Beautiful Christmas trees.

said judimaed 2007.12.21 at 11:26:52 PST

Sharon, I wish you and all your family Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thanks for sharing your albums and visiting mine in 2007.

said ykarelic4 2007.12.19 at 04:11:31 PST

Hi Sharon! Well, I took another photo for you of your favorite ornament and I think it turned out even better than the first one. See what you think. Love and hugs! Kris :) http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2314464730080743054SzfdRP

said KrisApplegate 2007.12.16 at 10:46:02 PST

Merry Christmas, sharon, wow, can you tell I had fun, walking around with you looking at the amazing variety of sometimes a bit crazy trees. Next time you know better than to give me spiked egg-nog before we start :D...Cheers and happy holidays. Marita

said worldtripper3 2007.12.13 at 20:48:22 PST

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! Christmas is a special love of mine. I would like to have a tree up year round. One that would have each month as a theme. January, New years theme, February, Valentines Day, March, Saint Paddy's Day, April - April showers or Easter, May - Spring flowers, June ????, July- Fourth of July, August - Heat Wave?????, September - ????, October - Autumn of course, November - Thanks giving, and december - What else Christmas.

said patsylaird 2007.12.05 at 08:22:26 PST

Hi Sharon, thank you for the invitation, and sorry it's taken me so long to get around to view your wonderful album. Those trees are a work of art, and I hope the benefit raised a pot of dough for the kids; a most worthy cause. Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos. Love and hugs from Keith.

said magikeith 2007.12.02 at 20:02:49 PST

Hello Sharon, Thanks so much for all these beautifully decorated Christmas trees. We all wish you a Merry Christmas and enjoy another joyful festive season. Big Hugs. CS :D

said csfoto 2007.12.01 at 17:47:29 PST

bbeautiful decorations for Xmas! Thanks for sharing your pictures from this festival. Take care, Yair.

said ykarelic4 2007.11.29 at 01:34:34 PST

Beautiful new Christmas album. Wish I could see the festival. Thanks. Dianna

said diannataylorcrumpl... 2007.11.27 at 17:29:44 PST

Hi Sharon! The trees are beautiful and I hope the kids got lots of money. Thanks for sharing mate! Hugs Al

said shortshooter 2007.11.27 at 17:02:14 PST

Sharon, such a lovely album! I've never seen before many Christmas trees and such a display of decorations! The organisation's cause is very important and adds more meaning to this cheerful Christmas Festival! Thank you so much for sharing this collection of great shots! Love. Claudia

said sstarlights 2007.11.26 at 12:23:36 PST

Hope they do well with theier charity. This would have been a mental overload of trees for me. I only use a tiny tableltop tree. LOL

said barnchaser 2007.11.26 at 09:51:32 PST

Oh! These photos are gorgeous, Sharon! Simply stunning, each and every one of them! BRAVO! I hope you are doing well. Love & hugs, Candi

said candistackable 2007.11.25 at 10:50:26 PST

This is a beautiful album, Sharon! You really got nice shots in what had to be low-light conditions.

said joansoles 2007.11.25 at 05:26:27 PST

A very nice album shron. Christmas is realy a great and wonderful feast. 2 years ago I celebrate it At Viena Austria and it was just great. ( unfotunately we don't have this feast atmosphere , and the youngsters celebrate it at dance clubs ) I loved this album very much. hugs - RAN

said ranyaari100 2007.11.24 at 22:09:29 PST

Very Nice album..I too managed to go to one such festival of trees and enjoyed it thoroughly.........I didn't have my tripod and the light was less....so couldn't take as many good pics.....but a nice experience...happy clicking :-)

said taruni85 2007.11.24 at 21:25:07 PST

Very nice and lovely album. Nice decorations and lovely shots, weldone Sharon-Jay

said Jayramji 2007.11.24 at 19:06:36 PST

A fine album for a great cause. Here in SLC the Festival of the trees will be next weekend and it benefits the hospital that I work at: Primary Children's Medical Center. The festival is one of several events that allow us to give a lot of 'Charity Care' to the needy in our community.Thanks for sharing an important event that reminds us of the true spirit of the season. Terry

said terrytigger 2007.11.24 at 18:49:13 PST

Thanks so much for the invite Sharon. What a beautiful display, so much colour. Wish they did something like that here. Great fundraiser. Really gets you into the Christmas spirit doesn't it? Love and hugs Chris and Jay

said chrisjay105 2007.11.24 at 17:45:02 PST

Hi Sharon...This is a great album! There are so many beautiful trees. It would be so lovely to go and visit them. I see a lot of pink and I heard its a real popular colour for Christmas this year. Loved seeing the photos. hugs and love, Barbara

said midnightlace2 2007.11.24 at 17:02:32 PST

Sharon, I certainly enjoyed the tour of the trees. It's a worthy cause and I thank you for the invitation. Wentzi

said whaskin 2007.11.24 at 15:58:38 PST

They are all so pretty it would be hard to choose which was my favorite!

