Posted by teacherjulie @ 12:00 am

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Every Saturday, participants post photos based on a theme. The theme for this Saturday that comes before Christmas Day 2007 is LIGHT.

Light can be interpreted in so many ways. I thought about showing Christmas lights as appropriate for this season. All these photos were taken last December 19, 2007 when the center I work for had its Christmas Celebration/Party/Dinner at the house manse of the Center’s directress/owner in a posh, guarded, and gated subdivision.

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I passed the time taking some photos while waiting for the others to arrive so that we could go to the manse together.

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Lights, lights, everywhere greeted us as we entered the foyer of their house. These are candlelights in a metal basin/bowl on the left side of the foyer.

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These are lamps lighted at the right side of the foyer, highlighting some wonderful art pieces which unfortunately my camera was not able to capture.

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These are just some of the details in the Christmas tree trinkets that seem to create a thousand mini-lights in their reflections.

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The Christmas tree where all those gold trinkets were hanging.

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A representation of the Holy Family, a “must” for Catholic homes.

No matter how bright the physical and earthly lights shine around us, the love of Jesus in our hearts and lives are surely brighter than all these.

Let us celebrate Christmas with Jesus in our hearts. After all, He said in John 8:12: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

This entry was posted on Saturday, December 22nd, 2007 at 12:00 am and is filed under Lessons in Life, On the Road, Photo Hunters, Snapshots. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

22 Dec, 2007 @ 3:31 am
JHS said:

Beautiful photos!

  • Thanks, JHS. Merry Christmas to you!

22 Dec, 2007 @ 8:17 am
mixednuts said:

Hi Julie, nice pictures and what a place! Happy holidays. Check out mine.

  • It is a spectacular house, Mayi. Thanks. I wish you a joyous Christmas!

22 Dec, 2007 @ 8:34 am
ellen b said:

I love all the light on your blog this week. Merry Christmas…

  • Thanks, Ellen. Merry Christmas to you too! :)

22 Dec, 2007 @ 9:28 am
caryl said:

nice photos… :)

happy holidays!

  • Thanks, Caryl. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

22 Dec, 2007 @ 10:08 am
denz said:

wow! stunning photo,indeed you have a great picture… keep it up!!!

here is mine:
PhotoHunt1…
PhotoHunt2…
Happy Holidays c”,)

  • Thanks, Denz. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

22 Dec, 2007 @ 10:17 am
Carver said:

Those are beautiful photographs Julie. It truly was a festival of lights at the party. The candlelights in the bowl were my favorite but they were all great.

  • Thanks, Carver. I wish you blessing this Christmas. :)

22 Dec, 2007 @ 10:31 am

All fantastic photos. I love the last one the best.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.

  • Thanks! Wishing you and your family a joyous Christmas!

22 Dec, 2007 @ 10:37 am
HeadGaggler said:

Truely beautiful shots.

  • Thanks, Nelson. Merry Christmas to you!

22 Dec, 2007 @ 10:46 am
JC said:

Terrific shots! Bet it was a lot of fun, too. Merry Christmas!

  • Yup, we had fun. Thanks and Merry Christmas to you too. :)

22 Dec, 2007 @ 11:28 am
napaboaniya said:

I like the picture of the candlelights…nice!
Merry X’mas~!!

  • Thanks, Napaboaniya. Merry Christmas to you! :)

22 Dec, 2007 @ 11:31 am
Yen said:

Very nice lights here, Julie! Merry Christmas:)
Here’s mine for this week!
Yen’s Photo Hunt
Happy Holidays!

  • Thanks! Wishing you a Merry Christmas, Yen.

22 Dec, 2007 @ 1:17 pm
katney said:

that is a lovely collection of Christmas lights

  • Thanks, Katney. Merry Christmas to you!

22 Dec, 2007 @ 1:55 pm
tnchick said:

All great images but I love the city photo best. Merry Christmas from Tennessee!

  • Thanks for the visit, TNChick. I wish you and your family a joyous Christmas filled with love. And we say “Maligayang Pasko” here in the Philippines.

