We had fun decorating our new home for the first time. Here are some examples.
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| A homemade huckleberry cuttings wreath for the front door |
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| Carrying the them into the stairwell - ribbon and douglas fir |
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| Really small tree on the entry level floor |
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| Picture window on the entry level floor in Erick's work space |
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| Our little douglas fir on the main floor - phase 1, lights on |
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| The tree fully decorated |
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| Really big tree in Jack London Square (can't take credit for this one) |
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| Lights strung in the breakfast nook |
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| Night-time - hope the coyotes appreciate the view |
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| Daytime close up |
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| Night-time close up of the ornament |
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| Another crystal ornament - dining room window |
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| A favorite holiday plate |
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| Formerly empty display area on the way to the 3rd floor. There will eventually be shelves here - when we get around to it. |
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| And the stockings were hung... |
Animal visitors:
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| Columbian black-tailed deer in the driveway - one of a trio of regulars |
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| Parker, a neighborhood cat who frequently visits Ziggy & Sunny |
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| A triangulation of cats Ziggy, Sunny, and guest |
Transition from fall to winter:
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| A rainy, chilly December - at least the spiders are using the deck furniture |
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| Pre-solstice sunset on the bay side... |
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| ...reflected on the canyon side |
Winter is here now, and this is what it looks like in the East Bay hills:
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| View toward Mt Diablo, first day of winter |
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| Even the south facing slopes are getting greener |
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| Color on the bay side provided by sweetgum trees |
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| Close up of a sweetgum - black spots are seed pods |
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| Sunset first day of winter: canyon view left; reflection of bay sunset right |
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| Closer look at the reflection |
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| Actual bay side veiw of sunset |
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| Twilight - Mt Diablo and hills |
Do we miss the snow? Kinda. But if we really want to see it, the Sierras aren't that far away.
