Christmas at Home

I spent Christmas this year in Cape Breton with my mom. There was a snowstorm on the 23rd that delayed the trip, so I was actually at her place for just a day or two, but we had a fantastic little celebration and kept up on some old traditions we had started long ago.

First up: a tiny representation of her spectacular Christmas village, which we have been contributing to for a decade or more to the point where she no longer has room to display the whole thing!

A walk outside in the beautiful Christmas snow.

And  on Christmas Eve night, we visited an uncle who was spending Christmas alone, before driving to Wentworth Park. It was snowing again and treacherous for driving, but the park looked amazing and it was so worth it!

Christmas morning meant gift opening, some silly pictures, and some nostalgic moments by the tree.

 Then there was turkey dinner, a turkey delivery to an old friend who might not have had some otherwise, and an another after-dark drive to see some of the lights and displays around Sydney.

I'm not usually a big fan of blue Christmas lights, but THIS BUSH!!!!

 and again, in black and white just because.

 Boxing Day dawned rather spectacularly. This is my mom's yard, and it really was THAT pretty.

The highway was cleared early enough that we encountered no problems when my friend and I hit the road to head back home to the big city. Well... there was that cop that pulled us over for speeding (I'd hate to say 'I told you so, but... wait. I DID tell you so! haha) but we made good time, before AND after the warning, and we were still able to get a few shots along the way.

The first two were taken out the car window. That's right, doing 100km's on the highway, window rolled down, hanging out, the passenger side, camera in hand.... LIKE A BOSS.

Seal Island Bridge:

and one last look at the Island from the top of Kelly's Mountain...

 Merry Christmas, Everyone!