HAPPY NEW WEEK and HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!I'm sending best wishes to everyone. I know this is a hard end to a hard year. I hope you all find some peace and joy for the season.
Cardinal in the SnowShenandoah National ParkUS National Park Service/N.LewisPhoto labeled public domain (copyright free)
Looks like it's a Christmas for reflection and appreciation of the things that we might typically take for granted at this time, especially our friends near and far including everyone on these page plus any lurkers. I'd also like to send special wishes to bjane, whose town was decimated by that awful storm in the spring and who I fear may have had more challenges than many of us.. Hugs to all!
Thinking of all who are alone this Christmas.
It is now χmas Eve evening DownUnder. Our family visit long over. Lots of hugs from the Trio, I kept my face as distant as possible. They were delighted with their books & crafts. . . and started reading at once! They were thrilled to view the ladybird beetles on our crab apple. Alas it has downy mildew but the little spotted bugs are loving it. We received homemade cards from the Trio, handwritten by themselves. OH has a jar of devilled almonds made by Dau. I gained a practical oven mitt and a book about outback Aussieland. The author’s second book; I only read her first a few weeks ago. Dau & I are on same wavelength or what?
Sounds like an ideal family visit, AQ. Lovely for you. I especially like the homemade cards from little ones. Good Morning, Everyone . Bright here - it's Christmas Eve morning, here, AQ, and bright sunshine but only 1 degree!!
Good morning, all. It's a beautiful, windy day here and I've just been for a last swim before the leisure centre shuts again ........... sigh.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.