Seagulls Come to Town

I never knew seagulls came to town, but there were about a dozen of them flying around the parking lot of Costco today.

What brings them here, I wonder?  There's no ocean or beach of any kind in this neck of the woods, plus it's freezing cold.

Chasing the Sun

On my way home from delivering a meal late this afternoon, I caught sight of a beautiful sunset that instantly banished my fears of black ice and blustering winds.  Only one thought filled my mind as I took a long detour through streets unknown, and that was to find an unobstructed view.
 
Much to my disappointment, I couldn't find one, and these shots taken through my dirty windshield don't do it justice at all.  What they do do, is remind me of a verse that says, "For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known" (1 Corinthians 13:12 (NASB).

Christmas in Purcellville 2013

Decorations around my apartment complex...






















...and the neighborhood.





































Inflatable decorations and some of the more elaborate light displays are controlled by timers, so this is how things looked before dark...




























...and then after the switches were turned on.













































Our Town Christmas tree, some downtown storefronts...





























...and my favorite shop windows.