"We'll take a cup of kindness, yet ... "

Here I am on New Year's Eve, after dark, with the funny hat and the noise-maker that I brought home from the nursing home party.

A Summery Christmas Gift

This late Christmas present, received on the eve of New Year's Eve, reminds me that eventually summer will again be "icumen in."

So, I guess it's time to start taking down the Christmas tree and getting ready for the new year.

Dierk Haasis's Christmas Slideshow

Beautiful pictures, some festive, many thought-provoking, all a pleasure to view, all for Christmas: here.

Hoping for Spring

Dogwood




Crabapple Stump






Backyard Bud

Icy

What looks like snow here is actually a crusty layer of sleet over the snowfall of January 29-30, 2010:

Snow, the Morning After

Berries and Bird Tracks








Leaf Cave

Cold and Clear in January

Sundown


To Twilight