Holiday Greetings from RFalconcam Members

[Carol P.]

Hello everyone!  It's December.  Temperatures are falling.  Snow is flying.  Houses are lit with beautiful lights.  Christmas Carols are being sung.  The Falcon Flakes are gearing up for their long Winter Watch.  Yep.  You guessed it.  It's time for everyone to share their Holiday greetings with all the members of the Rochester Falconcam Forum.

Donna has volunteered to collect all the greetings and she will post them here for all to see.

So, send your greetings to Donna at:

weed356 @ yahoo.com (no spaces)

Please make sure to put "RFalconcam Holiday Greeting" in the subject line.

Afterwards, I will post a KGallery Album containing all of them for all to enjoy.

Take care everyone and have a safe and happy holiday season!

Carol P.

 

[Donna]

Thanks Carol and I will be posting these greetings on the fb page as I did last year.  I posted on fb that this year the theme is "RAPTORS".    I'm hoping to see lots get involved and more greetings coming in.   Have fun with this guys, I always loved the creativity here.     Thanks! 

[Carol P.]

Raptors are awesome, but if you don't have a raptor picture, feel free to use any pictures you want for your greetings.  Have fun with it.  In past years the greetings have varied a lot.  This is such a creative bunch of folks.  That's what makes it fun.

   

[Donna]

We have our first greeting and it's from MAK. Thanks!

[Donna]

Today's greeting is from Dot in PA. Thank you Dot. 

[valhalla]

Thank you MAK and Dot! 

[Donna]

We have a very Merry greeting from Carol P. Thank you Carol.

Note: Oops, thought I attached it, sorry!

[MAK]

We have a very Merry Mariah greeting from Carol P. Thank you Carol.

Um did we forget something? 

[Donna]

We have a very Merry Mariah greeting from Carol P. Thank you Carol.

Um did we forget something? 

YUP!

[valhalla]

Thanks Carol!

[MAK]

Thank you MAK and Dot! 

You're welcome Janet! 


PS

[Carol P.]

Thanks Carol!

You're very welcome Janet.

[Donna]

(A folk legend from Germany and the Ukraine)

Description: Once upon a time, long ago, a gentle mother was busily cleaning the house for the most wonderful day of the year.... The day on which the Christ child came to bless the house. Not a speck of dust was left. Even the spiders had been banished from their cozy corner in the ceiling to avoid the housewife's busy cleaning. They finally fled to the farthest corner of the attic.

T'was the Christmas eve at last! The tree was decorated and waiting for the children to see it. But the poor spiders were frantic, for they could not see the tree, nor be present for the Christ child's visit. But the oldest and wisest spider suggested that perhaps they could peep through the crack in the door to see him. Silently they crept out of their attic, down the stairs, and across the floor to wait in the crack in the threshold. Suddenly, the door opened a wee bit and quickly the spiders scurried into the room. They must see the tree closely, since their eyes weren't accustomed to the brightness of the room... so the crept all over the tree, up and down, over every branch and twig and saw every one of the pretty things. At last they satisfied themselves completely of the Christmas tree beauty.

But alas!! Everywhere they went they had left their webs, and when the little Christ child came to bless the house he was dismayed. He loved the little spiders, for they were God's creatures too, but he knew the mother, who had trimmed the tree for the little children, wouldn't feel the same, so He touched the webs and they all turned to sparkling, shimmering, silver and gold!

Ever since that time, we have hung tinsel on our Christmas trees, and according to the legend, it has been a custom to include a spider among the decorations on the tree.

Without further ado, here's today's Christmas Greeting from Janet & Rich

[valhalla]

Thanks Donna!  I love that story and many years ago, a friend gave us a golden Christmas spider which has since succumed to time.  I still have one in my office.

[Annette]

A beautiful story!