Kaleidoscope #849


Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap, let’s go
Let’s look at the show
We’re riding in a wonderland of snow
Giddy yap, giddy yap, giddy yap, it’s grand
Just holding your hand
We’re gliding along with a song of a wintery fairy land

 

Lyrics for this version of “Sleigh Ride” can be found here. Songwriters: Leroy Anderson / Mitchell Parish  Sleigh Ride lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management . Performed by Andy Williams and many others.

Below is the original photo used to create this image. It’s a gathering of purple ornaments from my holiday stash. No special lighting or effects, just a snap from my smartphone.

Kaleidoscope #848


Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Snowing, and blowing up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun

 

Lyrics for this version of “Jingle Bell Rock” may be found here. Songwriters: Joseph Beal, James Boothe. Performed by The Brian Setzer Orchestra and many others.

Below is the original photo used to create this image. It’s a gathering of kitschy vintage ornaments from my holiday stash. No special lighting or effects, just a snap from my smartphone.

 

Kaleidoscope #847

Just hear those sleigh bells jingle-ing, ring-ting tingle-ing, too
Come on, it’s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
Outside the snow is falling and friends are calling “Yoo hoo”
Come on, it’s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you

 

Lyrics for this version of “Sleigh Ride” can be found here. Songwriters: Leroy Anderson / Mitchell Parish  Sleigh Ride lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management . Performed by Andy Williams and many others.

Below is the original photo used to create this image. It’s a pic of my Christmas tree from 2017. No special lighting or effects, just a snap from my smartphone.

Kaleidoscope #844


Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.
–Anna Quindlen, How Reading Changed My Life

 

Below is the original photo used to create this image. This dramatic sky was captured on my way home from work in downtown Richmond, VA. No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.

Kaleidoscope #842


Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.
–Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

 

Below is the original photo used to create this image. This is a royalty-free image from Pixabay.

Kaleidoscope #841


Isn’t it mysterious to begin a new journal like this? I can run my fingers through the fresh clean pages but I cannot guess what the writing on them will be.
–Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy in Spite of Herself
 

 

Below is the original photo used to create this image. I found this lovely white bloom outside of a restaurant in Bon Air, VA.  No special lighting or retouching, just a snap from my smart phone.

 

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