It's a day-time shot, which is less appealing than an evening shot. Sorry about that.
Here's a closeup of the angel showing the instrument she plays when no one is looking. It's a horn (in case you can't tell from this angle).
I am reading A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future , by Daniel H. Pink. I wouldn't have chosen this book had I been book hunting because I lean toward fiction—it was a gift from someone who, like me, is right-brain dominate. I haven't gotten very far, just far enough to learn that in Hippocrates' day, the left side of the brain was considered the true source of thought, the thing that separated us from the animals and made us human. It was the source of reason and logic. The right side was considered a useless left over, a parasite. Now we know that both sides of our brains are equally important and equally involved in our daily thoughts and functions. But some of us do seem to be governed by one side more strongly than the other. Me, sometimes I think the left side of my brain has completely atrophied, that the right side governs everything. But I am learning that I don't give that other side enough credit, that logical mathy side. As I read on ab...
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And the angel playing the horn is just a brilliant touch!
You Colonial folks seem to "do" Christmas far better than us Brits. Over here, it's very tacky and commercialised, just pre-packaged tat with no sense of joy or wonder any more.
Your tree reminds me of what I used to dream Christmas was about when I was a kid. Wonderful.
I went to a craft supply store the other day to buy envelopes for my Christmas cards (it's a dying tradition, but I still make them and mail them to all our friends). Anyway, I was struck by the amount of pure crap that was passing for Christmas decor. Ick.
"Ick" is the most eloquent statement I've yet heard about the curret, faddy styles of Christmas Decoration.
If there were more people like you around at Christmas, it might bring some of us Scroogey curmudgeons back from the Christmas-Free Zone that commercial tat has driven us into.
Sorry … Good word, though. Maybe I'll make a carrot curry later to give it meaning.
Rhea: I hadn't even thought it might be seen as a sax. The shot was such a bad angle because the thing is so high up.