XMAS

The Tree. 

The tree was placed in close proximety to a pie safe which made it difficult to photograph.  The pie safe handle is digging into my back (not shown).

 
     
  Dad receives a new wallet.  Glare on dad's head reduced in photoshop.
  And now...

 
     

Mom asked for something creative.  So in the craft aisle of Wal-Mart the sand spoke to me.  It seemed not only an item with endless creative potential.  You could make sand paintings like the Western Indians, fill a jar with layers of it or.... well that's probably it.  However it seemed original to me.

 
  Mom did not seem to see the potential of the colored sand.  "I don't think anyone has ever given me sand as a gift before."  
   
 

My sister also found the sand quite humorous.

 
  It actually all went quite smoothly.  I had an additional gift for mom which she was pleased with. 

 

And then some pictures of orchids:

 

The End.