And My Favorite Photo of the Year...A Capture!

..."Hopeful and Innocent"...it was taken in late April 2010 at the Grove shopping mall in La Brea CA. I noticed the tiny girl among the water-feature characters and shot the picture! Later we saw her needful gesture--wanting the statue-girl to give her a drink, too. I hope her Mommy gave her a sippy-cup soon!

Most Enjoyable Nature Photo of 2010...

Hubsy took this one when the butterfly settled for a time in the Garden.

Another Concert...

...David Broza, an Israeli singing star, showed up at a community fair just 3 miles from our home! What a great show! And we were able to ride our bikes! Other cultural events included a couple of operas at the Lyric in Chicago, a couple of art galleries (we don't get to many, but when we do, we explore each thoroughly). At the St. Louis Art Museum, I made a point of viewing an original Holbein Painting after I read a book about the artist. We spent nearly a day at a historic rail museum in PA. And we had Afternoon Tea at
the Peninsula Hotel in Chicago, the generous invitiation of Amethyst's Grandmother. Maybe one or two other things, as well.

Wild About Red...

...here's a better view of the Spectacular Poppy.

Back To Some of My Favorite Photos....

....I found this poppy plant at a local hardware store's about 1984; it's blooms proved to be spectacular: dinner plate sized flowers so brilliantly red! In the sun, it hurts your eyes to look at it! Since plants don't last
forever, each year I fear will be it's last. So I take a picture for posterity.

I Mentioned....We Miss Our Boys and Their Wives....

...first Christmas since 1979 that we didn't have at least one boy in the house. But it helps so much to have our little niece, FlowerGirl! She now regularly "shops her closet" to put together trendy outfits like she sees on TV and in "mazzakeens"; click on the photo: she's "air-kissing". Her diligent Dad sits, outfitting her gift of the season: some modern slice of techology.

The Usual Suspects....

....for Kids in CA and NC, here we are, ready to have Christmas Dinner. Missed you all.