Many things make more sense when seen from a distance in their context, rather than up close and isolated. Here’s one for the current season.
Tag: Xmas
Xmas 2021 (one last example)
~ Most of December is in the “Yes, but …” season. This post displays the last of my current handful of examples. Maybe I will have more next year. ~
Xmas 2021 (another example)
~ Most of December is in the “Yes, but …” season. Cautiously optimistic, I will post another from my handful of examples now and hold any that remain for later. ~
Xmas 2021 (“Yes, but …”)
~ Most of December is in the “Yes, but …” season. Cautiously optimistic, I will post two of my handful of examples now and hold those that remain for later. ~
Gourd-geous Nativity Scene
The gourds in the foreground are kneeling shepherds. No, I did not take this photo last fall and save it for the Xmas season. The backstory is more interesting than that. It’s a minor miracle.
(BTW, the [Menu] button atop the vertical black bar reveals the widgets.)
I took the original photo on 2019-02-25 after noticing that my display of 5 gourds and a few rocks looked a little like a Nativity display. (I edited the photo to have more of the chiaroscuro in some old Nativity paintings.) The gourds were the survivors from the 10 gourds I had bought on 2018-09-24, still looking good after 154 days. Those gourds were like the temple’s oil supply in the Hanukkah story.
Sure, it’s unlikely that gourds will last 154 days. But unlikely things do sometimes happen. Don’t bet on when or where.
Have a Merry Xmas
and take it in stride if the New Year brings U yet another illustration of the statistical truism
Solstice Salutation
Whether a person lives fully and righteously is vastly more important than which religion (if any) helps them do so. But I still wish people “Merry Xmas” in late December. Can anybody suggest something with more pizzazz than the generic salutations but w/o religious implications?
When I say Merry Xmas (pronounced like “MEH-ree KRIS-muhs”), it might be heard as an unwelcome hint that the hearer is (or should be) a Christian. I suppose I should say something like Happy Holidays or Season’s Greetings instead, but the generic salutations for this time of year sound bland and vague to ears as old as mine. Can anybody suggest something with more pizzazz but w/o religious implications?
I decorate for the winter solstice (with multicultural Xmas lights and wreaths) and hope it is OK to wish U a
Merry Xmas!
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– above post (on phone) or beside it (on desktop). –
– above post (on phone) or beside it (on desktop). –
Feline Navidad
The [Menu] button (atop the vertical black bar) reveals widgets like the Search box. Typing just the [Enter] key into the Search box is a way to browse WordPress blogs.The climax of this great series raises the Xmas Cat Pix tradition to new heights of hilarity.
Mellow Curmudgeon 