27 November
the blue spruce sits in the park just outside our door
this weekend the season officially begins and we will see it lit up and beribboned
Shining through the branches of a big old pine tree
When Joe comes home from working nights he flops his cap down on the kitchen table. It is an Irish sculls cap and when he wears it with his mask at work they say he looks like a Southie (Irish part of Boston) bank robber. I just like the way it looks on my kitchen table and I’m glad he’s not a bank robber. My sister had to get some scans in Boston and spent the week at my mums. I had them up for dinner one night. This isn’t the greatest picture of her...I think I caught her in mid-chew. Sunday I met with both of my daughters and my grandchildren. We were the only ones in the pizza place and felt comfortable taking our masks off while we ate. It was the first time we’ve all been together in such a very long time. It brought me to tears. I rise before the sun most mornings and see it coming up over the neighboring houses like ribbons of orange and indigo light. One morning this week I happened to glance up and see the crescent moon setting behind the big, old pine while the sky was
Lovely capture.
ReplyDeleteVery simple yet it has a lot of festive mood in it.
gorgeous, see now you know what to do with textures!! this photo is awesome.
ReplyDeletesmiles...the lights of christmas always make me smile...lighting the night....
ReplyDeleteI so think you should do a photography tutorial post sometime (alas I know I will never be a poet)! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful shot of the tree bough. Carver, ABC Wed. Team
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteTree of the season.
ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday
The blue spruce is a beautiful tree! Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.... Michelle
ReplyDeleteLovely closeup. I can almost smell the aroma of spruce.
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Margie
ReplyDeleteNice closeup of the tree branches.
ReplyDeleteLeslie
abcw team
lovely coloring...
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful photo of the tree !
ReplyDeleteHey! In a month Christmas will be over! (The bills will linger a while longer of course.)
ReplyDeleteI can smell it from here!! Gorgeous capture.
ReplyDeleteAnn
The natural things are always the most beautiful! Very nice photo!
ReplyDeleteSpirit, thank you so much for commenting at my blog, so I could come experience your world view. As I say, "Wage Peace," you are so loving, so kind. The prose poem is lovely, and I do hope you wake up to a windowful of wonder!
ReplyDeleteI live in Madison, WI, and we just had a lovely snowfall outside my window. I wish you peace and serenity during the oft-times madness of the holiday season... Amy
Beautiful shot. Thanks for linking up.
ReplyDeleteVery nice! Love it!
ReplyDeleteI can smell its aroma too;o)
Love the texture and focus in this photo!
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