1923. no room at the inn

standing at your feet

the rust is conspicuous

yet you wait and pray 🦊❤️

It was a rainy raw day as I walked past a once beautiful shrine of  Mary.  The disrepair of her image added to the desolate feeling of the day. It made me think of the Nativity Story when there was no room at the inn. 🦊❤️ 

 

1922. dollar store candle

 

dollar store candle

flickering its orange flame

christmas day is near 🦊❤️ 

I love my Dollar Store battery operated Christmas candles. And what a deal at $1.50 each… ❤️🦊

1921. beached

 

b

the flood came and went

a white and orange pumpkin

are beached side by side 🦊❤️

Yesterday the back field was totally flooded. When the waters subsided, a white and orange pumpkin succeeded in being stranded side by side. 🦊❤️

1920. thousand piece puzzle

hovering above

was a sky so intricate 

heavenly puzzle 🦊❤️

What a picture puzzle today’s sky would make. 🦊❤️

 

1919. making it clear

 

year’s first snow had come

its whiteness was not long lived

made clear by the rain 🦊❤️

We had our first real snow fall of the year a couple of days ago. I woke this morning to driving rains and heavy winds. All of the snow was gone and the field behind my apartment was totally flooded. In the midst of the flooding I spotted a pumpkin.  I wondered where all of the deer and foxes go when their territory is under water. I was grateful Tommy was not out there in the weather any longer. 🦊❤️

1918. watching the world go by

 

from behind the glass

two empty chairs looking out

lounging time away 🦊❤️

The Chestnut Hill area of Philadelphia has many unique little stores. This store window’s minimalist display caused me to stop and take a photo. Those chairs are unique, but don’t look very comfortable to me… 🦊❤️

1917. invisible magic

 

drip by drip by drip

water is frozen in its tracks

the magic of cold 🦊❤️

Everywhere I look, the cold is working its invisible magic. 🦊❤️