said sueberger 2007.11.24 at 15:47:43 PST

Thank you Sharon, it was a beautiful slideshow...It is not yet December and we celebrate Chritsmas...In my homeland we started the holiday exactly a month from today....on 24th eve parents in hiding of darkened rooms after they sent their kids to a neighbour or to movie..decorated the tree is great hurry...Later when finished the kids were already dancing with their cold little feets and excited as they were waiting for baby Jesus...As in my country not Santa Claus brings the tree and gifts, but an angel flies in tru window or slides down from chimney wiht the ready decorated tree. When parents are ready with tre and gifts under the tree, they RING the BELL on top of three as anounciation of Angel arrival..Thus we have the bell on top...near the treettop.. Angels are silent and vanish quick...so parents open the door and say Baby Jesus arrived lets celebrate...Of course kids dont care so much in that magical moment of who...just ran to the tree and admire it.,...It is a LAW, we dont touch the gifts untill together parent and kids and all who there for Holy Night we hold hands and sing a Hungarian version of Holy Nigth, but it is exactly a song what happened with the tree, as is "Angel from Heaven came down to earth oh sheperds..to show you the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem.. Than adults finally relax...dinner and opening the gifts as no Hungarian could sleep a nigth with the oh so much waited gifts under the tree...For us that is Holy Nigth... from December 24 is our Christmas..and 25th is second day and 26th is third day...Of course we have Advent....but that is our old tradition, since we became Christians in the year of 1000, January 1. I left my home with a tiny handbag on December 26th 1978....to arrive to US as a tourist after a very risky trip ...I had three week visa permit...So Christmas is bittersweet to me Sharon dear, as m I left my home..Jesus was born and I was set free. God bless.Marra

said rosemarra 2007.11.24 at 15:43:03 PST

Hi Sharon an album full of wonders and thoughts for days n especially important for people who are in certain situations.These are beautiful moments of happiness and joy, momneti that unfortunately pass quickly. Godo much these photographs as well as their meanings. Thanks for sharing. Giancarlo friends from Italy. P.S) Very beautiful these moments.

said megaries 2007.11.24 at 15:34:46 PST

Sharon, this album is beautiful. I love to see benefit charities like this. You did a wonderful job respresenting this benefit with your camera. Hugs, Pam

said luvnartusa 2007.11.24 at 15:34:41 PST

WOW, Sharon - another full album of trees! What a wonderful cause, but I couldn't help smile that you and Clarence have been there in "2205, 2006 and now, 2007." I think you jumped ahead a bit to see it in 2205 - GRIN!!! Your captures are great and God bless you for supporting the cause. Love, Judy

said ladybug591 2007.11.24 at 15:05:00 PST

Hello Sharon! You did a great job! Such variety of Christmas trees, every one has its special beauty. It's wonderful that this exhibition is a charity work, a real Christmas gift! thanks for sharing! With hugs, Henri and Kaethi

said oertlif_3 2007.11.24 at 14:41:01 PST

Hello Sharon, Nothing better than a Festival of Trees to put one in the holiday spirit. Thanks! It was a beautiful album. Hugs, Cynthia

said cayowza 2007.11.24 at 14:28:54 PST

So beautiful Sharon,But they always are Thanks for sharing your awesome photos with us. Take care dear friend, Syble

said smorgano57 2007.11.24 at 14:19:38 PST

hello Sharon. Well what can i say, this is just a 100% stunning, wonderful photo's, thank you so much for sharing them, it is a great cause, and i think thanks must also go to the many people that decorated the trees as well. love and hugs your little brother shippy.

said chrismary108 2007.11.24 at 14:15:13 PST

Thats quite alot of trees Sharon, our plantations don't have that many.

said gpleask 2007.11.24 at 14:06:53 PST

A very pretty album, Sharon! I think these tree festivals are great that benefit charities. Bob and I went to the Habitat for Humanities Christmas Tree Celebration this morning, but I was really disappointed because they were in a very dark room and we didn't take our tripods. Oh well, it benefited Habitat for Humanities! :-) I am having let-down from the kids going home after Thanksgiving today, so I'm not in the mood to even look at my photos! :-( Silly me! Anyway, this event in Rochester looks so similar to the one here in St. Charles and you did a good job with the photography. Hugs, Sharon

said photoop23 2007.11.24 at 14:03:46 PST