Merry Trashmas!

I invented a new Christmas Eve holiday: Trashmas! Grab your garbage bag and go through the neighborhood picking up gifts for good little garbage collectors.

 
I put in quite some time with my camera on a tripod, trying to get the pose and the framing just right, but was never satisfied. Fortunately, a couple of people came by walking a dog, and one of them took this photo for me. Thanks!

 
I also recorded a video for Stage Time University - let's see if it works here: https://www.facebook.com/rewinn/videos/733633511374021/

Thanks to the City of Seattle for the nice garbage bags, grabber and gloves, which supplied the equipment as part of its initiative to support neighborhood cleanup, and to the Facebook Group A Clearer Alki, which got the stuff to me. Neighborhood works!

Today In The War On Christmas

The end cap at the dollar store today has Valentine's Day gear! I used an app that shows the photo's date and time just to emphasize this point. While Christmas was overrunning Thanksgiving and heading for Halloween, Valentine's Day struck!!!

Winnie Weaves: My Niece's Awesome Artwork!

Too late for Christmas but ... if you want a custom piece of fiber art as a gift or for yourself, my wonderful niece[*] Stephanie Tilmon at Winnie Weaves is your first choice!

(See also her facebook page) 

[*]ALL my nieces are wonderful, they are just wonderful in different ways!

You can call me a tree hugger, I don't mind!

 

I walked, as usual on Wednesdays, to Highland Park Corner Store for coffee and some steps. On the way back, I noticed this tree or shrub with long droopy branches was perfect for a photo!

Not Christmas Tomatoes

 I saw these on my walk. They're pretty but I don't know what they are. Someone suggested goji berries or Jerusalem cherry.