Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: thinking of friends

Happy Christmas, everyone! Hope you all have a wonderful day today, both today (Christmas Eve) and tomorrow ( Christmas Day). Here in Calgary, it's 12:00 pm noon on 24 December 2014. The temperature is 0C (windchill -3C), and we are supposed to get a bit of snow this afternoon - just enough to cover the ice that still remains in places, making things rather treacherous. Very mild, though, compared to the brutally cold weather we had last winter. Hope these bright Christmas baubles, seen at the Spruce Meadows Christmas Market on 14 November, add a bit if warmth and cheer to your 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 today and tomorrow will be happy ones for you. 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!

My youngest daughter and I went to the annual Spruce Meadows Christmas Market on 14 November 2014. This is where I saw this bright bunch of colourful Christmas baubles, hanging inside one of the small, temporary "shops". Afterwards, on a short drive SW of the city, we stopped to photograph the row of five old, red granaries that are popular with local photographers. Unfortunately, not a cloud in the sky - clouds make for a more interesting shot. The farm was recently sold, so everyone is hoping that the new owners will leave these granaries standing. The gate was open yesterday and we could see several contractors working on something way out in the middle of the huge field.