347/365-2 In The Corner

"It's Beginning to Look A Little Like Christmas"

We finally have a Christmas tree up and standing in the corner.  No other decorations are out yet, but at least the tree is up.  The dogs and the cat were all right there to help every step of the way.  Adidas seemed intrigued by the lights.  Frankie was waiting for the perfect ornament to knock off and play with and Harley wanted to make sure that these two stayed engaged and didn't bother her while she was chewing her bone.

Even with the tree up and decorated, it still doesn't look much like Christmas around here.  I will work on more of it tomorrow.  Brooke and I did clean out the refrigerator and the freezer tonight.  Though that doesn't do much to help with the feeling of Christmas, it is a good feeling in and of itself to have it done.  Now there is room for Christmas baking.  Maybe that will help to up the general holiday spirit around here.

346/365-2 Peppermint Stick

"Christmas"

345/365-2 The Grinch

"The Grinch"

344/365-2 Peace

"Holding On to Peace"

Here is the scenario: Still no tree up here, trying to grade exams before a rehearsal tonight, already photographed my favorite peace ornament a few days ago. Lonely ornament laying on the kitchen counter, hubby walks in from school wearing a Christmassy plaid flannel shirt, my camera is also on the counter. "Here. Hold this. Come with me." Snap! Let there be peace in our household.

343/365-2 At The Lot

"A Lot of Fog"

Pardon the redundancy here.  I posted this photo to Facebook early today not knowing then that it would be today's POTD.

We awoke this morning to very thick fog, not a common thing here in Dallas.  It was both beautiful and a little ominous on this Tuesday morning of final exam week.  I had to give a final exam at eight o'clock this morning.  Seemingly very few others on campus were doing the same because much of the parking lot was still deserted at 7:45.  I snapped this photo with my phone as I headed into the building.

After my exam, I read the email containing the daily photo prompt "At the Lot."  The intention was a photo of choosing a tree at a Christmas tree lot.  Well, that was going to happen.  Our tree comes from a box, not a lot.  And even if it did come from a lot, it was not going to come today.  I chuckled as I thought about this image that I had already posted to Facebook...it is a lot...and it has trees.  

10 am and my photo of the day was done!

342/365-2 A Favorite Ornament

"Peace"

Today;s photo was supposed to be of a favorite ornament,  on a tree surrounded by lovely bokeh, and not still in the box.  We don't have a tree up yet.  In fact, until tonight we didn't even have a tree.  We gave our old tree to Erin.  It wasn't until tonight that we actually got around to going out and purchasing a new one.  Like the ornaments, it too is still in the box.  I guess you could say that we are appreciating the Advent spirit of waiting.

As far as favorite ornaments,  I am a fan of anything that speaks to peace.

Hopefully this weekend the Christmas decorations will be unpacked and it will begin to look at least a little like Christmas around here.

341/365-2 Moonlit

"Goodnight Moon"

Sometimes the best I can say is that I got a photo taken.  At the end of this busy weekend I have no energy and no creativity.  So, in the words of Margaret Wise Brown, ?Goodnight moon...goodnight nobody...goodnight mush."  Here's hoping for a good night's rest and a more inspired tomorrow.