This time of year can mean different things. For example, many think there should be white stuff on the ground now that winter is officially here. In my youth, it seems that a white Christmas was the norm. This first photo was taken in early December of this year, but a long way north of where we live. In our area, it looks like it will be a green Christmas.
Wildlife is still out regardless of the weather.
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It is a time of Christmas Bird Counts, with many keen birders taking part in up to 4 or more in the short bird count season.
It may be a time of decorations and lights, whether it be artificially placed on trees or other things.
There are things out in the natural areas, which are decorative in their own way, such as the red and orange berries of bittersweet...
....or the bright red winterberry.....
...or maybe the year round green of Christmas Fern.
It may be a time of feasting with family and friends, and then going on a long hike or getting some other kind of exercise to knock off all of those extra calories.
These are all well and good, and I enjoy them all. However amidst of all the holiday busyness, I try to remember that the real reason is to celebrate the birth of Jesus, our Saviour. And as in past years, one of my favourite Christmas songs is
this one.
Enjoy, and Merry Christmas to all!
Merry Christmas Allen!
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ReplyDeleteGreetings of Joy at this very special time of the year to you and Marie and all your loved ones. As usual, I loved your special song. Along side in the 'u-tube' suggestions I discovered the story about who wrote 'It is well with my soul'.(Hugh Bonneville and the Morman Tabanacle choir) lovely. Love and blessings, Paula and Ian.xx
Thank-you Paula. How did we survive for so many years without YouTube :-)? I liked the video in the one that I highlighted, part of which came from the movie classic 'Ben Hur' which I saw as a kid.
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