Cathy and Dorothy
Cathy and Dorothy sport their new Christmas sweaters on Second Christmas at Cathy’s mom’s house. Happy Christmas to all!
Christmas Cathy
Christmas Cathy
Cathy dressed for Christmas in green and red, including one of my great-grandmother’s hats.
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Joy To the World
Joy To the World
At our church, we traditionally close our Christmas Eve service with candles lit as we sing Joy To the World. You may ask, ‘how did this tradition get started?’ I’ll tell you! I don’t know. But it’s a tradition…
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Reflected Dorothy
Reflected Dorothy
This is Dorothy’s reflection in an amber glass bottle. The trick was keeping the reflection of the flash from ruining the image.
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Duck Lake
Duck Lake
We went to see “The Nutcracker” this evening so I guess I’m thinking of ballet. “Duck Lake” would be sort of like “Swan Lake” only not so graceful? Maybe I could call this picture “The Ugly Cygnet,” about a duck that thinks it’s a swan but doesn’t understand why it looks so different. Or maybe I should simply call it “Duck.”
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Rain
Rain
I like dreary days. Colors are more intense (not that there is much color in this photo). The sound of the rain is so relaxing. If you don’t like it, don’t despair, the sun will shine again.
Of course, I would have enjoyed it more out of my office today but it’s been busy at work of late. I’m starting to feel it.
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Christmas Lights
Christmas Lights
These are either Christmas lights or a Euler diagram for some complex set of relationships. I’m not sure which.
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Cathy and Kristine
Cathy and Kristine
She was in town and we were fortunate enough to get her for lunch.
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Picking Up Simone
Picking Up Simone
This was taken at 12:04 a.m. on December 17. Last night (a.k.a. few hours earlier) Dorothy and a bunch of other people picked up Simone and her mom at the airport. So, here’s Dorothy “picking up Simone” as they dropped Dorothy back at home “first thing” this morning.
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Work After Dark
Work After Dark
This is my office building as I left work this evening. As you can see, I’m not the last one to leave. I only recognize one of the offices. Two lights in the conference room stay on all the time.
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Tree Against Clouds
Tree Against Clouds
Today was Dorothy’s last day of school for the semester. I took her and four friends to Olney. On the way home after that I stopped to take pictures of the ominous clouds. I like the pattern of branches on this old oak tree against them.
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X-Factor Christmas Party
X-Factor Christmas Party
The final X-Factor of the year is the annual Christmas party with its gift exchange.
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Microwave Tower at Sunset
Microwave Tower at Sunset
I stopped for gas on the way home and thought the sunset was nice. The only view I had, though, was over an industrial park with this microwave relay tower in front of the best part of the sky. That’s alright, it gives the picture something.
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Christmas Lights
Christmas Lights
As I went to pick up Dorothy from her piano lesson this evening I stopped to take a few pictures of Christmas lights in the neighborhood. This was my favorite.
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Maureen and Dorothy
Maureen and Dorothy
Here’s Dorothy with her alternate mom.
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Christmas Tree
Christmas Tree
We had our annual outing to cut Christmas trees today. Kendra and Dorothy did the actual cutting, which was nice. It was a beautiful day, if a little chilly.
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Singing Christmas Songs
Singing Christmas Songs
After the live nativity in the barn, we moved into the house for dessert. Diana played the piano and we all sang Christmas carols and had a grand old time.
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Dr. Gregg Taira
Dr. Gregg Taira
If you’re in need of a good dentist, I can recommend our friend, Dr. Gregg Taira. He and Cathy went to junior high and high school together and he’s been caring for our teeth for over 20 years.
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David and Margaret
David and Margaret
Cathy’s brother, David, is visiting from New Mexico and we had dinner with him and his (and Cathy’s) mom this evening.
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