It’s almost Halloween, and the zombies have arrived!

I went to a costume party last night for the first time in a long time. There were lots of creative costumes, but Zombie Miss America was my fave.

Should I have saved this one for Halloween?

Photo taken the weekend before Election Day while I was out walking a precinct in Fernley, Nevada. I loved how the owners had tricked out their lawn.

Day 360 – Last Christmas Photo

The decorations are getting put away today, so say farewell to snowman wreath until next year.

Day 359 – Family Day!

Daughter and her fiance came over this afternoon for dinner and to exchange Christmas presents. We’ve watched A Christmas Carol (George C. Scott version), How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Boris Karloff narration), The Snowman (my daughter and I got hooked on this when she was quite small), and have now popped National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation in the DVR. We LOVE this movie. It has just the right touch of schmaltz (teeny), love and comedy. A lot like life, eh?

The coffee is ready. Pumpkin cheesecake and apple pie await, and the kids are saying the lines along with Clark Griswold. All is good in our world.

A few shots from the gift exchange. Daughter and future son-in-law in their SF 49ers swag.

Sweetie looking adorable.

Day 358 – Meaningful Day

I spent several hours today in downtown Reno at the 12th Annual Reno Firefighter’s Christmas Party for homeless and underprivileged kids. It was my honor to serve as the Santa photographer.

Santa and Mrs. Claus (Rick & Laura Griffin)

We provided the kids with prints to take with them as a memento of the day. Obviously I cannot post any of the photos with the kids, but here’s one of us with Santa that I shot later in the day. The firefighter is in my Freethinkers group and asked some of us to volunteer. The two young woman took care of the printing, and I did the shooting. We worked out a system where I did about ten kids, pulled my card to give to them to download and print. In the meantime I’d do another ten on another card. They were able to keep up with the volume and we never had any long lines of people waiting for their prints.

Day 357 – Feats of Strength

We had a Festivus Party last night which included the Airing of Grievances and Feats of Strength. But since we a bunch of wusses, our Feats of Strength were a bit on the tame side.

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