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December 21, 2009 by 6 Comments
Crossroads at Old World Wisconsin

Crossroads at Old World Wisconsin

How did it get so late so soon.
It’s night before it’s afternoon.
December’s here before it’s June.
My goodness how the time has flewn.
How did it get so late so soon?

Dr. Seuss

Ah, the shortest day of the year. Cloudy, cold, gray outside.

Lots of lights are on inside though, for today only I’m ignoring the electric meter. The lights on the tree are glowing – all those bright LEDs in their sapphire blues, and ruby reds and emerald greens. They truly look like jewels.

Outside looks rather like the above photograph. But the photograph I’m keeping safely tucked inside my mind looks rather like the following one:

Lights like Tiny Jewels

Lights like Tiny Jewels

Ah, that is so much better!

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Comments

  1. Janice Cartier says
    December 21, 2009 at 3:59 pm

    Oh these are wonderful Bo!!!! Wow. Happy Holidays AND solstice. 🙂

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  2. Anna says
    December 21, 2009 at 5:53 pm

    The top photo of Old World Wisconsin is absolutely a beautiful winter scene. I like the jeweled Christmas lights in the splashes of color. Say! We will be gaining light each day after today… that is in the Northern Hemisphere.

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  3. Montucky says
    December 21, 2009 at 9:54 pm

    That’s a beautiful winter scene and a very fitting time for it!

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  4. Marcie says
    December 22, 2009 at 4:04 am

    Love the juxtaposition and contradiction of light and dark. The old world Wisconsin image is such a wonderful winter delight!!!

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  5. Gandalf says
    December 22, 2009 at 8:40 am

    Both are jewels of pictures.

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  6. Molly says
    December 24, 2009 at 11:42 pm

    Ideal setting in the first pic.. and that is almost too many colors to count there on that tree. Hehe.

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