1911. a time for stillness

 

advent is the time

to be patient - to be still

to slow down life’s pace 🦊❤️

This year I decided to have an advent wreath to help me to contemplate more fully the celebration of Christmas. The one thing that I am becoming keenly aware of by following the day to day texts that accompany the lighting of the candles for Advent’s four weeks is that it is a time to be still, be patient and to slow down in anticipation of Christmas day. Quite refreshing when compared to the typical hustle, bustle and panic that the season has become known for. 🦊❤️

1910. i don’t speak robot

 

i needed some help

but no help was to be found

i don’t speak robot! 🦊❤️

I was at the local big box hardware store to buy some framing materials. I went from aisle to aisle looking for assistance. The only “employee” that I could find was “Tally” the robot who was busy doing inventory in the plumbing aisle. He politely stopped and beeped when I approached him with my question. But I don’t speak “robot”. 🦊❤️

1909. after the parade

 

after the parade

the bands and fire trucks have gone

but not the candy 🦊❤️

Yulan and I took walk through Cape May streets the morning after the big Christmas Parade. All of the crowds, the noise, bands, floats and fire trucks were gone. All that remained were a few stranded pieces of candy not scooped up after the children and of course… silence. 🦊❤️

1908. hazy white sky

 

the haze whitened sky

made the solitary gull

the star of the show 🦊❤️

We sat in our hotel room watching the sea’s horizon disappear as the sky became a white out as haze and fog rolled in. It made sea gull watching all the more interesting and mysterious. 🦊❤️

1907. white sycamore

 

never have i seen

a sycamore so so white

disappears in the snow 🦊❤️

  

As we sauntered around Cape May at dusk, I was struck by the whiteness of a Sycamore tree that stands near “Our Lady of the Sea” Catholic Church.  It is as white as the soul of a newly Baptized baby. 🦊❤️

1906. white unicorn

 

way up a white wall

a window to a white room

and white unicorn 🦊❤️

We are at Cape May for the weekend to see the annual Christmas Parade. There are tons of people here - a real zoo of sorts. We even saw a unicorn at the zoo.  🦊❤️

1905. “baby it’s cold outside”

on this frigid night

warm christmas lights looking out

at their cold cousins 🦊❤️

When the nights are cold, there is no place like a warm home. Gratitude… 🦊❤️