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| December snow 2016 |
In spite of the title on today's post, my first snapshot is from my last Christmas in Colorado. I had hung these balls on the Maple tree in our front yard knowing snow would adorn them before the season was over.
At the time I did not know it would be my last Christmas in the Rocky Mountain West. Surprising decisions (all for the good) were made the following spring and by summer my snail mail address had changed to Florida!
On Christmas Day 2017 (in Florida), the weather was mild enough to wear shirt sleeves and to walk in sunshine with two Sand Hill cranes following me on the sidewalk!!
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| Marcus Stanley, Facebook |
Although I had been to Florida many times prior to that (and even lived in Orlando for a short time in the mid-90s), we had no intention to live in the heat and humidity of Florida's climate again. But as they say, "Never say never."
Truly, the Lord has plans for our lives that we never imagine. If not immediately, then eventually, it all comes together for good. I am so thankful.
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| trimming a palm tree |
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| broken down and ready for yard waste pick-up |
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| Poinsettia from Lowe's |
This pot rests beside the garage door and the side walk up to the front door. Near that are two of our yard birds wearing their seasonal finery.
Just an FYI for your northerners, the inclusion of long-legged birds in Florida landscapes is a popular decorating style, along with turtles, and gators.
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| Larry the turtle |
.....it completes our outdoor light display. At our age, climbing ladders to hang strings of lights is ill-advised.
The lights cycle from white to different arrangements of color.
Heading up to the front door is the Dickens-style street lantern. It lights up at night (not real bright) but still gives a nostalgic, traditional look to the scene. I like it a lot. Here's what it looks like at night:
Hurricane season is over for 2025. How thankful we are that none of that touched Florida this year.
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| just in case |
But on the porch we are prepared for adverse weather with our sled..... 😆⛄️
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| from Bill and Ida |
After the ghastly Halloween displays in October, it is so refreshing to see the decorations that remind us of the original reason for the celebration of Christmas.
3 comments:
Your decorations are so tasteful, Barbara, and they certainly reflect the Florida vibe at the same time. Lovely! Have a wonderful second Sunday in Advent!
Love your new window tree! It really looks nice and I love that it changes colors! That is a great addition to your decor! And I love the Dickens streetlight! Very English! And the long legged birds with their bright red bows are very Florida, along with Larry the turtle! Fun! I can get our long legged birds to stand still long enough to put a bow on them here! LOL. I sent you a reply to your comment on my last post, with a link to an earlier post about Sunshine that apparently you missed. Here's the link again in case you didn't see that one. https://pamelasopenwindow.blogspot.com/2025/11/all-creatures-of-our-god-and-king.html I still get a bit emotional over him because he was such a sweetie, but that's the price we pay for letting our hearts be softened by sweet creatures. I hope you and Gary have a lovely week ahead. I am praying that rain gets here tonight and rains for at least two days so Still Waters Pond will fill back up at least a little! Showers of Blessings!
I love your street light and the window tree. Everything looks very nice, including the birds and turtle all decked out. I too am so glad to see the Halloween decor put away.
As I was reading through the part about past Christmases and moving to Florida, it struck me again how God has a plan for our lives and always works it out. That's a huge comfort!
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