And they all came 2010-12-25 The shepherds, townspeople, wisemen, dogs, sheep, camels, soldiers - they all came to see the baby. Merry Christmas and Peace on Earth! And many thanks for the comments on yesterday's "grainy" Christmas ornament. [@ Billijean - loud groan, horrible pun ;-)) ]

Chestnuts Roasting 2010-12-12 ... on an open-air gas fire. All around Vienna at this time of year, you can buy roasted chestnuts and potatoes. Excellent for a warm snack from stands on the street. Thank you all for the comments on the glass ornament yesterday.

Have a Ball 2010-12-11 Neither my wife nor I had the time & energy to go to this year's Grafenegger Advent fair in Lower Austria - so this is a shot from last year's fair - traditional hand painted tree ornaments. I hope you find time for peace and family this season. I haven't been posting daily, and haven't been outside too much to take pictures -weather and cold. The cold is getter better, but the weather is getting worse.