Month: December 2014

Draco as Rudolph

Here we have Draco dressed as Rudolph. Previous years/seasons I have taken photos of Draco the Easter Bunny and Patriotic Draco.

Bird Feeder

Dear Santa: Maya and I would like to thank you for the new bird feeder. Maya spent most of yesterday morning cackling at the hungry birds.

Holidays in Halifax: Halifax Congregational Church Bell Choir

The bells are always great to listen to at the Holidays in Halifax and a good place to sit and warm up after being outdoors. In the middle…

Holidays in Halifax: The Guys Behind Frozen

Here are the guys that make the ice sculptures from blocks of ice. Every year they do an amazing job! So much work and talent to have something…

Wrapped in Christmas

When I saw this as a new item on Shutterfly I couldn’t resist creating my own wrapping paper. I’m pretty sure Mom isn’t going to want to unwrap her…

Holidays in Halifax: Frozen

Here’s the full Frozen ice sculpture from day to night.  I hope everyone who celebrates Christmas has a wonderful Christmas Eve and a very Merry Christmas. May everyone…

The Making of Olaf

This year’s ice sculpture theme was Frozen. Here you can see the guys creating Olaf. You can also watch a 30 second video of them creating their magic: The…

Holidays in Halifax: Behind the Scenes

Typically, I don’t get to Holiday in Halifax until just before it starts (around 4pm). This year, since I’m now in Halifax, I ran down early to see…

Bake-Off: 2x Winner

Yes folks, that’s right, I was a 2x winner at the Bake-off! In the first image you can see the final presentation of my baked goods. The judges…

Bake-Off

Today we have a bake-off at work. I seemed to have gotten a little carried away with my entry. I was going to make my traditional chocolate chip…

Holidays in Halifax: Brockton Store

I was told that there was a live Nativity outside the Brockton Store but when I arrived they had just finished their performance. Oh well, the Brockton Store…

Holidays in Halifax: Blacksmith Shop

Holidays in Halifax was this past weekend. Now that I live in Halifax it makes it easy to take photos earlier in the day and then again at…

Lobster Trap Tree

Yesterday, the family went to the Plymouth Philharmonic holiday show. If you have never been, they do a really nice job. After the show got out we were…

Custom House Tree

The tree is located in Faneuil Hall and it lined up nicely with the Custom House Tower.

Holiday Greenery

Some people do such a nice job with decorating. If I tried to put together something like this, I think it would all just fall apart. My mom…

Morning Light

This was taken last Friday in the beautiful morning light. 

Golden Ornaments

The Pru has some pretty big ornaments! I wonder where they store them off-season. I have a hard time finding storage space for my little ornaments.

Exploding Pumpkin

I woke up Saturday morning to find my pumpkin had exploded over night. It’s pretty cool how it split down the sides. I guess sitting outside in the…

The Inn

This is The Inn at St. Botolph, located on St. Botolph Street in the Back Bay. I walk by it just about every day, on the way to…

Snowball Fight

I helped Mom and Dad pull out the Christmas decorations over the weekend. This gem was in one of the boxes. I took a bunch of pictures of…

Dewey Square Mural

There is a new mural by Shinique Smith at Dewey Square (debuted in September, across from South Station). I was a fan of the Os Gemeos mural, which…

Trinity Church

The Trinity Church in Copley Plaza always looks nice but it’s especially pretty at night and decorated. Major props to the Canon G15 for being able to take…

Thanksgiving Gourds

After our hearty Thanksgiving meal and a game of 45s, my brother, sister-in-law, and I decided to take a walk around the block. This photo was taken just…