Sunday Selections #610

 

 

Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files. 

Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image. 

The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.  Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle. 

 

The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.

 

I usually run with a theme.  I have still been largely at home, but my photos for this week are (for a change) not of my usual obsessions.

One day last week we had a brief and violent hail storm.  Leaves and branches came down (as did trees for some unlucky people).

This one was taken while the wind was howling and the hail coming down.

 

Some of the hail stones were quite big.  We were lucky and escaped major damage.

And now to something different.  It is starting to look a little (not a lot) like Christmas round here.  So I went for a walk early yesterday morning.

I showed you this house's decorations last year.  I was delighted to see them back again.  I think their Christmas gnomes are simple, clever and charming.

 

These Christmas baubles were hanging from a tree beside my last photo of the day.  I loved them too.

I said it was early in the day didn't I?  This Santa, and his reindeer were obviously very tired and not up yet.

 In other news we took the poor kittens back to the vet yesterday.  They are better than they were, but not right.  They don't have Feline Aids and the signs don't indicate that they have FIP either - both good things.  We now have yet another (different) antibiotic to try.  Cross your fingers for them please.

I hope your day and your week are filled with smiles - and fun.

 

Sunday Selections #564

 

Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files. 

Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image. 

The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.  Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle. 

 

The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.

  

I usually run with a theme. It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas.  As well as the ubiquitous store decorations many people decorate their houses and I see quite a lot which look like this.

 

I am not religious.  Just the same, many of the Christmas decorations I see strike me as bordering on sacrilege and are a tribute to consumerism.

Out and about in my city I discovered some simple decorations that charmed me.  I hope you will enjoy them too.

The first photos are from the suburb in which I grew up and are simply titled 'Yarralumla does Christmas'. It is one of our older suburbs and is green and leafy.

Being me I couldn't resist taking photos of lovely plants...

I did like the Christmas ducks who live in a garden bed beside the road.

The red bows feature on many of the street trees.  Street after street of them.  I showed you some last year, and will probably show more next year too.

The final shots come from a house in my own suburb.  I loved it, and made a special trip to take photographs early one morning.

 

Perhaps this currently tiny conifer will feature in future years when it grows up.

I assume that the initials on the hats belong to family members in the decorated house.

I liked their quirky letterbox too.

Aren't they charming.  Whatever you celebrate (or don't) I hope that the holiday season and year are packed with tidings of comfort and joy.