Things I Like

I wouldn't ever say that winter is my favorite season.  It's not.  It's cold and dreary and, while I enjoy snow when it frst falls, it just gets grey and gross way too quickly in New York.  However, there are some things about the season that I adore.  Here are some of the things that have made me smile so far.

1. Hikes in the snow with friends.

2. First kisses at winter weddings.

3. Cups of hot cocoa with whip cream (and bourbon!)

4. Wisconsin barns as seen from the side of the road.

5. And snowmobiling in the snowmobile capital of the world, Eagle River, Wisconsin.

(Various locations, photographed December 2010 and January 2011)

Things I Like (Holiday Edition)

It's almost Christmas, and I'd like to share some of the things that have made me happy during the holiday season.  I hope everyone finds things that bring them cheer, peace and happiness this season and throughout the entire year.  

Happy holidays! 

1.  Light-up reindeer antlers on a friend

2.  A bar filled with Santas and elves during Santacon

3.  A specially-guarded tree in Rockefeller Center

(posted in honor of Black and White Wednesday, hosted by the Long Road to China.  Thank you for all your kind support, fellow bloggers on Black and White Wednesday!)

4.  Fruit, cheese and sausage plates at the start of holiday feasts

5.  Homemade pumpkin pie at the end of holiday feasts (with graham cracker crust because I don't like regular pie crust)

6.  And the best Christmas present I ever received, my Princess Monster Bella, who has been my furball friend for two years this Christmas

(Holiday Treats, photographed November and December 2010)

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