How loyal are your needles!

The best Christmas trees come very close to exceeding nature. If some of our great decorated trees had been grown in a remote desert area with lights that came on every evening as it grew dark, the whole world would come to look at them and marvel at the mystery of their great beauty. This time of year is a truly wonderful and magical one and Christmas is a holiday with a beautiful spirit of traditions. The spirit of giving, expressing love and gratitude and a celebration of life help to make Christmas a very special time of year for me. The smell of the Christmas tree, the twinkling lights, the time spent with family, all bring back the fondest memories in my life. Even if you are not a Christian, we can all enjoy the spirit of giving which is truly what this season is all about. As they say! “Tis the season to be jolly”, HoHoHo

Disclosure.... I was trying to figure out how I could post a Christmas photo and stay true to my landscape "nature". No, I didn't take Christmas lights out to Joshua Tree National Park and jeopardize this trees fragile needles. These were added in post-processing. :)

Thanks you all for taking the time to look at my photos, I would like to thank all my flickr friends and family for all of your encouraging support during the past year, It has meant so much to hear your friendly comments and well wishes during my recent illness. Thanks from the bottom of my heart!!

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year. :)

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MALE PARENT has just dropped its prey into the chalk cliff cave nest, it took a mere twinkling of the eye. This was the only image worth keeping on this visit. All four youngsters look in very good condition and ready to fledge.

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THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND, hope your weekend is going well, stay safe, God bless.........................Tomx.

I couldn't resist another opportunity to showcase the super sunny sparkling sea bokeh from Durlston, Dorset

In that foggy mountain, I found the sky so bright with twinkling stars.

This is my lucky day to get the stars :)

Yesterday afternoon, arriving home, and driving toward the Kousa Dogwood tree, I was struck by the way the tree was sparkling. It was the twinkling effect of sunlight on tiny icicles clinging to the leaves of the tree. I took a couple of shots with the long lens that was on the camera, but saw right away that this was a shoot for the macro lens. This shot of a fruit of the dogwood surrounded by bokeh is one of my favorites.

This photo captures the serene beauty of Punta Bunga Cove at night. The calm waters of the sea reflect the twinkling lights of the iconic Shangri-La resort in the background, creating a peaceful and romantic ambiance. The beach is bathed in a soft, warm glow from the lights dotting the sand, making it the perfect spot for a quiet stroll. The gentle sound of the waves lapping against the shore provides a soothing background to this idyllic scene. Boracay at night is a magical experience that's not to be missed, and it’s easy to see why it has won numerous awards as one of the Worlds Best Islands by international travel magazines.

d a n c i n g with the s t a r s 🌟

Twinkling in the dark of night

Shimmering,glimmering

Like candle light

A walk around my hometown downtown last week and was surprised to see the holiday lights up already. Downtown looks good wrapped in all those twinkling lights.

Hope everyone is enjoying this magical time of year~

Happy Fence Friday!

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Soft moss a downy pillow makes

And green leaves spread a tent,

Where Faerie folk may rest and sleep

Until their night is spent.

The bluebird sings a lullaby;

The firefly gives a light:

The twinkling stars are candles bright,

Sleep, Faeries all, Good Night.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=09QQWfygc6M

♫♪♫

A long long time ago

when we were young and pretty,

we ruled the world, we stopped the time, we knew it all, we owned this city

Running with the crowd, carefree and proud I heard somebody say

Take a picture of this

Take a picture of this

The years went rushing by, in the twinkling of an eye, we rolled with the changes.

Our life we knew was gone,

Our friends had all moved on, time rearranges.

But on our wedding day, they all came back to say, congratulations

Take a picture of this

Take a picture of this

Then we raised a family of our own,

we were so happy baby

But now those kids have grown and gone.

I gave it everything I had, thru the good times and the bad

But now I’m down here on the floor, cause I don’t know you anymore.

Yeah that’s a suitcase; yeah that’s a ticket for a plane

There’s no one here to talk to, no reason to remain

When you spend all your time living in the past

With all those pictures that you took,

here’s one more for the book

Take a picture of this, this is me leaving

Take a picture of this, this is me walking away

Take a picture of this, take a picture of this

Take a picture of this.

My SL home in the morning...with sea mist and twinkling dewy flowers

It was about this time of night that we set out on a falling tide and a waxing quarter moon. I looked back through the strait to see the twinkling of our home’s gas lights, knowing you were there pacing in the night breeze the way you always did along the widow’s peak. That was lifetimes ago and how blessed are we that we happened to find one another in this life, that we will always be.

And in keeping with my previous reference to 19th century American poetry, here is something from one of the most famous of his day, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882):

Softly the evening came. The sun from the western horizon

Like a magician extended his golden wand o’er the landscape;

Twinkling vapors arose; and sky and water and forest

Seemed all on fire at the touch, and melted and mingled together.

www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/henry-wadsworth-longfellow

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Mesmerized

I'm looking in the Mirror of my soul

And Seeing the most enticing you

In your Eyes i see mine

Twinkling with that same Desire

Glowing with the strength of our Love so true

In your Smile i find mine

Playing with Thoughts untold

Holding a Promise to come through

In your Kiss i feel mine

A moment of the Essence

Beholding our future we View

(Poem from Bram Jarom)

*we build the poses together and all details of this work... was soooo great!!

