Yesterday we went for a walk.  Andrew recently got a new lens for his camera and he hasn't had a chance to test it outside.  It was very sunny and beautiful AND COLD.  Did I mention the cold?  It was 25 and felt like 12 (according to Yahoo weather).  I agree.  It felt like 12.

But we needed a walk and the lens needed testing.  The lens is totally awesome.  It has some fancy blur reduction thing or something (I was just informed it's called vibration reduction or VR).  So when you take pictures of things that are moving or you are moving the camera a little, it still takes a clear and focused picture.

The bird above was sitting on branches that were swaying in the very cold wind. This picture is a crop of the larger photo.  I'm just amazed at the crisp, clear bird and branches.  This lens also captures colors almost perfectly.  The caramels and creams in the wood in this photo are so rich and dead on.

Our wonderful walk and lens testing ended with a yummy meal at Five Guys.  I'm not big on burgers and I usually don't like fries, but both the burgers and the fries are delicious there.  The meat has never been frozen and they cut the potatoes for their fries in the restaurant and fry them in peanut oil.  Pretty simple.

[photo taken 2-3-2007 in Philadelphia]