Virginia Is For Families

I need to get out and take some photos.  Yesterday was the first day in over two weeks that I felt really good.  So  I will be going out and looking for targets of opportunity soon.

Here is a photo from an ice storm we had awhile ago.   It’s pretty bad when you have to resort to this, isn’t it?  But it’s a new photo anyway that I have never put up and it’s kind of nice.  It has a certain symmetry

Or not.

This past weekend was a real eye opener as far as the economy is concerned.  We went to a Christmas party that is packed every year and there were quite a few empty tables this year.  Then we went to see The Nutcracker and there were very many empty seats at the Saturday evening performance.

It’s not looking good sports fans.  Have you noticed anything like this in your neighborhood?

But it said on the news that people are still buying Christmas trees.  So that’s good.  Maybe they are just staying home and enjoying them more.

I hope so.

Do giantesses wear pants? I don’t know. I’m just asking. This one was left over from Christmas and deserves to come forward and be recognized before the holidays truly are over. When is that going to be you ask? I don’t know. I’m still going strong tonight. It seems like we had a big night a couple of days ago and now the party is resuming.

And our impressively large friend here IS part of the display at the Ginter Botanical Gardens in Richmond. So she looks like she is working on a garden to me. And maybe I need another drink. But I did have a few minutes to look around and see what else I could discover about green giantesses.

Created by Stan Lee and John Buscema (probably Lee’s last notable comic creation), Jennifer Walters was dying, and needed a blood transfusion from her cousin, Bruce Banner, to live.

As a result of the transfusion, Jennifer, like her cousin Bruce, became a Hulk-like being.

Jennifer eventually controlled herself, and after laying low for awhile, made a major comeback as a member of the Avengers, for which she was a member for a number of years.

More here

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/09/19/top-50-marvel-characters-25-21/

Today’s thoughts of gratitude are turned towards the little ones whose seem to shine in our presence. I mean of course the little children who come to see us during the holidays. And I could add all of their parents who are so wonderful and probably come up with twelve shining lights. But let’s just say that all of them bring vibrant life, laughter and joy to our home.

I see them and in a moment all the trials and tribulations of a lifetime are nothing. Because they are here.

And then there is the exquisite beauty that lies at the center of the human soul. The joyous light and sound that can in a moment blaze out of each of us in a thousand directions brighter than the sun. The brilliant moment beyond time when all of the voices that ever spoke are suddenly silent with awe at what is before them. The first Christmas.

Sometimes we cry with joy. These are the best music videos of Andrea Bocelli I could find on the web for the Holidays.

http://davidnotes.com/2008/02/12/andrea-bocelli-sings/

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