The Lone Fir Tree
A lone fir tree
stands stalwart in a forest of red
watching over the turtles sleeping peacefully
in their hibernaculum
in the icy pond
as God
watches over us

A silent night of peace to each of you
and a berry, merry Christmas!
Love always,
Ellen

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This entry was posted on December 24, 2014 by stockdalewolfe. It was filed under Animal & Landscape Photographs, Christmas and Hanukkah, Nature Photography, Poetry and was tagged with Berries, Christmas, Fir Trees, God in Nature, Landscape Photography, Lone Fir Tree, Merry Christmas wishes, Nature photography, Turtles in hibernaculum.
Merry Christmas, Ellen.
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Stefy
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December 24, 2014 at 10:42 AM
Merry Christmas, Stefy. Or merry Mithra! Love to you and your family, Ellen
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December 24, 2014 at 11:07 AM
Seasons greetings to you too dear Ellen; and thank you for all that you have offered here over the course of this past year. It has certainly been both a great pleasure and a privilege getting to know you during this time.
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December 24, 2014 at 11:29 AM
The pleasure, privilege, indeed honor, has been all mine, dear Hariod!! You are so generous in all your offerings, be it post or comment, and all so substantive!! Happy holidays and health and love to you for the New Year! And many thanks for the intro to Mooji!! xx ellen
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December 24, 2014 at 11:39 AM
wonderful post, as usual, Merry Christmas, Ellen, to you and your husband, hope you are fine, warm regards Mitza
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December 24, 2014 at 12:20 PM
Merry Christmas to you, dear Mitza! I just wrote you two emails. Thanks for your appreciation all the year through. Warmest regards, Ellen
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December 24, 2014 at 12:30 PM
Thank you. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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December 24, 2014 at 4:37 PM
Thanks, Kitt, for all you do all the time. God bless you and watch over you with all the things you have going on. And a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours.
P.S. Thanks for your unfailing support.
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December 24, 2014 at 4:59 PM
My pleasure and my honor.
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December 24, 2014 at 7:15 PM
Merry Christmas of berry red brightness, Ellen!
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December 24, 2014 at 6:36 PM
Thank you, Cheyenne! And the very same to you! xx ellen
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December 24, 2014 at 8:24 PM
A berry Merry Christmas to you, too, Ellen!! HA!! Not only did I get to enjoy your wonderful photographs and poetry, but you gave me a good chuckle with your use of the word “berry”!! Thank you!!
I love you!!
Kathy
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December 24, 2014 at 6:37 PM
Thank you, Kathy! An extra special Merry Christmas to you, Kathy. Lots of love, Ellen
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December 24, 2014 at 8:25 PM
Peace and luvz to you, Ellen. 🙂 Merry Christmas! Cheerz, UT
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December 24, 2014 at 7:15 PM
Thank you, Uncle Tree, and a very Merry Christmas to you! xx ellen
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December 24, 2014 at 8:21 PM
Beautiful. Merry Christmas, Ellen!
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December 26, 2014 at 4:23 PM
Thank you, Richard, Happy New Year!
Sent from Windows Mail
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December 26, 2014 at 4:54 PM
Merry Xmas, Elle, and a great 2015
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December 27, 2014 at 3:27 PM
Merry Christmas, Bert and thanks for all the visits. I am behind, way behind because my husband is, I hope, getting over pneumonia. It is very worrisome and I am having a tough time though I know things could be MUCH worse!! All the best to you and your family in 2015 and always, Ellen
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December 27, 2014 at 4:07 PM
Hope he gets better really soon !!!
(if it makes you feel better about being behind: I still need to visit 250 blogs to get back to normal 🙂 )
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December 27, 2014 at 4:10 PM
Thank you, Bert! Yikes!! 250!! Good luck. 😊
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December 27, 2014 at 6:25 PM
ElleN — and a better keyboard for me (or a typing course for that matter)
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December 27, 2014 at 3:28 PM
Happy New Year !
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/501037Gift for you !
Merry Christams from maxima on Vimeo.
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December 29, 2014 at 12:51 PM
Happy New Year!! Thanks for sending this wonderful vimeo!
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December 29, 2014 at 12:56 PM
Beautiful images, Ellen. I hope you enjoyed your Christmas despite your current troubles.
All good wishes to you and your husband for an excellent new year and beyond.
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December 29, 2014 at 5:26 PM
Thanks so much, Ashley, very kind! All good wishes to YOU for the new year and always. You seem to have good thing cooking. xx ellen
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December 29, 2014 at 5:28 PM
Thank you, Ellen. I’m more ‘comfortable’ in myself and in my surroundings than I have been for a very long time. I have a great feeling of relief: my moods are better regulated, my new place and neighbourhood don’t disturb what equanimity I may have (in fact they promote it) and I have a delightful new companion in Bella. And, yes, a third blog with our friend Richard!
Peace to you, Ellen. x o x
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December 29, 2014 at 5:39 PM
All sounds very good, Ashley!! Finally!! Glad you are in a place of peace. Forgive me, but I don’t believe I am acquainted with Bella or else it is Alzheimer’s creeping in. I am very happy for you in any case. Peace to you, Ashley. xx oo
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December 29, 2014 at 5:43 PM
Oh, sorry, Ellen. Bella is the black cat that I adopted. 🙂
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December 29, 2014 at 5:44 PM
🙂 Very good!!
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December 29, 2014 at 5:46 PM
Very beautiful! 🙂
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December 29, 2014 at 5:47 PM
Thank you, Ashley!
On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 5:47 PM, MOONSIDE wrote:
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December 29, 2014 at 8:02 PM
You are so talented, Angel.
The way you know exactly the perfect timing for taking photos, how they are so fab, they look like paintings too, it’s just such a pleasure to see them, along with your soulful poetry.
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January 1, 2015 at 8:07 AM
Thank you so much, Genie. Valued words comming from you!!
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January 9, 2015 at 3:36 PM
Beautiful!
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January 5, 2015 at 9:58 PM
Thank you, Cindy!
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January 8, 2015 at 10:15 AM
Love this..words, lines and images.
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January 13, 2015 at 12:19 PM
Thank you so much, xx Ellen
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