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Wishing you all a safe and very, very HAPPY NEW YEAR!

A Thought for the Coming New Year

Let this coming year be better than all the others. Vow to do some of the things you've always wanted to do but couldn't find the time. Call up a forgotten friend. Drop an old grudge, and replace it with some pleasant memories. Vow not to make a promise you don't think you can keep.

Walk tall, and smile more. You'll look ten years younger. Don't be afraid to say, 'I love you'. Say it again. They are the sweetest words in the world.
Ann Landers

For the last time in 2010 take a few minutes and visit Freda at Quote it Saturday and Maia at Macro Flowers Saturday.

Don't Stop ........

If you wake up and don't want to smile,

If it takes just a little while,

Open your eyes and look at the day

You'll see things in a different way

Don't stop, thinking about tomorrow,
Don't stop, it'll soon be here,
It'll be, better than before,
Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone.

Don't you look back,
Don't you look back.



It's Thursday and time for Hootin' Anni's Thursday Theme Song! Why haven't you joined us yet? All you need is a photo or two and a song!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Cinnamon Teal

The Cinnamon Teal is a small, reddish dabbling duck found in marshes and ponds of western North and South America.

Wikipedia

The is a male, isn't he a handsome fellow?

If you have a few minutes please visit Freda's Tuesday Takes. Also for more watery, outdoor photos take a look at Watery Wednesday and Outdoor Wednesday.

Sunshine in the Snow

After our first snow fall a few weeks ago I was amazed to find my Strawflowers still looking fresh and beautiful. Soon the temperatures fell to below zero and the little blooms wilted and faded. But I know this tough little plant will bloom again come spring. Yellow is mellow and will brighten any Monday, visit Mellow Yellow Monday for more.

Merry Christmas - Happy Holidays

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This has been a wonderful year because of friends like of you. The blogging universe is filled with some of the nicest folks I have ever met. Each and everyone of you are very special to me, I truly appreciate your visits and your friendship.

Wishing for each of you a safe and Happy Holiday and a very Merry Christmas.

I will be taking a few days off from blogging. Mostly for the holiday but also I need to do some work on my computer. It has gotten so slow and I am having a lot of trouble leaving comments on many of your blogs. A little maintenance should solve all of these problems.

Happy Ending

Snoopy's Christmas
The Royal Guardsmen

Christmas bells those Christmas bells
Ring out from the land
Asking peace of all the world
And good will to man



Thursday is a fun day. Why? Because it's time for two great memes.
Check out Freda's ThisWay Thursday and Hootin' Anni's Thursday Theme Song

Winter Days

The water around here is more of the solid to flaky variety these days. We had a brief look at the sun yesterday before the ice fog rolled back in and darkened the skies.

For more watery outdoor photos visit Watery Wednesday and Outdoor Wednesday.

Let It Snow!

Snow flakes at night. I took this photo from my patio. It came out looking more like stars to me but those really are snow flakes.

A very tiny snowball on snow.

Snow on my Nandina plant. This little bush has color all winter.

The theme for this week's Photo Time is SNOW! I didn't have a problem coming up with photos for this theme.

Christmas for Cowboys

A campfire for warmth as we stop for the night,
the stars overhead are Christmas tree lights.
The wind sings a hymn as we bow down to pray,
It's Christmas for cowboys,
wide-open plains.



Thursday is a great time to break out the music for Hootin' Anni's Thursday Theme Song. Why not join us?

Celebrate

Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday and celebrate just living!
Amanda Bradley

The theme for this week's Photo Time is Celebration! Why not find a photo and join the fun. The photo was taken at a festival this summer.

Happy Birthday Freda!

It's Almost Christmas - Let's Party!

Oooooooo
Merry Christmas Santa
Christmas comes this time each year
Oooooooo oooooooo


Well, way up North where the air gets cold
There's a tale about Christmas that you've all been told
And a real famous cat all dressed up in red
And he spends the whole year workin' out on his sled.

It's the little Saint Nick
little Saint Nick
It's the little Saint Nick
little Saint Nick

Just a little bobsled, we call it ol' Saint Nick
But she'll walk a toboggan with a four speed stick
She's ol' candy apple red with a ski for a wheel
And when Santa hits the gas, man, just watch her peel.



And just for fun I am including a Coke commercial from a few year back, I've always thought this one was so sweet.


Thursday means it time for two of my favorite memes: Hootin' Anni's Thursday Theme Song and Freda's ThisWay Thursday!

Under The Ginkgo Tree

I was standing under this beautiful Ginkgo tree when I took these photos in October.
For more watery, outdoor photos visit Watery Wednesday and Outdoor Wednesday.

roses et baisses de l'eau

Roses with water droplets
from summer's end.

For more photos visit Macro Flowers Saturday, Today's Flowers and Mellow Yellow Monday.

Hazy Shades of Winter

Time, time, time, see what's become of me
While I looked around
For my possibilities
I was so hard to please

But look around, leaves are brown

And the sky is a hazy shade of winter


I also like The Bangles' version of this song, you can see it HERE.

Thursday means it time for Hootin' Anni's Thursday Theme Song. All you need is a few photos and some song lyrics, won't you join us?