Merry Christmas!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

National Poinsettia Day

There is a day dedicated to the beautiful red Christmas flower, but how did this plant become associated with the holiday?

Legend says that a little girl in Mexico was sad that she had no gift for Jesus.  She was poor and could not buy anything.  An angel told her that any gift given with love was good enough.  So she picked weeds from the side of the road and laid them at the manger.  Those weeds soon bloomed into beautiful red stars.  

The plant first came to America in

Wordless Wednesday

It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas...

 

 

 

 

Home for the Holidays

 

 

 

Christmas Lights

 

 

 

 

Quote of the Week - Merry Christmas

[FOR THE SAKE OF OUR BROTHER]

In a stable 
In a manger 
In the cold winter's air 
In the arms of his mother 
A child's lying there 

In a city 
In a village 
Though the years have gone by 
The child still remains 
With the dream still close by 

And each year on this night that child reawakens 
And each year on this night that hope rebegins 
That the dream he has offered might one day be taken 

For the sake of our brother 
For the child who's forgotten 
For the dream that is still lying there 

O' come all ye faithful 
Joyful and triumphant 
O' come ye, o' come ye 
To Bethlehem 
Come and adore him 
Born the king of angels 

O' come let us adore him 
O' come let us adore him 
O' come let us adore him 
Christ the lord 

In a stable 
In a manger 
In the cold winter's air 
In the arms of his mother a child's lying there

~ The Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Photographic Opportunities

Living in the Pacific Northwest does not always provide the perfect weather to get out and take photographs.  This time of year is usually dark and dreary, and most often, wet.  So what is a creative photographer to do?

Carry the camera at all times! You never know when an opportunity will present itself - geese on a pond, an interesting pattern in the ice on the ground - 

Or a great, sparkling Christmas tree when you're out shopping!  I went to the Woodburn Outlet stores and the huge tree just caught my eye.  Out comes the camera - and.........

Merry Christmas!