A Merry Christmas to all!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

The Day After

The sun came out the day after the ice storm. It was spectacular. I like the way this series came out. Here are a few of my favorites. Hard to believe there is still green grass under there.

Ice Storm

An ice storm started last night and continued through the day today. All my pictures look like they are black and white, but that's what it looked like outside too.

Snow!

Finally! Snow! Big, fat, lazy flakes falling all day long. It's so beautiful in December . . . and so NOT in February.

"I never eat December snowflakes, I always wait until January."

- Lucy Van Pelt

Morning

Views like this are one of the (few) advantages of getting up early to take my daughter to work.

Oops!

There goes the Christmas budget . . .

Perspective

I've been thinking a lot about perspectives. How I look at things, what I think I know, how to know when I'm only looking at a piece of the picture. How two people can look at the same situation and see two completely different things. Focusing on the details, seeing the big picture. There are just so many ways to see.

The Holiday Season Has Begun!

Ok, so I didn't take this picture. The grinch is busy and I couldn't schedule photo time with him.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas signals the start of the holiday season to me. Next up will be A Charlie Brown Christmas and then It's a Wonderful Life. Every year, it's a tradition.

These three programs can always make me feel like I did when I was a kid at Christmastime. I love the excitement and anticipation. I lost that for a few years. The holidays became a big, long list of things to do. I was exhausted and didn't enjoy it at all. I think it's because I never took the time to watch Christmas shows. But the feeling is back. I've made a conscious effort to make Christmas fun for myself again. A party is a party, not a mandatory performance. Gifts are thoughtful and fun, not an obligatory piece of crap. And sitting in a dark room looking at a lit tree is NOT a waste of time!

Happy Holidays!