Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Simple Pleasures


The first snowfall, which is always magical. Yesterday we had our first real one — so pretty.


(lovely photo by Little Brown Pen of her first snowfall in Paris, via Simply Seductive)

Snowflakes







I am completely in awe of these amazing photographs of real snowflakes, which I found in a great slideshow on Treehugger. Stunningly beautiful. Via Laughing Squid.


(these photographs were taken by Kenneth G. Libbrecht using a specially designed snowflake photomicroscope — see more of his work at SnowCrystals.com)

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Advent Calendar: 8


A pretty ball of mistletoe for happy holiday kisses.


(photo from my archive of Domino Deco Files)