Happy New Year

A whole year past and gone,

The play is over, the curtain is drawn,

Is there an applause, a thundering ovation?

Or the terrible hiss of deprecation?

But above and beyond all that I've done,

The good deeds, the white lies, and bad sticky buns,

There are many things to be grateful for,

The many blessings I cannot ignore.

So although the past year has not been the best,

And still many regrets I cannot lay to rest,

I'm thankful for everything that has come my way,

And with this in mind, tomorrow will be a better day...

The morning sun shining down on Piazza Castello in Torino. It's warm rays are so welcoming and happy. So, Happy New Year...and have a great year ahead!

Keeping Warm Together

I was taking a walk in Parco Valentino two days before Christmas. Snow was still on the ground then...(it's all nearly gone now)... and it was very chilly. These ducks and mallards had all gathered together at the artificial pond. When it's warmer, there would never be so many just sitting still by the pond. I guessed they wanted some warm company :D

Have a Blessed Christmas

Wishing you a Blessed Christmas :D

Christmas Approaches...

A few days ago I took this shot of some Christmas deco down a walkway and I posted it up on Soaring Through the World in Pictures.  Since I loved it so much I played around with its blending modes and came up with different looks. I thought I'd post up these for fun...
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It's been very very cold for me... and I really don't want to go out, even though the snow has just fallen and everything is so pretty. However, I have some Christmas shopping to finish up. So that will force me out of the house. Hopefully, I can get some good photos. Anyway, here's one from my balcony.

I love the snow on the trees...but I just don't know how to get the white trees to stand out. I wish I could really capture the beauty I see with my camera...for memory's sake...but oh well.

Sky Watch Friday N°2

A soft sunset. This photo was taken quite a while back...along with the other three. I had posted the other three up before here. But I just love them so much and since these were all taken at the same time, I thought I would include them again with this first photo which I had left out previously. The first photo was actually taken after the other three...when the land spout had left the sky.

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