This
week’s blog is being published on Christmas day, so I thought it would be a
nice time to share some of my favorite holiday images.
What
represents a “holiday image”:
The Lights
Certainly
festive lighting is a popular subject. My favorite has always been the
scene around Central Square in Keene New Hampshire. The gazebo, the
majestic white church and the illuminated Christmas tree makes for classic
images. Over the years, the trees have varied in size and the snow has
not always been cooperative, but it is always the first place that I look for
my holiday lighting.
Of
course, there are other locations for Christmas lighting and I am always on the
lookout.
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| Boston Common Lights |
I
have written several articles about shooting holiday lights:
Festive
Decorations
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| Vermont Country Store |
Holiday
decorations are not always dependent on bright and flashing lights.
Wreaths and garlands add a more traditional feeling of celebration,
harking back to a time when holiday lighting was a candle in the window, and
everything else depended on color and style.
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| Hancock Inn |
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| The Fells, Newbury NH |
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| Christmas Cactus |
Interesting
Weather
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| Home for Christmas 2017 |
Christmas in New England also means winter weather. Everyone prays for a white
Christmas, but it may also come with impassible icy roads, fallen trees and
power failures. Recently, a tree crashed into the wires pulling two poles
to the ground knocking out power for 12 hours. It was interesting to see the
crews working through the night to restore service.
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| Great December Ice Storm Outage 2008 |
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| Christmas Walk, Spofford NH, 2017 |
This
year we have already enjoyed several storms and are promised a white Christmas,
but two years ago, Christmas morning meant a stroll around the village in short
sleeves.
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| Christmas Day 2016 |
The Warmth
of Home and Hearth
Regardless
of the weather household decoration stay pretty much the same. These can
include the lights on the Christmas tree, but, like many people, we add our own
traditional pieces, including home-made decorations on the tree. We have
an ornament pieced together from the “No Mall” pins that we wore years ago, and
for real history, we have Abigail’s old retainer, that we plan to pass on for
her trees for decades to come. Of course, we have bright stockings to
hang over the fireplace and everything from a Santa wine bottle holder and, for
no obvious reason, a dancing chicken.
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| Harrisville, NH |
Well,
I think I have manufactured sufficient excuses to show some of my holiday pics.
Enjoy and have a peaceful and happy holiday season.
For more Holiday Images check out my
Jeffrey
Newcomer
This
week’s blog is being published on Christmas day, so I thought it would be a
nice time to share some of my favorite holiday images.
Certainly
festive lighting is a popular subject. My favorite has always been the
scene around Central Square in Keene New Hampshire. The gazebo, the
majestic white church and the illuminated Christmas tree makes for classic
images. Over the years, the trees have varied in size and the snow has
not always been cooperative, but it is always the first place that I look for
my holiday lighting.
Regardless
of the weather household decoration stay pretty much the same. These can
include the lights on the Christmas tree, but, like many people, we add our own
traditional pieces, including home-made decorations on the tree. We have
an ornament pieced together from the “No Mall” pins that we wore years ago, and
for real history, we have Abigail’s old retainer, that we plan to pass on for
her trees for decades to come. Of course, we have bright stockings to
hang over the fireplace and everything from a Santa wine bottle holder and, for
no obvious reason, a dancing chicken.
Such gorgeous shots. So crisp and clear and vibrant. I think the first one is my favorite with the bandstand and church. So glad to have found your blog!
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