To be fair, I didn’t see more than one officer in your photos, not even in the obviously very crowded city center scenes, except the one at the demonstration.
What struck me was all the lovely decorations and lights, and so many people ice skating together.
It is the season of light(s), and your photos showed that.
Tishman Speyer, the owner and operator of Rockefeller Center, generously donates that lumber to Habitat. Company staff members then build alongside a family, turning a Christmas tradition celebrated by millions into a place for smaller, but no less joyous, celebrations.
A 2 hour video that takes a walk thru Strasbourg, France’s Christmas market.
Thanks! I’ll probably put it on when my sister visits on Friday.
I will probably be playing this album while it is on in the background:
This is awesone, the world is right again and now it’s Christmas. Paul Shaffer can still tickle the ivories and Darlene Love looks and sound amazing at 84.
And this is equally awesomw, Cher and Darlene Love singing the song together 60 years later. Cher sang back up on the original in 1963.
Happy Gravy Day to all who celebrate.
Grianstad Shona everyone! Happy solstice, things are going to get brighter from now I can feel it, I believe it!
I didn’t listen to this last night but I might tonight
Well AksHuaLLy thr evenings have been getting brighter for a week now and mornings are still getting darker 
Grianstad - sun stop. Makes sense.
Yeah, the mornings don’t stop getting later until new year. I’ve moved from starting work at my normal 8:30 to starting at 9 this winter and it’s changed my perspective on the daylight saving time thing a bit - I simply never saw any benefit as I was up in the dark, home in the dark. Been a nice change this winter to be leaving the house when the streetlights are off.
1500+ drones perform The Nutcracker.
Ok, the solstice starts in a few hours. Guess I should start checking out recent entries in the Winter Holiday Thread…
[hours later]
Oh, my eyes! Welp, it’s the longest night of the year. I can get through this…
