Flannel Shirt

Gulmarg, Kashmir, India

I guess it snows a lot in the Himalayas.

Oliver at church Sunday morning (as reported to me)

A few gems from children's group at church this morning:

Teacher: "What was different at church this morning?"
Child: "There were a lot more people!!!"

[the correct answer was, "We lit the Advent candle"]

Then,
Teacher: "Why do we light a candle to mark Advent?"
Oliver: "I know, I know!"
[I brace myself]
Teacher: "Yes, Oliver?"
Oliver: "We light a candle because it is True..."
All the adults in unison: "Oooohhhh..."
Another child: "Because Christmas is coming!"
Teacher: "Yes!"

Then,
Teacher: "How do you think Mary felt when Gabriel told her that she would give birth to Jesus?"
Oliver: "I know, I know!"
Teacher: "Yes, Oliver?"
[I brace myself]
Oliver [thoughtfully]: "She felt......sad."
[teacher pauses]
Teacher: "Perhaps. What other feelings might she have had?"

Chester the goat

Enjoying the nippy Portland weather in his fur coat.

Superman

Inschriach Bothy Artist Residency

Cairngorms, Scotland.

On the way back from their cruise

Matt and Robin, back from their cruise, went to the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. But there was a bomb scare so they had to go out for awhile. At least there are a lot of stars' names in the cement.

Black hole eating a star

This is an artist's rendering. The yellow and red stuff used to be a star. Pretty awesome.

A mouth full of candy cane, then the ride home

Off to ride the Holiday Express

Some of the best trees in Britain