Pre-Christmas 2020 Roundup
The Tree
I don’t know about y’all, but around here we had a little bit of trouble getting excited for Christmas. Breaking through the inertia of social distancing, lockdowns, pauses, and isolation, took a little extra oomph. Normally, on the weekend after Thanksgiving I’d run out and grab the tree. This year, it took an extra 7 days to build up the motivation. But, once we got over that hump, the rest of the Christmas preparation did seem to naturally fall into place. I got a lovely, appropriately, Goldilocks-sized Frasier Fir tree and put it in our living room for a change of pace (usually we plunk it in the upstairs family room). After we decorated it, we’ve all enjoyed the tree while sitting around the fire place. Looking forward to having Izzy home from college to complete the holiday!
The Storm
This past week, New England weathered its first winter storm of the season. Plenty of snow, but thankfully no power outages here, so it was just a lovely and fun snow day. I was in isolation after COVID close-contact (all good, no infection, just had to sit in the penalty box for a bit), but Emily & Violet made some snow angels while Sprocket leapt like a gazelle from bank to bank. I used my overhead perch in the quarantine room to snap some photos and play around with super-slo-mo video.
Inside from the Snow
A couple of random shots chilling, or warming, inside away from the snow.
Icy Shore
Yesterday I headed out to take some snow pictures before it melts (I think next week it’s going away). The shore line is covered in a thin veil of ice that I think looks pretty cool. Like the waves washed up and were instantly frozen.
