Celebrating the Season in the East Bay Hills

As we approach Christmas number two in California, we've almost gotten used to what late fall and early winter are like here.

Sweet gum trees provide some late fall color 

Fall-winter rains encourage greening of the hills

The canyon fills in with clouds 

A morning in early December

"Bird cloud" over the Bay 

Mid-December sunset

Clouds and sun on the Bay side

Moon over Mt. Diablo

Cyclamen outside

A little NorCal evergreen that we can transplant after Christmas

Inside, we've decked the halls:

Much obliged to the Christmas cactuses for their timely blooming 

We picked out a small Noble fir to decorate

Placed it where it can be seen from the street at the end of our driveway

The angel's light blinks on and off

Fully decorated - ornaments from various times in our lives

Lights in the breakfast nook

On a foggy night

Stockings hung 

A great place to cat nap

Table-top tree in our entry-level suite

On the front door

Christmas week photos:

Christmas Eve moon

Our tree at sunset

Sunset the day after Christmas 

Another cloud critter

Winter sunshine

Christmas night moon bow over Mt. Diablo

May the blessings of the season come in abundance to all of you.

The Four of Us Housemates

Ziggy and Sunny