Pictures Taken By you...

[kiz_paws]

Janine: I also like lace and antiques, they really knew what they were doing back then!

Sweet that your son's dinner had a special touch just for you, now that is love.

My Christmas was great, hope yours was too, Janine.... but I couldn't help wondering what it would be like to celebrate Lily's way just once .....

Farnoosh, your best friend Hooman is very nice looking.

[Lily Adams]

Lily, those are awesome pictures, each is so clear and concise. My favorite would have to be the fourth one down. Cool!

Those are my best ones. Most of them came out terrible because I couldn't see because the sun was too bright. So most of them were of the sky. But that one's definitely my favorite, too.

Lily, hard to believe those are Christmas day photos - how warm it must be there. Enjoy the rest of your Christmas - almost over now here!

They are!

I did, thank you. Hope you had a great one, too.

I couldn't help wondering what it would be like to celebrate Lily's way just once

Yep, it's a tradition for us to go down the beach on Christmas, and apparently it is for a lot of other people, too. It's quite nice. But you know, I've never seen a white Christmas.

[Janine]

Janine: I also like lace and antiques, they really knew what they were doing back then!

Kiz, I didn't know that; I think old things have such character and charm. I collect antiques and will have to post some more of my photos in this thread, sometime soon. I think you will all enjoy them very much. I decorated another small tree this year (we decided against the big real tree, for convenience sake). This artificial is about the same size as this one I posted but in our living room picture window overlooking a lake....it would be great if it would snow now. I decorated this one with antique and repro balls and victorian bead garlands. I will take a photo and post it this week. You will like it - more colorful.

Sweet that your son's dinner had a special touch just for you, now that is love.

Yes, well, I have known for a over 4 months now and we all are thrilled - first grandchild in the family. My mother will be a great-grandmother. All in all, the child will have 4 great-grandparents - isn't that cool? What a great thing to celebrate at Christmas - the miracle of a new life.

My Christmas was great, hope yours was too, Janine.... but I couldn't help wondering what it would be like to celebrate Lily's way just once .....

Kiz, it was wonderful! Glad yours was, too! Did it snow anymore? It must be beautiful there.

Lily, awww, you must see a white Christmas someday or at least snowfall. Kiz, send Lily some of the white stuff.

[Pensive]

Beautiful pictures, Idril, kiz, Lily and Janine (your Christmas tree is lovely)!

[Janine]

Pensive, thanks so much! J

[kiz_paws]

Kiz, I didn't know that; I think old things have such character and charm. I collect antiques and will have to post some more of my photos in this thread, sometime soon. I think you will all enjoy them very much. I decorated another small tree this year (we decided against the big real tree, for convenience sake). This artificial is about the same size as this one I posted but in our living room picture window overlooking a lake....it would be great if it would snow now. I decorated this one with antique and repro balls and victorian bead garlands. I will take a photo and post it this week. You will like it - more colorful.

That would be great, look forward to it!

Yes, well, I have known for a over 4 months now and we all are thrilled - first grandchild in the family. My mother will be a great-grandmother. All in all, the child will have 4 great-grandparents - isn't that cool? What a great thing to celebrate at Christmas - the miracle of a new life.

Wow indeed! Congratulations to you and your family!

Lily, awww, you must see a white Christmas someday or at least snowfall. Kiz, send Lily some of the white stuff.

With pleasure. Here you go, Lily!



Thanks, Pensive, for the kind comment!

[Janine]

Kiz, that photo is awesome. Snow looks deep and fluffy....I can just imagine being bundled up and walking down that path lined with all those winter trees. Wonderful! Such peace....

[pussnboots]

This photo is a bit blurry but I wanted to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season.....

Very nice tree. I think next year I will get one for the tabletop. When my husband and I first got married we bought a 6 foot artificial one. We put it up I think the first 2 years and then it became too much of a pain to put it up. Besides it took up too much room.

[Idril]

oh my god! that is unbelievable! How did that form?

As the lake freezes, it expands and the ice has to make room anyway it can. It's the same concept as tectonic plates and mountains, just on a much smaller scale of course. There was a bigger ridge farther on, my brother discovered it while skating, he said the ridge was at least as tall as him and he's 6'2". I didn't get out that far though so I didn't get to see it.

Kiz, you have so much snow! My family and I were just discussing how much snow there was when we were little, snow tunnels and forts, 5+ months of several feet of snow. Now if we get a few inches, it's usually gone within a week and even to get a few inches is becoming more rare, it's usually just a dusting, which is what we have now. On one hand, I really don't miss it all that much but it does seem like an alarming trend.

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Yes, well, I have known for a over 4 months now and we all are thrilled - first grandchild in the family. My mother will be a great-grandmother.

Hey, that's great Congratulations!

I decided to give my new camera a test run. It was pitch black outside,
so I stayed at home just playing around with it. Behold the final proof:
It is now blindingly obvious that I have gone nuts :


The new camera.









I needed something to try the macro ability on, so... well...

/Claes

[Niamh]

Lily those pics are cool!
Kiz... i'm so jealous of all that snow!
Idril thanks for telling m that! I'm a bit embaressed now! Thats something i should have copped on!(having studied geology....)
Claes, that looks like a really good camera! Cant wait to see landscape photos!

[samercury]

Really nice, crisp pictures Claes
(especially love the second one )

and Kiz, the snow pics look really beautiful

[kiz_paws]

Yeah, gotta love that snow! Thanks for all your comments

Claes, your photos are awesome! I eagerly await some more samples that this new camera can produce!

[mmanuelap]

Claes, great macro pictures!
Hope you can post some more

[Lily Adams]

All your snowy photos are Christmas card worthy, kiz! Absolutely gorgeous. I'm saving them. Thank you! I feel loved.

Hopefully I shall see a white Christmas someday!