Merry Christmas!

A very Merry Christmas to all my fellow bloggers! 

Christmas Eve

Hey, have a great Christmas Eve y'all! And, remember, don't let the rats eat a hole through your shoe.

Rats!

This year's blue ribbon winner in the amateur group took as its theme the archeological discoveries attributed to . . . rats. :-)

I enjoy wreaths, like this one, that work outside the conventional circle and aren't statically symmetrical. 

Grand Illumination

Yesterday's comment from Linda made me think about how much I take where I live for granted. I should therefore mention that these holiday wreaths are part of a larger Colonial Williamsburg celebration we call Grand Illumination. It used to be that the holiday festivities here kicked off around the time of Thanksgiving Day and more or less culminated in one night called the Grand Illumination, when there would be a huge fireworks display along with numerous other events. Now, though, because of its huge popularity, Grand Illumination is spread out over the three consecutive weekends in December before Christmas. Tonight, then, is the final night of Grand Illumination when there will be yet a third magnificent fireworks display. The wreaths, though, stay up and are replenished as needed throughout Christmastide.

You should come! :-) We have people visit from all parts of the world and on any given day, as I walk the old colonial capital's streets, I can hear people speaking in seemingly countless different languages and dialects. It's fun!

Palace Greens

Governor's Palace

Colonial Williamsburg

Linking again today with Skywatch Friday.

Buds?

Not sure what those red and white things are. Buds? Part of what makes these holiday wreaths so interesting, I guess.