It’s Christmas time again

12/22/2020

Only a few weeks earlier 

This is what autumn foliage looked like

Ginkgo tree leaves turning golden in late autumn 

That was then, this is now

               

This year we have a live Christmas tree in the front yard for the holidays.  It will be the last one also.  This volunteer grew up right next to our prized big tree in the front yard and could easily overtake it in height as well as size (per trunk diameter) in a mere year or two.  So we’re simply taking advantage this year to decorate it before we remove it.

Christmas decorations in the neighborhood 

節日氣氛沒有往年熱絡

但這是許多人期待已久的佳節

尤其是虔誠的基督徒

許多室外裝飾帶有濃濃的宗教色彩

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這是去年參加的一個家庭

耶誕聚會  杯酒交觥  好不熱鬧

只不過一年光景

今年佳節畫面只有在

ZOOM 網上看了

  

At New Year’s Eve 

“Auld Lang Syne” will be

ringing in your ears:          Should auld acquaintance be forgot 

And never brought to mind? 

Should auld acquaintance be forgot 

And days of auld lang syne?     

What does ‘Auld Lang Syne’ mean?

**The above is from classicfm.com

have a very

Happy New Year to you and your family 

Grace