Merry Christmas, Every One

It's Christmas Eve...

Halls Decked? check!

Wreath? check!

Happy Awesome Solstice!

Photo courtesy of my marine biologist niece, Dianna, in South Carolina tonight!

Solstice occurs at 6:38pm EST.
Meanwhile...
The total lunar eclipse is occurring from around 1:00am to 5:00am EST, with absolute midpoint at 3:17am. The last time this occurred on the day of the solstice was 21 December 1638. The next time will be 21 December 2094. Fascinating that it's always on the 21st when this happens.
More here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/20/AR2010122006447.html

Snow? check!

It Really Leaves a Big Hole

We are grateful for what remains.

Counting the Years

Wind Clean Up

Note that one of our Tree Guys is a woman! :-)

Wind Damage

I so see parallels with what's going on in DC. What sort of damage will come when big weak trees meet up with strong ill winds?

Windstorm

Female Hairy Woodpecker

Happy Feast of St. Lucia!

"St. Lucia invites you to breakfast!"

FYI! The blog was eating posts earlier today, then posted all of them again! There should be 19 or more posts, so if you don't see them don't give up, just check back. ♥

It's Cookie Baking Day at my house!

NOT!

Ah well, I guess we can wait one more week, so that everyone arrives on a good weather day!

Cardinal in Snow

Cupcake Hat made by Susan!

Here is Ally and her Mommy and Ally is wearing the Cupcake Hat that Susan made for her!!

Coming down the other side...

...to an old familiar path. Now I can get to the ridge trail from either end!

ON TOP!

Celtic view from near the top

Happy Feast of St. Nicholas!

Since we'll be at Daughter's for Christmas, we're thinking of not getting an indoor tree this year.
We always hate to cut one down and this year our local tree place is running out of trees!
We may put up some greenery around the livingroom windows instead.
What are your plans? Anything new?