Christmas Ornaments

Christmas is indeed the most wonderful time of the year. Aside from family gatherings, Christmas songs, and food, one of the things I look forward to during the holidays are the festive decors. It's always exciting to look at houses and buildings decked with colorful and bright ornaments. They make the season more joyful and magical. Here are some ornaments which we usually see during Christmas time.

Mr. Gingerbreadman

A Golden Tree

Snowflake

This one was not from our tree, but from a relative's place.

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Yesterday morning, we woke up to snow falling on Hampton Roads. Just the sight of it was lovely! You see, I came from a tropical place and grew up seeing snow only in movies, books or postcards, that is why I always get excited when it snows. It's a different experience seeing it in person. I think my friend said it perfectly when she wrote on her Facebook status that "something about snow seems magical." And that's true.  It's like God and His angels are dropping a bunch of cold white cotton balls or maybe a "heavenly dust" from heaven. So during the snow yesterday morning, I decided to join my husband in walking our puppy to take photos as snow blankets our area.

 

Santa Paws Photos

Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of photographing pets with Santa Paws. It was a great experience for me as I have never took so many photos of dogs in one day. There were about 50 dogs and one cat who met Santa Paws, had pictures with him, and whispered their Christmas wishes. It was exhausting, but totally fun and worth it. The Santa Paws photo event is a yearly fundraiser activity for the Chesapeake Humane Society to benefit its Care Clinic and the homeless animals. Kudos to all the volunteers who helped out that day and most of all, to Santa Paws who was very good at making the pets sit, stay and smile for the camera!