Well, Christmas is just barely behind us.  It was a whirlwind here – three celebrations in three days with different parts of the family – a little winter driving, and lots of dogs.  All wonderful.  We are so fortunate to have a great family.  Those that weren’t able to be here due to the distance were still in our thoughts and hearts.  Looking ahead, there are the New Years fireworks…I don’t know where this was taken, but it is a beautiful shot.  It looks like dandelions that have gone to seed.  From Cris’s photostream at Flickr.  We don’t have too many fireworks displays available to us in northern Michigan during the winter.  This area is mostly a summer resort destination, although, some of the ski areas will have fireworks and sometimes a torchlight parade  – skiers holding flares in each hand and skiing down the slope single file at midnight.  It really is very pretty.