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Bottom up view of the largest of the chandeliers in the

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. It features millions of Swarovski crystals, and is one of the largest in the world with 10 m (33 ft) diameter and a 15 m (49 ft) height.

C R E D I T S

Coat

Amias - KEARA coat @ The Arcade Gacha Event

Color is from KEARA coat RARE3 - HUD

Legging

Amias - KEARA leggings white @ The Arcade Gacha Event

Mittens

Amias - KEARA mittens white @ The Arcade Gacha Event

Pose

Amitie - 4. Amitie Holly Jolly Christmas @ The Arcade Gacha Event

Candy comes with the Pose

S C E N E

Backdrop

MINIMAL - Snow Park Scene - @ Uber

Snowman Time Collection from

Serenity Style - @ The Arcade Gacha Event

• 1- Serenity Style- Snowman Time - Joy

• 2-Serenity Style- Snowman Time - Garland

• 4-Serenity Style- Snowman Time - Funny

• 7-Serenity Style- Snowman Time - Cane

• 8-Serenity Style- Snowman Time - Big Ornaments

• 9-Serenity Style- Snowman Time - Sliding

• 10-Serenity Style- Snowman Time - Cold

• 13-Serenity Style- Snowman Time - Sled RARE

The Twinkling Tree's are from

Tarte - @ N21

• tarte. twinkling twig tree A (white)

• tarte. twinkling twig tree B (white)

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Merry Christmas everyone :)

Blog 🌟 Full Credits

By the edge of a pond, in a trance I stood

Wind's soft breath blew ripples

in a lily pad neighborhood

Sunbeams darted in and out of each swirl

Glistening, twinkling

to a silent rhythm they twirled

When a small voice beckoned

Its humble suggestion

'Paint me'

So I did ! Taken at Plantsbrook Nature Reserve in October, painted in Topaz Studio today, December 14th.

Hope you like it ! Happy weekend everyone !

Dress : DEAD DOLL - Debra Dress. At Uber.

Wings : DEAD DOLL - Lace Bat Wings

Viola Ribbon : Insomnia Angel . Viola ribbon flower. At The Warehouse Sale

Horns : -ATTIC- Twinkling Oni Horns. At OKINAWA New Year Festival

Skin : [Glam Affair] Sio Layer [Lelutka EvoX] Snow B. At Uber.

Head and elf ears : Lelutka lel EvoX INEZ 3.1. New in main store.

Lipstick : Shiny Stuffs EvoX Kissify 22

Shiny Stuffs EvoX How You Doin' 15

Tattoo : .: CORAZON:. Tattoo FLEUR Light Color :.

Hair : Exile:: Zara (B). In main store.

Decor :

Bloom! - Fantasy Garden Hut.

Simply Shelby : Dense Wildflower Grass - blues, with bluebonnets, pink.

Simply Shelby : Elven Forest Tree Arch - Lt Orange, blue, pink, purple.

NOMAD // Lupin A // Pink Purple Mix

"Soft moss a downy pillow makes, and green leaves spread a tent,

Where Faerie fold may rest and sleep until their night is spent.

The bluebird sings a lullaby, the firefly gives a light,

The twinkling stars are candles bright, Sleep, Faeries all, Good Night."

~Elizabeth T. Dillingham, "A Faery Song"

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Lunafae by Sharni Azalee.

An enchanted Moon garden which comes alive with the sinking of the sun. As fae come out to dance and play under silvery beams, a magic settles over those that visit marking them always as children of the Moon.

Trying to get a shot of this tiny icicle twinkling gold in the setting sun, I was psyched when, after looking back at the image, I noticed the camera caught these iridescent sunbeams.

Have an awesome Friday, my friends! Don't forget to zoom in :-)

"...

When in the twinkling of an eye,

From palpable obscurity

Tumultuous streams of glory gushed,

Ten thousand thousand rainbows rushed

And revelled through the boundless sky,

In jousting, flashing radiancy.

Careering around the welkin's brim

Like bright embattled Seraphim;

Or soaring up to the dome of Night,

Flooding the Milky-way with light;

Or streaming down on the mountain peaks,

On the muirland wastes, and the heather brakes;

On lake and river, on tower and tree,

Showering a sky-born galaxy,

Like a storm of pearls and diamonds driven,

Imbued with the gorgeous hues of heaven!

..."

- The Aurora Borealis

by: David Vedder (1790-1854) -

National Geographic | BR-Creative | chbustos.com

Stokroos na regenbuis en tegenlicht

Garden, Hengelo, The Netherlands

THE Moon was but a chin of gold

A night or two ago,

And now she turns her perfect face

Upon the world below.

Her forehead is of amplest blond;

Her cheek like beryl stone;

Her eye unto the summer dew

The likest I have known.

Her lips of amber never part;

But what must be the smile

Upon her friend she could bestow

Were such her silver will!

