Merry Christmas ! Every Christmas since my daughter was born I give her an angel pin for her stocking... 29 so far (some are on the back). And each year my wife receives a heart pin for her stocking. A fun Christmas tradition!

It has been 7 months since I posted on this account so I'd better throw something out there so my account doesn't get deactivated. I made my first baskets.... daylily leaves, liriope and Ti plant. Needed something to occupy myself during these long dark evenings. #basketry

Bougainvillea from the back garden. #flowers #garden #nature #landscape #photography #pointandshoot

Sunrise up at the holding pond. #nature #sunrise #landscape #photography #pointandshoot

Late lake light on Winnipesaukee. #lake #sunset #landscape #photography #light #nature

Cullasaja Falls near the Highland, NC area. #nature #landscape #photography #waterfall #mountains

Hibiscus from the back garden. #flower #nature #garden #landscape #photography #red

Starfruit (Carambola) growing in the neighbor's yard. #plant #fruit #nature #garden #landscape #photography

Morning color up on the holding pond. #sunrise #lake #nature #landscape #photography #sky #florida #morning

Heliconia ~ Pretty cool tropical flower. #flower #plant #blossom #nature #color #photography #garden #landscape

The outer of a wet blossom in the back garden. #flower #garden #nature #landscape #photography

One of the young Iguanas in the back garden. They say these are an 'invasive species'... but the same could be said of us humans. #nature #critter #garden #landscape #landscape #photography #iguana

This was in the 'Mount's Botanical Garden' file and I think it was a bract from a Crown of Thorns. #flower #garden #nature #photography #landscape #plant

'Jasmine Bouquet' from the back garden. Photographed at night with a flashlight and point and shoot camera. #flower #garden #night #landscape #jasmine #photography #nature

Another flower I don't remember the name of that grew in the back garden. #flower #garden #nature #landscape #photography #bloom

Yeah, wrong season for us in the northern hemisphere but... here is one of the waterfalls up near Highlands, NC from last fall's trip. One of my favorite places to visit. #nature #landscape #waterfall #photography #mountains

I forget the name of this filter.. and I know it's cheesy.. but I still liked the color palette. I promise not to show too many filtered shots. #cheesy #filter #sky #photography #nature #bluesky

New Hampshire Snap Dragon. #flower #plant #garden #landscape #photography #nature

Some sort of 'bract' I saw along the sidewalk. No idea the name of the plant. #nature #flower #plant #garden #photography #landscape

Brugsmansia (Angel's Trumpet) in the back garden at night. Point and shoot camera with flashlight. #flower #garden #nature #night #photography #landscape #brugsmansia

A close up photo of the wax plant (Hoya camosa) from the back garden. #plant #nature #garden #photography #flower #landscape

Hi Biscus Not all the 'parts' were in focus but I still somehow liked this photo of Hibiscus' guts. #flower #plant #garden #landscape #photography #red #hibiscus #nature

Head in the Clouds Blue Heron up at the holding pond. #lake #cloud #nature #photography #bird #reflection

Textural edge of a leaf in the back garden. #plant #garden #nature #photography #landscape #leaf

This 'rock' at the Devil's Playground in Arches National Park had a certain 'magnetism' about it. #stone #nationalparks #arches #landscape #nature #photography

From the local wetlands. #nature #silhouette #landscape #photography

Lake Layers ~ Sun settling in for the night on Lake Winnipesaukee. #sunset #lake #newhampshire #nature #photography #pointandshoot

Photo of the Brugsmansia (Angel's Trumpet) taken at night in the back garden with the help of a flashlight. #flower #nature #garden #photography #landscape

Sunset on Lake Winnipesaukee. #nature #sky #sunset #lake #landscape #photography #pointandshoot

Criss Cross ~ A snapshot from the back garden with palm fronds criss-crossing. #plant #nature #garden #landscape #photography #crisscross #palm #tree

I wasn't the only one out for a walk this foggy morning. #nature #landscape #photography #sunshine #foggy #tree

Morning walk on the beach. South Florida. #sunrise #nature #sky #landscape #beach #photography #dawn

One of those creeks running down the NC mountains. #nature #landscape #photography #creek #water #rapids

Decaying stump in the back garden. I filled the cracks with crushed glass. #garden #landscape #glass #nature #photography

Begonia Flower from the back garden. #flower #plant #nature #garden #landscape #photography

'Blue Sky' ~ Well... since we ARE on Bluesky. #blue #sky #nature #photography #moon #clouds

'Helaman' ~ Purchased this Heleman Daylily from White Flower Farms back in the mid-80's. After a couple of moves I gave it to a friend that still sends me the occasional photo. Almost dinner plate size blooms. #flower #garden #landscape #photography #bloom #daylily

I forget the name of this vine with pinwheel flowers that grew up the back garden fence.

Sunset over Lake Winnipesaukee. #nature #lake #sunset #landscape #photography #sky

L E Phant ~ This decaying Sea Grape leaf pattern reminded me of an 'elephant'. #leaf #plant #nature #elephant #photography #garden #abstract

'Black Birds' ~ Photo of a couple of black birds up at the holding pond taken with one of those in camera filters. I know this isn't 'real' photography but I liked the composition and the palette on this one. #nature #birds #landscape #filtered #painterly #photography

I saw this contrast in my neighbor's Royal Poinciana tree between the flower and the foliage. #flower #plant #nature #photography #landscape

'Imagination' ~ A graphic I did 20 years back. There are semi-hidden images of a lion, dog, unicorn, etc. At the time, I could not find proper credit for the river photo. #imagination #child #creativity #graphics #river #digitalart

'Painted Pig' ~ Had to stop into the repair shop after picking up a roofing nail in my tire and saw this 'paint stain' on the concrete floor. #stain #paint #pig #abstract #photography #random

'Ch-ch-ch-changes' ~ Freshly emerging butterfly in the back garden. #garden #photography #nature #butterfly

Some kind of seed head (?) that I really liked the shape of. #nature #landscape #photography #plant #pattern

'Oleander' ~ Pink flower from the Oleander shrub. #flower #garden #landscape #nature #plant #photography

My favorite quote from the Zatoichi series. #zatoichi #theblindswordsman #quote

'Orphan Bell' ~ This bell hung outside the kitchen at the orphanage I grew up in from 1961-73. They rang it to call us in for mealtime. I ended up purchasing the bell several years later and had it hanging in my own garden. #bell #garden #landscape #dinnertime #orphanage #sentimental

'Water Lilly' ~ The Miami Cancer Institute has a beautiful, art filled building and just outside one door is a large, raised water garden. A bright spot for cancer patients. #flower #garden #landscape #photography #waterlily #MCI #nature