Christmas In California by gardenfolk

Christmas In California

People say it can’t be true
That the spirit lives here too
But you’ll find Christmas everywhere
Under palm trees, sun and moon.
...lyrics by America

As I was driving back from the post office, I made a U-turn to take a few photos of a big Victorian home. It had several palm trees in the front yard decorated with large ornaments. They were ready for the holidays by the first of December. You never know what surprise you are going to see in California. :)
Nice capture of a warmer Christmas than I am used to.
December 19th, 2017  
Lovely shot
December 19th, 2017  
Gorgeous bokeh :)
December 19th, 2017  
Fab edit!
December 19th, 2017  
Unusual bokeh- fav
December 19th, 2017  
Quite festive...fav!
December 19th, 2017  
Very nice. Tag it theme-festive.
December 19th, 2017  
Fabulous ...Fav
December 19th, 2017  
Wonderful shot.
December 19th, 2017  
Well spotted and I love how you captured the sky! Whereabouts in Cali?
December 19th, 2017  
Lovely bokeh!
December 19th, 2017  
Love the perspective of Christmas in different locations!
December 19th, 2017  
A lovely capture, great bokeh. Fav!! 😀
December 19th, 2017  
@elatedpixie Thank you! It is Fair Oaks, CA which is part of Sacramento County in Northern CA. :)
December 19th, 2017  
@lyndamcg It was a Christmas bokeh choice on Photo Lab, a phone editing app I found, where I also found the museum choice for my Katniss. :) Thank you for you kind comments and support! Enjoy!
December 19th, 2017  
Fabulous caption and edit.
December 19th, 2017  
Super festive capture...nice pov
December 19th, 2017  
A great fun edit
December 19th, 2017  
This is fantastic. Love the processing.
December 19th, 2017  
Great editing - it looks so warm!
December 19th, 2017  
lovely capture ... fav
December 20th, 2017  
This is gorgeous and looks like Christmas to me! Great processing! Fav.
December 20th, 2017  
A great edit for this wonderful image. Very festive.
December 20th, 2017  
Wonderful editing👍
December 20th, 2017  
Nice edit with the bokeh
December 20th, 2017  
Nice ornaments; this is a quite festive scene! I especially like your bokeh.

When we lived in Florida, my husband and I had to get rather creative at Christmas ...The weather was warm, and there weren't any traditional Christmas trees growing nearby.
December 20th, 2017  
Lee
So very colourful, nice shot.
December 20th, 2017  
Super cool shot! So different then what we have here in Canada. Lol
December 20th, 2017  
Beautiful! Fav.
December 20th, 2017  
@veengupta Thank you so much for the follow and the fav. I appreciate the support. :)
December 20th, 2017  
Smiling as it's a great title -- and the ornaments on the palm trees are priceless!
December 20th, 2017  
@dsp2 I can see where that would be tough. I do notice the seasons more in Northern CA, than when I lived in Southern CA. I lived a mile from the ocean. I love the beach so I do have ornaments for a beach/sea life tree with mermaids, sea creatures and seashells. I didn't bring that out this year though. With 3 young active grand boys and Katniss, I decided trying one tree was enough! :)
December 20th, 2017  
December 20th, 2017  
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Thanks to you all! It's a busy time and hard to keep up with everything so I do appreciate you leaving wonderful comments and favs. Happy Christmas!
December 20th, 2017  
@joemuli @deborah63 @bokehdot @gamelee Thank you all for stopping by and leaving such nice comments and favs. I know what a busy time of year this can be! Happy Christmas!
December 20th, 2017  
A beautiful and cheerful Christmas scene - great edit and lovely bokeh sky ! Thanks for your follow - now I shall follow you ! :)
December 21st, 2017  
Awesome Christmas image! Love your processing! :-)
December 21st, 2017  
hey, that is just great.
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i was going to tell you that if you do go to NFL you would really enjoy taking a few days to go see Saint Pierre - Miquelon. It is a boat ride - maybe a couple of hours and half way through the ride they take down the Canadian flag and put up the France flag. It is just like being in France. The french is like France French and not like Quebec. A lot of the streets are cobble stone and you can buy baguettes and carry them under your arm down the street. My daughter and I went and it was really a great place to visit. I still have a picture in my mind ( I was on a van with other people and so we did not get to stop and get out for photos). It was by the coast and a quaint house with a clothesline full of beautiful handmade quilts waving in the breeze. So so pretty.
December 21st, 2017  
@gq Thank you! That sounds fantastic! I will remember this. I also have to say that I did love Old Montreal and Old Quebec with the cobblestone streets, the Crème Brulee, the old churches and of course, The Chateau Frontenac is right up their with its sister hotel, The Empress. Banff Hotel is fab too! If California gets any more crowded, I may have to move to Canada, since all of Canada has the same population as the state of California! :)
December 22nd, 2017  
So festive!
December 22nd, 2017  
So jealous, it's c c c c cold here!! And I love palm trees!
December 22nd, 2017  
Hope you are no where near the fires we hear of in California. Interesting Christmas image from America
December 22nd, 2017  
@hrs Thank you, Helen. We are A-OK where we live but the fires in Santa Rosa and Napa were devastating and now the fires in Ventura, Santa Barbara and Ojai are still raging. So, tragic, sad and scary for so many people. California has fires and earthquakes...but great weather, the length of the state in coastlines, mountains, the sierras, lakes, etc. I have lived in both Northern and Southern California...born here too.
December 22nd, 2017  
@ellida Thank you Graham. I love palm trees too but a dusting of snow would be nice. We do not get snow. But, 90 minutes away, I could be in Lake Tahoe to visit the snow! :)
December 22nd, 2017  
so cool and festive ~ fav
December 23rd, 2017  
Fun Christmas pic for a California girl!!!
December 27th, 2017  
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