No Need to Dream--White Christmas is Here!

It's a merry, snowy Christmas Eve in Bel Nor! I took all of these pictures a little before noon when Norm went out to scoop about an inch off the driveway. It's only about 30 degrees so as you can see the street is responding well to the ice melting chemicals the village provided. This photo is looking south from our front porch.


The view to the north from the front porch shows a neighbor's outdoor lights buried under a gathering blanket of snow on his evergreens. The glow at night will be awesome! We are planning to stay in tonight and have our traditional goulash supper, and listen to our Christmas music and maybe watch the Renaissance special on PBS. A spry little elf seems to have visited our Christmas tree, too. We'll have to see about that in the morning.

Out in the back yard, the birds are having a Christmas feast at two different feeders. It's amazing the quality of the zoom on my camera; this feeder is all the way at the back of the yard and I was on the back porch. We also have a bird bath heater so they have been dipping in and out of their "spa" today, too.

Norm plugged in the lights in the bushes along the driveway this morning, right before the snow started. It's kind of hard to see them right now. Our neighbor Barb and Ava have gone to be with her family in Illinois, so it's pretty quiet around here. Our neighbors on the other side have family visiting them, but for the most part, the village seems very quiet and almost deserted.

I've written before about dreaming of white Christmases as a child and not seeing one until I was 21. Our family in Oklahoma and Texas are having a rainy Christmas this year, but in some areas the rain may be welcome. Somewhere the sun is shining, surely. When it comes out here, I'll be sure to take a picture and post it! Meanwhile, stay warm and cherish the chance to be with your family and friends. Blessings to all, and a little bit later, to all a good night!