And what a privilege to be

But the remotest star!

For certainly her way might pass

Beside your twinkling door.

Her bonnet is the firmament,

The universe her shoe,

The stars the trinkets at her belt,

Her dimities of blue.

Emily Dickinson

Thank you for kind visit, comment and fav.

Texture:LenaBem Anna, thank you, brushes: My own, filter PS.

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Barcelona, luces y sombras(1): Mirando a las estrellas

Cuando se callan las luces fuertes, entonces rescato un pequeño, un tímido grito de luz, un guiño centelleante. Estás tan lejos que apenas mi mente encorsetada en escalas cotidianas acierta a enterender. Inasible, imponderable, magnético, vuelves cada noche a mi, mi puñado plagado de estrellas.

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When the strong lights are silenced then I rescue a small, a timid scream of light, a twinkling wink. You are so far away that my mind barely confined to the daily scales is able to understand. Inasible, imponderable, magnetic, you return every night to me, my hand full of stars.

If you're interested in seeing more of my work, check out my photoblog at Buck Christensen Photography.

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Skin & Appliers: [Heaux] Pauline *Velour Tone

ears:[Heaux] 2nd Birthday! Mystery Gift

Lipstick: : Dernier : "Kylie" Lipstick (Lelutka Evo X BoM)

Eyeshadow: : Dernier : "Daydream" Eyeshadow (Lelutka Evo X)

Hair:DOUX - Kiara hairstyle

Veil: ERSCH - Magda Veil

Aura : . Doe . Twinkling Stars Aura

Earrings: MEWSERY Lily Earrings tokyo zero

“Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.”

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbFu_wkflpI

HIGH FIDELITY – KIDS FROM FAME

I met a man upon a bridge

with Heaven all around

I met him squarely on the ridge

he spoke to me without a sound

I asked him did he speak in Mandarin

his twinkling eyes looked all around

he pointed to the Eastern side

and there I saw upon the ground

beneath the weeping Willow trees

I was happy to have found

two Mandarin ducks so happily

walking on the grassy mound

I thanked him as I turned away

returned his smile and then he spoke

a richly warm and satisfying

baritone like plumes of smoke

smoothed and soothed and clung to me

preserved that feeling in my memory

he had two dogs who followed me

before he called them back; a mystery

for when I turned again to see

he and the dogs were gone

I was left bereft; a feeling so bewildering

a momentary skimming like a stone across the pond

a skipping of my heart

the beating pounding in my chest

echoing all around me

before the silence fell I must confess

I wondered if he was an angel

watching over me

communication needs no words

if we are one in harmony

and now the singing of the birds

broke through my reverie

the scene was filled and teemed with life

as I searched for the Mandarin ducks: verily

I could have stayed here for the longest time

made a home beneath the Willows

at one with nature I feel complete

soft downy ducks would be my pillows

two ravens flew high over head

other ducks and coots and moorhen

little rabbits all coexist

within this haven I call Heaven.

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Copyright © protected image please do not reproduce without permission

Buried deep, lay secrets of forgotten places

The forest sleeps, never forgetting the faces of past

Trails of stories untold, tales of glory unfold

Fantasy Faire is in full bloom and to many of us it supports a cause near and dear. Elicio Ember worked his magic on The Shimmering Fen bringing a story and a swamp to life with his beautiful work. I encourage you all to visit his and all the other regions that have been worked tirelessly on.

The mossy ground cover with its twinkling lights is his new item brought to life for the fair. The lush carpeting comes in 10 colors and 10 twinkle colors along with glow on and off features. The unique shapes and sizes presented make for a seamless and organic groundcover and wall cover. They paired beautifully with his recently made Mangrove Parasol Mushrooms which are also presently for sale at the Faire.

Available now at Fantasy Fair: The Shimmering Fen

A Burgundy Cushion Mum from a Christmas bouquet, best viewed large.

Many thanks for your visits, faves and comments.

...and twinkling memories.

[Explored]

This little Tiarella (Foamflower) is a miniature star in my garden when it blooms.

"We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle."

-- Marilyn Monroe

The temperature was negative eight degrees (17 degrees Fahrenheit) around sunrise that day. I was impressed with the beauty of these large drops of ice stuck on twigs. They started twinkling as the sun rose.

Bonne journée de tempête!

Happy snowstorm!

Nyctale de Tengmalm

Boreal Owl

Aegolius funerius

Réserve naturelle de Yamachiche

Mesh Head - LeLUTKA - Briannon Head

Hair - DOUX - Amaya Hairstyle [BASIC PACK] + [DELUXE HUD]

Chonies&Shirt - CandyDoll - Babbo Set - LoveThemAll ★Kustom9★

Drink - ChicChica - Xmas Сocktail GIFT

Antlers - ChicChica - Twinkling Antlers

Lichterglanz (Rathaus Bad Wimpfen)

Credits :

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Daydream is survival. Dream day would be life!

Daydreaming is beautiful. Dream day is perfect.

A realm to dream, is between the moments ...

everyday

Happy Sunday , hope you are all have a Dream day!

~HSS~