Poor ole Santa was left over from last week.

Frosted bushes.

The sun glimpsed through the lens on this winter day.

The neighbor girls rolling a snowball for their snowman.

The colors and design projected onto the Gouda City Hall change every minute or two. You can see the difference with the previous 2 photos.
There is an ice skating rink in front of the building.

Light show at the Gouda City Hall.

Each holiday season Gouda offers a light show on the City Hall. This year, the show was designed by kids from a local school. It is a spectacular sight and with the snow on the ground this Christmas, it's quite extraordinary.

December scene: These birds were grazing in the masses.

More winter scenes. It's just so delicate.

This is the road on which I live. Typical of our area are these willows (not weeping) which are planted along the canals for reenforcement in the ground. We have had an unusually big snowfall this season, the biggest in 25 years.

Winter 2009: frozen leaves.

Computer Crashed-limited photo selection!

This lovely tree stump is an example of dept of field. Sharp in the front and blurred in the back. It was taken in the fall. Right now it is -5C/21F and would love to put some snow pictures on the blog. When the PC is fixed I'll share our gorgeous but very COLD winter scenes.

This is one of my first collages, made nearly 2 years ago. Tulips in a vase!
This photo is from the series: my computer is broken and my temp photo file is limited.

Hey, Ollie Bollie! My desktop computer has crashed and I only have a few old photos in my laptop.

The winter sun shines on this clarinet player during a performance of carols and music of the season.

This blue heron is really BLUE!

The kittens next door looking out on a cold autumn day.

Here is the Queen of the Netherlands, Koningin Beatrix, getting out of her limousine in streaming rain. She recently visited our village.

Winter sun peering through the windows onto the school lockers.

Willemsbrug, Rotterdam: The Swan

Can you find the gnome under all those toadstools?

Winter in the Storm-Flood-Prevention Park

Pensive.
This is StonE's other half: Marilyn.

Today is StonE's birthday. Happy Birthday! Have lots of fun!

Boy examining his camera.

This is Sinter Klaas. Today is his birthday! He came from Spain in his steamboat and was accompanied by his Black Peters (Moors in days of yore). He is bringing the children presents and treats.

This legend is where we get our Santa Claus from.

Clogs, drums and bonnet.

And these are the dancers the ladies in the previous photo were looking at.

Waiting in the wings, watching the performance.

Joie loves her bunny.

Flamenco Dancing in Jerez, Spain

Culver City Senior Center

Brothers

(forgot to post Friday....sorry about that!)

What are you doing on Thanksgiving Day?
Happy Thanksgiving!

Reading the newspaper.

Time is of essence.

How many cooks does it take to spoil the broth?
These cooks are working together in a family tradition.

This looks like it comes straight out of my collectible 1958 cookbook.
It's my mother's buffet table.

I wonder if Julia Child would approve this hors d'ouvre.
It was served at the "Club" for a special occasion.

This was so unbelievably nostalgic: REAL American "fine" cooking. I learned to love cauliflower with cheese sauce from the frozen Stouffers packaged food. Yum!
On the left there's a gorgeous piece of juicy lobster. And the rice is a mixture of wild and brown rice.

This is not the kind of food photo I wanted to post. I wanted to post a beautifully cooked juicy piece of meat and vegetables. I just watched Julie and Julia and have been totally inspired to make foodie fotos. Maybe soon! Unfortunately, I don't have very interesting food at home. A pan of black-eyed peas with the greyish gravy just doesn't do it for me. And the saddest part is that I'm the cook.
...more to come.

French chicken. Bonjour!

Number 133

The tiny details of nature can be calming.

Just a little fungus growing from the stump.

Entering the house of Monet.

Making a picture of Ingrid taking a picture.
Happy Birthday Ing!

From feet to shoes; wooden shoes.

Today is the 11th day of the 11th month.
It is the day that Prince Carnival is chosen for Mardi-Gras.
Here are 2 feet with 1 needle in each.

Taking an afternoon nap.