Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Snowy Potpourri

I took a drive up to Au Gres, MI a couple of days ago, in a nice light snowfall. I came across a number of scenes, and met a few critters, that warranted pulling out the camera.

No kids, these deer cannot fly. They are a couple of whitetail deer outside Bay City.

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I stopped for lunch by the breakwall at Au Gres. It was all quite pretty in the snow.

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I found this hawk by the road on the way home. I do not want to know what it is eating.

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Ok, someone needs to tell Percy the Possum that it is winter, and he should be sleeping.

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I hope you enjoyed my photographic rambling. Thanks for stopping by.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

‘Tis The Season

Here are a few visual Christmas songs.  Enjoy!!

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!

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“Deck the Dogs (with red ribbon bowties)”

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“Pretty Paper” (note the fashionable duct tape ribbon)

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“O Christmas Tree”

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“Silent Night”

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Sunday, December 12, 2010

A Christmas Carol Walk

On Friday I joined Wendy at Dow Gardens, in Midland MI for their annual Christmas Carol Walk.  Numerous choirs and other groups are located throughout the gardens, performing holiday music.  The paths are lit with luminaires, trees, buildings and bridges are lit up, and it is a beautiful setting.  Wendy was with the Delta Flute Choir, in the Conservatory, performing.  Here are just a few shots from that evening.

Performing before the flute choir was an interesting group, calling themselves “Just Trombones”.  Self explanatory.

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Next up was the Delta Flute Choir.  They performed for about 45 minutes, and they were wonderful.  The music sounded great in the greenhouse, and the people walking through really seemed to enjoy them.

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The Conservatory was beautifully decorated with poinsettias and other colorful flowers, as well as other decorations.  The highlights were the nutcrackers and the poinsettia tree.

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Sunday, December 5, 2010

Santa Claus is Watching You!

You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I ‘m telling you why – Santa Claus is coming to town.  Actually, he is already here.  Actually, he is EVERYWHERE!  My wife Wendy loves Santa.  I mean she really LOVES Santa, and has built up quite a collection of Santa figures.  And they are everywhere around our house.  Here is a portion of her collection:

He has taken over the buffet…

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And found a split level tea cart….

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Even the china cabinet is not safe.

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He knows if you are sleeping….. because he is monitoring the stairs.

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Yes, he is in every corner.

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So in my house, I must be good, because Santa Claus is watching me!!