December View #31 (Being and Time)

The SEVENTH day of Christmas

The last day of the year...

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Post Script: Wow. My last "December Views" entry for 2008. Thank you to DJ Kreutzer for hosting this event. It has given me a chance to slow down and observe more of what the season means to me. For that, I am very grateful. It also prompted me to write a haiku for most of my entries which were daily. Both events are outside of my 'norm'. I don't think DJ could ever have envisioned the ripple effect that her "December Views" project created. But, what a wonderful ripple that occurred as a result. Worldwide, too! Who'da thought?

As we head into a new year that is full of a whole bunch of scary unknowns, I hope we all keep in mind that there really is a silver lining in every cloud (one of my dear mom's favorite and frequently quoted sayings). Sometimes it's tricky to find that silver lining, but it is always there. Just keep looking! Happy New Year to one and all!

December View #30

The SIXTH day of Christmas

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Image: a vase filled with green glass stars with Christmas lights in and around the glass.

Sidebar notation: I attended a memorial service this morning. Ramona J. Johnson passed away quite suddenly on the morning of Christmas Eve. That morning, she told her husband, Ray that she had had one of her best night's sleep. And then, she was gone. Just like that. I had just seen her four days prior to that.

My heart goes out to her husband Ray and to the rest of the family. Ramona and Ray were always together and where ever they were, there was lots of energy and laughter. When they looked at each other, their eyes always had a twinkle in it; as though they had a really juicy secret that only the two of them knew. Their committment to being invovled in their community is something that more people should do. Ramona's legacy is her incredible joy for life, her laughter and her contributions to our community here in Rio Rancho. A pretty good legacy, I say. I hope I do as well. Ramona is two years younger than I am. I'm 54.

December View #29

The FIFTH day of Christmas!

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A really old Chevy truck (looks like it's a thirty's something model) decked out for the Holidays at this really cool place on 4th St. in the north valley of Albuquerque called, "The Service Station". In their back lot are about 8 or more old Chevy pickup trucks. Not that I have a fondness for the old Chevy trucks (prior to 1952).

December View #28

Evidence?

The FOURTH day of Christmas

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December Views #27

The THIRD Day of Christmas

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Night shot of my neighbor's yard here on St. Andrew's Dr.

December View #26

THE SECOND DAY OF CHRISTMAS

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December View #24

SILENT NIGHT

HOLY NIGHT

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The Old San Ysidro Church in the Village of Corrales, New Mexico.

December View #23

The Wonder of It All

It's easy you see

Grab the magic that is there

Your inner child's eyes

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Images were taken at Albuquerque's Bio Park Annual Holiday Event: The River of Lights.

December View #22

The Presentation

Fruit with abundance

Hope reigns supreme in pearl seeds

Of world salvation

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Pomegranite and garnet pearls.

December View #21

Light Leak

Darkness of the room

Pierced by the light that snuck

In through the door jamb

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Doesn't this shadow resemble a Christmas tree?

December View #20

God's Gracious Gift

He was once so small

Now grown and taller than I

My man-child son, John

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Montage of ornaments on our tree. The Angel Ornament on the left of the picture plane was made by my son, John in pre-school. That was twelve years ago. It remains as one of my most precious ornaments that I could ever have.

December View #19

The Koshare

Estsanatlehi

Bore him as a gift for all

To keep perspective

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Koshare ornament designed and executed by the lovely Janet Hevey (redcrowfolkart@msn.com).

December View #18

Night Lights

Half moon up above

Lights abright down here below-

Oh! So magical!

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Multiple exsposure image taken on Dec. 4th (when we had a half moon).

December View #17

Let There Be Peace

First, one starts with love

Love of self unwavering

Brings us hope for Peace

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December View #16

The Snow Queen's Arrival

She came like they said

Quiet, gentle, without fuss;

Leaving her blanket

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Gazing ball in my rose garden.

December View #15

Yellow Submarine

Anyone can see

It's a Yellow Submarine!

What else can I say?

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Image is a multiple exsposure taken at Albuquerque's Bio Park "River of Lights" display. Click on the image for a larger view.

December View #14

JOY!

Our hope embodied

With the glorious Advent

Of the Season's truth

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December View #13

My Daddy

He plays his music

Enticing others to give

To those who have less

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Image is of my daddy playing his guitar and singing outside of the Friendly Isle Market (in Kaunakakai, Molokai) for the Salvation Army. He does this even though he is not in the best of health being diabetic and a kidney dialysis patient (three times a week). The shunt in his arm makes playing uncomfortable, but he feels strongly about making his contribution to the world. That's my daddy!

Photo credit: Joyce Mondoy

December View #12

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Endowed with wisdom

And sight beyond our spectrum

This Lady of Light

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Image taken at a Catholic Graveyard in Silver City, New Mexico.

December View #11

ICE

Cold, brittle, hard, wet

Fluxing liquid to solid

Nature's muse for me

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December View #10

Remember

The season's magic?

As a child full of wonder...

To believe was good.

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Snowy Village scene from Albuquerque's Bio Park "River of Lights". Click on the image for a larger view.

December View #9

Sunrise Over the Moloka'i Channel

Dawn cloaked in darkness

From the east she will arrive

Disrobing the night

(going home for my Uncle's funeral December, 2006)

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December View #8

Mary

Gentle and loving,

Without doubt she bore the world

A fathomless faith

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