Mele Kalikimaka...

...is how you say Merry Christmas in Hawai'i...

Decorated my tree today.

Heat is working again and I'm back home in New York.

Happy.

Content.

Hope you all have a good week!

[Maggie]

Nice contrast in texture, light and colour. Very seasonal.

[Nicola Thwaite]

Lovely shot. Makes me feel so festive.

[Kate]

Heat is a wonderful thing! I love the satin finish on that ball. Hee hee

[Mara]

Festive shot, lovely. Is the starry fabric your Christmas pyjamas?

[Tim Erskine]

Very nice. Well composed, great DOF, nicely exposed (but we can say that about many of your shots).

[Ms. T]

@plasticpilchard @snaphappi thanks for checking it out, ladies! Appreciate the comments.

@islandk8 yes hear is wonderful lol. I tried the shot with one with a shiny finish and it didn't look as nice.

@mara19500 thanks, Mara! The starry fabric is a small Christmas quilt my mother-in-law made for me. :)

@timerskine hey thanks, Tim!

[Tom]

Great shot wonderful composition, and pov. It really is festive and beautiful. Happy to hear you are home and have heat.

[Nicolas Floyd]

Mewwy kwismas! Great job Ms. T

[Tony]

Lovely capture of that beautiful bauble.

[Ms. T]

@nikfloyd hee hee. Merry Xmas too you and thanks!

@tonydebont thank you, Tony!

[Kyle]

Wow what a great shot!
A FAV - this is an amazing shot - great job!

[Ms. T]

@kylec thanks for the fav, Kyle! :)

[philip maddever]

Mele Kalikimaka to you,contented shot

[Lee Shirley]

excellent DOF and framing

[Josh Careatti]

This shot has inspired me to get a Christmas tree. I need to get in the spirit, dammit.

[Ms. T]

@04haze @philipmad1 thank you!

@jbc2013 I didn't feel in the Christmas spirit until I put up the tree. Something about the glow of stringed lights always gets me... I don't think I'm the only one. I wonder why that is...

[Ian]

Beautiful festive shot, really like the composition.