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Son and his cousin enjoy the microscope that their grandfather gave them:

And their other grandfather enjoys a book:

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Every time a new camera model is announced, people flood the online photo discussion boards, wondering, “once the new model comes out, the price of the old model will plummet, right?”
My sense from watching these things has been that this is rarely the case. However, I didn’t have any empirical evidence to back this up. [...]

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A quick look at the sunrise/sunset schedule reveals that this time of year is the great for getting sunrise photos. I’m visiting relatives this week, and sunrise here is at 7:16 AM. Since my relatives live only about 40 minutes from Fire Island lighthouse, that means I can wake up around 6 AM (or later) [...]

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The night before Xmas we head over to a nearby shrine which is reknowned for its Christmas light display. We wander the lights, get some hot chocolate, and light a candle in mom’s memory.

Son lights the candle in his grandma Helen’s memory.

This year’s highlight was a nativity scene from The Azores. It was an [...]

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The kids enjoyed the first snowfall of the season.

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We put our tree up today. Many of our ornaments are souvenirs of our travels. I photographed a few of my favorites. Of course, a lot of them come from lighthouses. You can see a gallery of our ornaments.

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The Xmas cards are all done now. 69 total.

If you are not on my list, I’d be glad to exchange cards with you if you send me your street address.

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Had a holiday dinner with dad at his assisted living center. He’s back from a recent stay in the hospital and seems to have settled back into his routine.

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Hanging around.

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