Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Here are a few photographs of the Christmas season. Hope they help you remember what a wonderful season it is.

In Athens, Georgia, rain is more common on Christmas than snow. Rain falling on a deck is peaceful to watch.

In Athens, Georgia, rain is more common on Christmas than snow. Rain falling on a deck is peaceful to watch.

 

Something big for Christmas.

Something big for Christmas.

 

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A family Christmas photograph.

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Young girls are so polite and well behaved.

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Young boys are so into adventure.

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Athens, Georgia at Christmas time.

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Athens Classic Center Concert Hall.

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Christmas in blue by a local family.

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A young woman in the Athens Symphony playing at the Christmas Concert.

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Part of the Athens Symphony Chorus singing at the Christmas Concert.

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On a light wall, a Christmas tree yields an array of beautiful colors that a camera can often see better than the human eye. Once we see the reflections of Christmas, they become part of us.

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For Christians, Christmas is the beginning of the journey to the cross.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, your friends and family.