** Picture of the Day 3 **

[goopysolelady]

Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs, Arkansas

 

[klmall]

Santa and Christmas tree at Biltmore gift shop

 

[goopysolelady]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

 

[klmall]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Here's a postcard dated November 24, 1921 sent to my great-aunt. Addresses and postage were so different then.

 

[goopysolelady]

BLESSED...gathering of 3 generations tonight to celebrate Thanksgiving!

 

[OKW Lover]

 

[klmall]

 

[goopysolelady]

I'm officially ready to welcome the Christmas season!

 

[klmall]

I'm officially ready to welcome the Christmas season!

Well at least someone is ready to welcome it!

 

[klmall]

Poinsettia (and all the various other spellings found online ) tree found at the Biltmore Conservatory

 

[goopysolelady]

Well at least someone is ready to welcome it!

Not 100% done outside but hope to get there tomorrow...if it's not to COLD! Yes...we'll be getting strong north winds with highs in mid-40's! "Tested" what's up tonight...my nephew and his family were driving by while I was finishing up for the evening and he yelled at me "Light those puppies up!" Looked pretty good if I must say so. Brightened my spirits...the girls stopped by about 4:30 to give me a hug before they started their trip back to Florida. But...it's only 10 days and they'll be driving back home for the Christmas break...as soon as finals are done they'll be on the way. Lights will be up and burning brightly by then!

 

[goopysolelady]

Loved this tree in the Christmas shop in Hot Springs!

 

[klmall]

WDW popcorn bucket display

 

[goopysolelady]

Christmas store in Pigeon Forge...beautiful wreath!

 

[OKW Lover]

 

[klmall]

 

[goopysolelady]

Wonderful visit with best friend tonight and we HAD to take a picture by "her flying pig". Dawned on us afterwards we got the BACK side of the pig ...we tend to get a little silly when we spend an evening together! And we were to cold out there to take another one!

 

[klmall]

Since the Grand Floridian won't have its' traditional gingerbread house this year here's a picture of the first year that they had one in 1999.

 

[goopysolelady]

Since the Grand Floridian won't have its' traditional gingerbread house this year here's a picture of the first year that they had one in 1999.

I'll be glad when they finish that construction and get this beautiful thing up again! At least my sister and her family will be at the Contemporary and that display is really cute!

 

[goopysolelady]

Miss the GF gingerbread house and miss the Christmas Tree Trail at Disney Springs. At least they still have the trees but not a fan of them being scattered over the whole area. I understand the "crowd control" reasoning but, IMO, was much prettier bunching them together!