First of all a happy new year and the best wishes for 2026, for all the contributors of the Black and white community , and the admins ofcourse .
Now then this is my contribution to the #monomad challenge.
Yesterday we had a new years visit from my daughter , son in law and granddaughter so i decided to bake a spice cake .
For those that don't know spice cake it's dark brown almost like a chocolate cake.
1 ) So i decided to take some photos of the cake on the cake plate
Sony A7IV camera + Sony 24-105mm F4.0 G OSS
2 )
Sony A7IV camera + Sony 24-105mm F4.0 G OSS
3 ) Yesterday after the snow the sun decided to show it self , giving me the oppertunity to make some snow photos of the street we live in.
Sony A7IV camera + Sony 24-105mm F4.0 G OSS
4 )there was even for a short moment some blue sky with some white clouds.
Sony A7IV camera + Sony 24-105mm F4.0 G OSS
5 )Unlike today when it is snowing most of the day , this image was taken with the klens against the double glassed window at 24mm .
Sony A7IV camera + Sony 24-105mm F4.0 G OSS
5a ) While thise image was taken with a different camera and lens at 15mm and a high shutter speed to freeze the snowflakes, but you can also see the difference in view angle from 24mm and 15mm
Sony A7II camera + Laowa 15mm F4.5 Macro 1:2
6 )snow resting on the leaves of the laurel bush in the garden below us.
7 )The cat isn't that happy with the snow to cold to go on the balcony
All images are taken by me 
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