22 Dec, 2007 @ 2:20 pm
Natalie said:

Those are beautiful shots! Great job and Merry Christmas!

My light pictures are up now too! :)

  • Wishing you a joyous Christmas filled with love, Natalie. :)

22 Dec, 2007 @ 4:18 pm

What a wonderful selection of photos! Happy weekend and a very happy Xmas

  • Thanks, Jams. I wish you and your household a joyous Christmas :)

23 Dec, 2007 @ 12:22 am
A. said:

A wonderful display of lights! The house must have looked really spectacular. I love the sparkly tree ornaments.

  • It is a spectacular house, A, thanks. I wish you and your family a joyous Christmas!

23 Dec, 2007 @ 1:04 am

That was a whole treat, thanks and Merry Christmas!

  • Thanks, STG. I wish you a joyous Christmas too. :)

23 Dec, 2007 @ 1:13 am
Sabine said:

I like your light photos very much… I’m slowly getting into the Christmas spirit with all those lovely shot in the photo hunt! :)

Have a blessed Christmas Julie!

  • Thanks, Sabine. I hope you have a blessed and joyous Christmas too! :)

23 Dec, 2007 @ 7:49 am

Absolutely gorgeous photos, Julie. I loved every one of them and they were so perfect for both the theme and the season. I just posted a link to that same Scripture in my comments post to my light photos. I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend and that your Christmas will be filled to overflowing with the love, joy, peace and cheer that comes from knowing Him Who is the Light of the world! Love, Patricia

  • From the bottom of my heart,  thank you for the greetings. I wish you the same, Patricia. May your Christmas not only be merry but a joyous and blessed one. :)

23 Dec, 2007 @ 12:49 pm
Lynn said:

Happy Holidays, Julie! It’s vacation already. Have a great time with your family. :)

  • Thanks, Lynn. Have a joyous Christmas. I thought I would be able to blog after Christmas but I remembered I have three reports to complete. Oh, well, no rest for the wicked :D

23 Dec, 2007 @ 5:23 pm
pelfy said:

A set of beautiful pictures. What else can I say? Merry Christmas!

  • Thanks, Pelfy. I wish you and your family a joyous Christmas filled with love. :)

23 Dec, 2007 @ 7:07 pm
princess said:

Hi, Julie,
Maligayang Pasko at Masaganang Bagong Taon to you and your family.
Great shots you have here! I bow to your sense of organization and design! Great pictures of the theme if I may add.
Wishing you all the best this coming New Year!
Tita Princess

  • Thanks for the greeting, Tita Princess. I wish you and your family a joyous Christmas filled with love. Take care! :)

23 Dec, 2007 @ 10:41 pm
raqgold said:

merry christmas!

  • Thanks, Raq! I wish you and your family a joyous Christmas. Take care! :)

24 Dec, 2007 @ 1:49 am
monaco said:

hi julie. great photos. I can just imagine how well-decorated that mansion is.

I’m absent from the photohunt this week as my camera is having fits again. hope to be back next week. just dropped by to greet you and your family a very merry christmas.

  • Thanks for the Christmas greetings, Monaco, that is so sweet of you. I wish you and your family a joyous Christmas filled with love.

24 Dec, 2007 @ 5:31 am
mousey said:

kumukusi- kusilap!

maligayang pasko sa iyo teacher julie at sa family mo.

  • Salamat sa iyo, Joanne. Maligayang Pasko din at sana makapag-Pasko ka din dito sa atin sa Pilipinas :)

24 Dec, 2007 @ 3:40 pm
K said:

Hi Julie, simply beautiful - I like everything that “sparks” in the dark, don’t know why but whenever I see molecules-like lights, I always thought about Xmas.

Apparently, I don’t feel anything like it around here in HK. Maybe it’s the holiday sales and Zara shop don’t give a hoot about discounts (anti-social sa sales period), if you know what I mean.

Btw, thanks for the lovely greetings.

Cheers,
K

  • K, I hope your Christmas was delightful. And I wish you the best for the coming year :)

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30 Dec, 2007 @ 7:55 am
pearl said:

The first picture brought so much memories-both happy and sad. You should know it.

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