Saturday 10 December 2011

SHS Photo Challenge 11

Joining Ashley and friends for Scavenger Hunt Sunday.  Ashley's site, Ramblings & Photos has all the details if you would like to play along.







This week there was ample opportunity to capture the clues but it was still last minute to make my final choices.  I was tempted to go with some archived shots but I resisted and these are all fresh from this week.
We were looking for Less is More, Holiday Lights, Ornaments, Cup of Cheer and Nativity.

1.  Less is More
In this little collage, less focus is more attractive . . . these decorations were quite tacky tinsel trees attached to light poles in a supermarket parking lot.

2. Holiday Lights
One of the many yards in my neighbourhood that go a little crazy with decorations and lights.

3.  Ornaments
I am partial to green and blue and that is how I have decorated my tree for several years now.  This year I only have a little tabletop tree that I set up before my surgery as I knew it would be more than I could handle  afterwards.

4.  Cup of Cheer
Okay, so the cup is missing the cheer in this shot, but it still looks pretty.

5.  Nativity
I love this simple little nativity set . . . I found it in a thrift store several years ago. Some pieces are missing, the sheep's feet are broken and donkey only has one ear.  It reminds me that the reason Jesus came was for we who are broken and worse for wear. "O come, let us adore Him."

This week we're looking for:
1.  What is it?
2.  Children/Fur Babies Sleeping
3.  Joy
4.  Window
5.  Half

27 comments:

  1. Your Nativity set is beautiful! And I really like your less is more.

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  2. I love your cup of cheer shot and the nativity is lovely in its simplicity. I love what you wrote about it, so true

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  3. I was going to say almost the exact comment as Stashs! The less is more take is such a perfect interpretation and I LOVE that nativity set! All lovely pictures!

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  4. LOVE the less is more and the cup of cheer is wonderful - notecard worthy and I'd have purchased that nativity set as well even with missing parts and chipped pieces it's adorable!

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  5. Love it, especially the less is more shot!

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  6. I love your 'less is more' shot, perfect bokeh. Sweet little Nativity set.

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  7. Oh your nativity set is so beautiful and I would have bought it aswell despite some of it being missing.

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  8. Love that less is more and your nativity set is really beautiful! Hope your holiday season is going well!

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  9. Wow,that is a lot of lights. My favorites are your ornament shot and cup of cheer.

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  10. I love your lights! It must be very festive.

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  11. I love your Nativity and it's brokenness ... O come let us adore Him !
    For years things would happen to our Jesus, One year the bubble popped around the Joseph and Mary being great with child. Jedaiah as a young child had turned it to wind and it only just touched the mantel and exploded... all the liquid and glitter gone and us left with the simple people that they were. One year we dropped baby Jesus and His life was broken for us, and one year, in our gingerbread Nativity, Jesus got eaten (ours was a very full house and we are not sure who did the eating) it was before Christmas morning as He became the true Bread of Life...one year house-sitters let the iguana out to run around the house and he ran over the tiny Mexican nativity all hand sculpted of clay and we had to piece together many a shepherd and king...
    All of creation groaneth and travaileth together until now, waiting for the adoption, that is, that is, the redemption of our bodies.
    I understand about broken Nativities... I am so thankful for Immanuel~ God with us

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  12. What a festive set of shots! I love this time of year - the photo ops are endless!

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  13. LOVE the Less is More, very pretty. And your cup of cheer came out gorgeous as well. All great photos!

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  14. Thanks for your visit. I love your comments on your nativity. Great season. Thanks

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  15. Holiday lights is very interesting and cheer is so elegant !!!!

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  16. I love what you did with that first photo...gorgeous!

    Kathy

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  17. These are just all gorgeous!! I love them all! Very inspiring...so grateful I stopped by!

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  18. Wonderful! I love how you turned 'tacky tinsel tree' into something classy and fabulous...and your cup of cheer is, well...cheerful! Great set :)

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  19. WOW- that is a whole lot of holiday decorating! :) Great series this week!

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  20. I really like all of these - there's something comforting about each one. I love the colors and especially the greens. my fave is Ornaments. love it. happy week to you.

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  21. Love the decorations and lights in your neighborhood...gives me a happy and joyful mood.:)

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  22. These are wonderful and I LOVE your take on "less is more"!

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  23. What a beautiful nativity! And I love your sentiment behind it :)

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  24. Love the cup of cheer! Very festive!

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