First Sunday of Advent

"So we light a candle tonight
we light it for joy.
It stands and shines for itself
and us as a present.
So we light a candle tonight
we light it for joy." Inger Hagerup

[Graham Thresher]

A wonderful seasonal composition.

[Carole Imes]

Beautiful start to Advent with the 1st lighted candle. Pretty display!

[Jhecca]

very nice photo for december 1st :)

[Judith Johnson]

Beautiful colours and shadows

[Kathryn 🐎]

A lovely shot and words.

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Pretty Elisabeth, nice colours in your capture.

[Cathy Donohoue]

Beautiful. And i love the poem.

[carol white]

A lovely festive composition!!

[virtualbrownie]

What a nice custom - well caught

[Andrina]

Wonderful festive shot. These are lovely candles and such sweet words. Lovely photo. Hope we get to see it as each one is lit! :)

[john stanier]

Great pic, and great words

[Tony]

Lovely capture and inspiring words. Purple is the colour of Lent.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

@tonydebont Here in Norway we are using purple in Advent.

[Debbie]

I like seeing customs from around the world - this is really nice

[Nita]

Lovely shot.

[debi]

nice composition & colors!

[Vicki Dixon]

nice start to the Advent!

[Taffy]

Lovely candles and image.

[Jill T.]

I had started writing a poem about a candle the other night. Well...it's already been written. A meaningful Christmas image.

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful. Love the days prior to Christmas.

[Chippy Minton]

Love those colours

[Daryl O'Hare]

Love the candles. Love all the photos (just catching a glimpse-so sorry so brief in comment). Happy Advent. :)

[Stephanie Swift]

The candles are beautiful, and I love the rich contrasting colours in this shot.

[Dawn Moder]

Lovely image!

[Ria]

nice:)

[Arefin]

beautiful candles and lighting! love the colors!