This is one of the Christmas gifts we got, from our son & daughter-in-law. It is a suncatcher, and the lady who makes them dries wildflowers to press in them.
I had never seen one like this. I am used to the ones that look like stained glass. This had a totally different kind of beauty! I took these shots in different kinds of light.
“But even when the moon looks like it's
waning...it's actually never changing shape. Don't ever forget that.”
— Ai Yazawa
These are some of the peppermint, or candy cane decorations that were around at Christmas time, and some still are. I love mint!! I think this door is so pretty.
Candy canes.
Even on the mailbox.
These last two are not mint themed, but I love them. Soldiers standing guard.
And our next-door neighbor turned her window shutters into gnomes!
“When the sky is
overcast with clouds and there is not a shred of hope left; remember there are
still forests of pine trees, blossoms of hydrangeas and gardens of mint leaves
out there.”
There is a place
where the sidewalk ends, And before the street begins, And there the grass
grows soft and white, And there the sun burns crimson bright, And there the
moon-bird rests from his flight To cool in the peppermint wind.
“I am at that stage
of life where homegrown mint excites me more than clothes and bags.”
Maybe some of you remember or have heard of Tara Lipinski. At one time, she was the youngest female figure skater to ever win the Olympics. She is retired from skating now, and is an announcer and commentator. Anyway, she had a baby. Here she is with the baby, but what I could not resist showing you is the adorable little ice skate booties!!
"It's a strange world of language in
which skating on thin ice can get you into hot water."
Franklin P. Jones
Remember the house I always post, the one they paint and decorate for every holiday? I don't think I have ever showed you the house in the dark! I had never seen it in the dark till a couple days ago, and it looks totally different! Here it is in the day.
And here it is at night.
See the star way over the roof? It keeps changing colors!
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking
at the stars.
We went out this evening and tried to snap The Full Wolf Moon. But it was just too cloudy, and these are the only shots I got.
But a happy surprise on the way home. About a block away, in the dark, I spotted these changing lights in the upstairs window of a house. So We pulled over and I snapped.
“The wolf will always
be bad if we only listen to Little Red Riding Hood.”
“The tiger and the
lion may be the strongest, but you will never see the wolf performing in a circus.”
Last spring and summer, this area was lit up with lights as dusk began. All my photos were taken in the summer! As you can see by the flowers in my first photo.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to
escalate, people found a creative way to stay positive: digging out
their Christmas lights.
Social media was calling for yuletide decorations
halfway through March, and Twitter users were
urging others to put lights up outside their homes as a sign of hope in this dark time for so many.
In order to cheer up
kids who had not been in school in a long time, people in dinosaur
costumes, one with a ruler to ensure safe social distancing, paraded around the
block in Milwaukee. They organized a social distance dinosaur parade with
several inflatable dinosaurs in an effort to give people a fun break from being
cooped up inside due to the coronavirus.
This little girl brought out her own toy dinosaurs to watch the parade with her.
“As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way.”
– Mary Anne Radmacher
“We
are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won’t need to tell anybody
it does. Lighthouses don’t fire cannons to call attention to their shining-
they just shine.” – Dwight L. Moody
Every year, our small downtown museum has "Art For Gifts". This is where local artists display their creations, and you can buy them. Since they are all one-of-a-kind, they make good Christmas gifts. It lasts from late November till right after Christmas.
The entrance was done very pretty.
Inside, there were homemade journals.
Bowl cozies (to hold hot bowls)
Interesting wooden serving pieces.
Lots of paintings
Purses
You don't want to know how much this beauty costs!
Fun spoons.
A wooden tree, all decorated.
The meaning
of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.
The wild Violets are growing in yards everywhere now! They are so sweet. We have quite a few in our yard, and I hate for them to be mowed d...
