The light fades early these days and comes later in the morning. The shortest day of the year was yesterday, and now they get longer. Thank you to everyone who reads this blog. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Hope Gardens Zoo has a brand new park, which we visited over the weekend. It is one of the few shaded green spaces for children where there are play structures. Unfortunately, it won’t be widely accessible as there is an entry fee, but at least it is an option for some families. We need more green spaces like this…

A walk up Mountain Spring this morning before the sun rises…

We went to the zoo, with our binoculars.