 Bramela, 69 georgeweb, 70 daacon, 71 seacapt, 72 daacon, 73 AOski, 74 Rense 75 eccs19, 76 daacon, 77 xs400, 78 daacon, 79 Bramela, 80 borno, 81 legacyb4, 82 daacon, 83 gawan, 84 Rense, 85 Peter Zack, 86 davef, 87 davef, 88 xjjohnno 89 Bramela 90 Peter Zack 91 daacon 92 stevebrot

Here is a little something to get us started:

Intent on Food!

K10D, Pentax-M 200/4

This was taken at the wildlife refuge near my home. Normally this time of year finds the place absolutely raucous with waterfowl and other wildlife. Unfortunately, it has been bitter cold by local standards for about the last ten days and life is hard for the birds and animals. All of the ponds are pretty much frozen solid and the ducks and swans cannot feed. Most have moved on. Things are also tough for herons, hawks, and other carnivores. I saw a nutria frozen to death along with several dead ducks and a dead swan. This intrepid heron was one of the few active creatures out that day.

Steve

[stevebrot]

Due to an injury to my left shoulder, I haven't been able to do much photography lately. I am finally getting better, however...

You take care of that shoulder! I shattered the head of my right humerus about 5 1/2 years ago along with various cartilage damage and it has been a royal pain, both in the literal and figurative sense, ever since. It also makes it hard to hold and compose with the camera. Fortunately, I retained about 40% use of the arm (whew!).

In any case, I am glad you are making a recovery.

I like your this week's photos, especially the fog.

Steve

(Two Advil + two Tylenol twice a day...Vicodin as needed...)

[Rense]

Frank, nice to see some colour!

Your shoulder: still problems from your motorcycle accident, or is this a new injury?

[stevebrot]

Plankton: I like the floating Takumar...very cool, in fact icy cool!

RollsUp: Liked Santa and his "sleigh"...Christmas fun!

dantuyhoa: Congratulations on a fine new addition to the family

acrollet: One thing about nice sunsets is they are always appreciated, especially by those of us in the dreary, cloudy north.

Dale: 40C...Yikes! Get yourself in out of the son, boy!

legacyb4: Sort of resembles my last gingerbread house, only your daughter's seems to have been built to a higher construction standard

xs400: Great fog, flowers, and berries! I really like #2.

Steve