on Christmas Eve......

...we went to Lee on Solent for a short stroll along the prom, including a pit stop for hot chocolate and mince pies.

The sun shone intermittently, the cold wind blew all the time and Ray suddenly produced his phone and said ‘I’ll take your photo.’

So I smiled.

Happy Holidays to all my 365 friends! I hope you are having the day you want to have.

Thank you for all your company during 2019 and all good wishes for 2020!

[Jacqueline]

Wonderful capture of you Hazel. A very merry Christmas to you both and health and happiness for 2020!

[Julie Duncan]

Merry Christmas, Hazel & Ray! All the best to you in 2020! Lovely portrait, too! :)

[Janiskay]

Wonderful way to spend Christmas Day! Excellent photo!

[Merrelyn]

Merry Christmas to you both :)

[Bep]

A lovely photo of you, Hazel. Hope you and Ray have a merry Christmas.

[Diana]

Lovely shot of you Hazel, Merry Christmas to you both :-)

[gloria jones]

Wonderful capture of you, Hazel...Merry Christmas to you and Ray.

[summerfield]

merry Christmas, hazel.

[Walks @ 7]

Christmas to you and Ray. He grabbed a most excellent shot. Hope your day was exactly as you wanted.

[Babs]

What a lovely smile. Hope you and Ray had a lovely Christmas. I promise I will try and keep in touch soon. It has been so hectic here for months.

[wendy frost]

A lovely fresh sea air capture from Ray. Have a lovely Christmas and Happy New Year.

[Carole Sandford]

A great grab shot! Happy Christmas.

[Annie D]

Wonderful photo of you - Wishing you a very Merry Christmas 🎄

[amyK]

I like this joyful portrait. Well done, Ray. Merry Christmas!

[Shutterbug]

What a lovely shot of you out and about with your camera at the ready. Very nice.

[Peter]

Lovely happy portrait of you Hazel have a wonderful and peaceful Christmas :)

[Casablanca]

Lovely shot of you, so happy! Hope you had a super day yesterday

[haskar]

Merry Christmas to you and Ray. Lovely portrait.

[Tunia McClure]

Nice to see you, Hazel, in spite of the chilly day.

[Phil Howcroft]

Best wishes to both Ray and yourself Haze

[Leslie]

Merry Christmas love the walking poles

[Nina Ganci]

wonderful to see you Hazel
Love your walking poles

[Hazel]

@lesip @ninaganci

Well I thought if I have to use them, I might as well get some stylish ones!

[Junko Y]

Hi, Hazel! Merry Christmas to you, belatedly. It's nice to see you here, smiling. Thank Ray for us! He has a good eye -- not only a smiling Hazel but also that line leading into the scene, and the back row of beach huts!

[Hazel]

@jyokota

He says thanks! I agree with you.

[Junko Y]

@quietpurplehaze -- partners who photograph should be encouraged (on travel photos, I couldn't even tell which ones were mine and which ones were my husband's because I would take two cameras with different lenses and we would switch back and forth depending on which focal length I wanted)

[Kerry McCarthy]

Love this shot! It's so great you and Ray enjoy doing the same things together. Thank him for this shot! I'm too late to wish you a Merry Christmas but I hope you had a good one.