Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Christmas ornament

A quick posting before my computer freezes! This is one of my absolute favourite Christmas ornaments, given to me by my daughter for Christmas in 2014. It stands maybe 2" tall and is just so cute. She knows so well how crazy I am about mushrooms : ) The only little snowman I have ever seen holding a mushroom of any kind. This bright red one is the poisonous/hallucinogenetic Fly Agaric/Amanita muscaria. Happy Christmas Day, everyone! Ha, this is funny - yesterday evening, I Googled NORAD to check where in the world Santa had reached. Immediately, I got the Blue Screen of Death - thank you Santa for my early Christmas present. Strangely, though, my computer didn't freeze for the next few hours, unlike this morning, Christmas Day. For many people, Christmas is a very difficult time, for various reasons. My thoughts are with them and, as always, with those who for one reason or another will spend Christmas alone. To those of you who don't celebrate Christmas, I hope you have a happy day, anyway. Merry Christmas, happy day!

Pam, wishing you, your hubby and your three furry companions a wonderful, relaxed, peaceful Christmas Day! Absolutely loved your Christmas card that you posted - very clever and beautiful. I'm sure everyone loved it and was impressed at your skill. I can only begin to imagine how much effort went into creating it. Will be thinking of you. Adding this very quickly this evening (Christmas Eve), as I am holding my breath that my computer won't freeze any moment. Pretty well impossible to use - it lasted just 10 minutes this morning. Technician was unable to replicate the problem I'm having, and could find nothing wrong to fix. So annoying! Anyway, I send my Christmas wishes to each of you and hope that tomorrow will be a happy day for you, whether you spend it with family/friends or quietly by yourself. If you don't celebrate Christmas, I hope your day will be good, anyway. To my daughter - sorry, I just had to use this little snowman before giving it to you : )

Lol, those of you who know me know that I love photographing mushrooms. The one mushroom that is on my Wish List is the bright red Fly Agaric, which we don't get here. Needless to say, my youngest daughter, with her brilliant ability to choose gifts that are exactly right for each person, succeeded in finding this perfect one for me (along with various "owl" things!). It stands maybe 2" tall and is just so cute. I hope everyone who celebrates Christmas is having, or has had, a lovely day. Here, the forecast snow didn't arrive yesterday, so we are having a "brown" Christmas. Makes things so much easier, especially for those who have to be out on the roads today. For many people, Christmas is a very difficult time, for various reasons. My thoughts are with them and, as always, with those who for one reason or another will spend Christmas alone. To those of you who don't celebrate Christmas, I hope you have a happy day, anyway. Wishing you all a HAPPY CHRISTMAS and all the very best in the New Year! If you will be on the road, please don't drink and drive!

Thought I'd just slip this image into my photostream for my Christmas album - if I don't, the New Year will be here. Just a snowman made from a hollowed-out gourd, and bought at my local garden centre. Taken on 19 December 2013.

Another Christmas bauble from a walk down in a local park, where someone had decorated one of the Spruce trees. Can't decide whether I like this one best, or the blue one that I posted recently : ) I like the tiny splashes of blue, red and gold in this one. Only six days left till Christmas now. For me, this will be the simplest Christmas I think I've ever had - haven't even put out my Christmas decorations this year. I am SO behind with absolutely everything, in general, that I know there is no way I can deal with Christmas things. The last few days of dizziness haven't helped : ) Not well-timed at all. For most of you who do celebrate Christmas, I'm sure the next few days will be hectic, though I hope you are able to find a little time to relax in between shopping, wrapping, baking, visiting, and so on. Have a healthy, safe and happy Christmas! May the New Year be a good one for each of you : ) And let's remember those who are less fortunate than ourselves. A special thought goes out to those of you who are unable to be with family or friends during the Christmas Season. Thank you all so much for being such good Flickr friends - your encouragement, inspiration and comments are priceless and appreciated so very much!!! Happy Christmas, everyone!

This snowflake Christmas ornament was hanging on a snow-covered Spruce tree that someone had decorated in a local park (natural, not a groomed park) almost a week ago, along with the gorgeous blue bauble that I posted to Flickr a few days ago.

Dragged myself out for a short, cold walk in a local park this afternoon (windchill -21C). The sun had twice burst through the overcast sky, but it was back to grey and dull while I was in the park. Took this little guy with me, just for fun. He was smiling - but I was just relieved to get back to my car and head for the warmth of home : )