Waterfalls - Pictures

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This is 1 of 3 posts of pictures I took in Southford Falls State Park in Southbury, CT on December 30, 2012. It had snowed the day before and was very cold this day, due to the wind chill. These are of the waterfalls at the entrance of the park.

Red Covered Bridge - Pictures

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This is 2 of 3 posts of pictures I took in Southford Falls State Park in Southbury, CT on December 30, 2012. These are of the red covered bridge in the park.

Waterfalls - Pictures

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This is 3 of 3 posts of pictures I took in Southford Falls State Park in Southbury, CT on December 30, 2012. These are of the waterfall near the covered bridge.

The first picture is also my entry for this week's Fridays Fences challenge #63.

Sunrise - Pictures

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I took these pictures of the sunrise on December 30, 2012. It had snowed the day before.

Full Moon - Pictures

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I took these pictures of  the full moon on December 28, 2012. When the moon rose over the horizon it looked huge and was a light amber color. It was stunning! Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me at the time. I took these shots later, through the trees.

Narcissus Paper Whites - Pictures

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I took these pictures of  some Narcissus Paper Whites flower bulbs I grew indoors. I was originally going to plant them outside for the Spring, but when I opened the box, they were already growing, so the cold would've killed them. They bloomed just in time for Christmas, and have a heavenly scent.

The first picture is also my entry for Weekly Top Shot #63.

"Old Fashioned Christmas" - Postcard

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I made another Christmas postcard. It snowed overnight so I thought it would be a white Christmas for a change, but it turned to rain prior to dawn, so most of the snow was gone by the time the sun came out. I should've taken some pre-dawn photographs.

All of the images are from the Old Design Shop. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The fonts are Pericles and LaurenScript Thin.

"Merry Christmas" - Postcard

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Merry Christmas everyone!

This is my entry for this month's Soartful Challenge "Holiday Colors."

All of the images are from the Old Design Shop. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The font is Pericles.

"Victorian Christmas" - Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Merry Christmas."

The vintage images are from an Internet search.

Merry Christmas everyone!

"Merry Christmas" – Moo (1.1" x 2.8")

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This week’s Moo Mania challenge was "Christmas."

The images are from an Internet search.

The font is Pericles.

"Silent Night" - Postcard

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This week’s Collage Obsession challenge was "Shades of White."

I struggled to come up with an idea for this one, and my end result didn't lend itself to using as many shades of white as I wanted to.

The angel image is from the Graphics Fairy.

The font is Christmas Card.

"Frosty the Snowman" – ATC

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This week's Fun With ATCs challenge #77 was "Song."

The images are from an Internet search and the Old Design Shop.

"Queen of Hearts" – Playing Card

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Next week’s Dec 26 Three Muses challenge is “Queen of Hearts.”

I made a playing card and used a vintage design for it. The images are from various sources on the Internet.

The font is PerryGothic Thin.

"Blue and Silver" - Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was the Christmas theme "Blue and Silver."

The bird image is from the Graphics Fairy. (See the side of my blog for links.)

By now I'm sure everyone has heard of the unimaginable tragedy in nearby Newtown, CT. Please say a prayer for everyone affected by it.

"Christmas Gift Tag 1" - Tag

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This is 1 of 6 Christmas Gift Tags that I made.

"Christmas Gift Tag 2" - Tag

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This is 2 of 6 Christmas Gift Tags that I made.

"Christmas Gift Tag 3" - Tag

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This is 3 of 6 Christmas Gift Tags that I made.

"Christmas Gift Tag 4" - Tag

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This is 4 of 6 Christmas Gift Tags that I made.

"Christmas Gift Tag 5" - Tag

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This is 5 of 6 Christmas Gift Tags that I made.

"Christmas Gift Tag 6" - Tag

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This is 6 of 6 Christmas Gift Tags that I made.

Blooming Yellow Forsythia - Picture

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I took this picture of blooming yellow Forsythia flowers in my yard today. What makes this picture unusual is that it is almost Winter here, so these plants should be dormant. For the past few years, I've had a few blooms on these bushes at this time of year. These appeared despite the fact that we've had a hard frost and some nights in the upper 20s already.

This is my entry for this week's Weekly Top Shot #59.