Sweetness

Sweetneess for You!!!, originally uploaded by !efatima.

Masquerade

Masquerade, originally uploaded by Irina Souiki / Riri.

Complicated

it's still complicated, originally uploaded by Grace_L.

Hypnotize

hypnotize, originally uploaded by A Mc.

Carnival Night

Carnival Night Series #1, originally uploaded by ito@ito.

Pause

Pause - the lomo version, originally uploaded by **Ivan**.

Centerpiece

Centerpiece, originally uploaded by Gerald Yuvallos.

Blue mood

BLUE, originally uploaded by T.B.

The Scales

Candy Christmas, originally uploaded by North Idaho Dad.

Christmas is behind us, both figuratively and literally. In this the final week of the year, almost every one of us at some point will hesitantly step upon the bathroom scale and watch with trepidation as the needle ascends like a rocket before wobbling to a halt upon a number far higher than we really wanted to see.

The garishly-wrapped generosity we expend upon others is ultimately balanced through self-indulgent consumption. Sugar cookies, peppermints, gumdrops, candycanes, eggnog, almond-bark covered pretzels, gingerbread men draped in hyperglycemic colors not found in nature--not to mention the turkey, the glazed ham, the cranberry sauce, the stuffing, the mashed potatoes...the list is endless.

We step upon the creaking metal and gaze aghast at the numeric representation of our newly-shaped behind, and we ask ourselves why, why did we eat all that? Why didn't we obey the vow we made last year not to eat so much this Christmas? Then we drag the exercise equipment out of the basement for a week or two. And we vow to never again--never again!--eat so much at Christmastime.

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays, originally uploaded by !efatima.

Much love to you and yours. May you be warm, safe and loved.

Autumn-into-Winter

leaf-in-ice02.jpg, originally uploaded by swardraws.

Prairie wind

Prairie wind, originally uploaded by olivander.

Found: marbles. Anyone who has lost their marbles, please enquire.

, originally uploaded by Joseph Robertson.

Two Payphones

Two Payphones, originally uploaded by Irina Souiki / Riri.

Dear Santa

Dear Santa, originally uploaded by caro....

Pixel dust

Magic dust, originally uploaded by Walkabout Ray.

Dentist's nightmare

IMG_6062, originally uploaded by rogneda.

Capturing sunset

My New Lens, originally uploaded by konaboy.

Where the streets are awash with gold

hydrant, austin downtown, originally uploaded by superNova K.

First star I see tonight...

First star I see tonight..., originally uploaded by CDReyes.

When the exhibitionist met the voyeur

buzzzz, originally uploaded by too_much.

Going up

Going up, originally uploaded by Astrid Claessen.

Imag(.)nation!*

Imag(.)nation!*, originally uploaded by imapix.

Colosseum

Colosseum #2, originally uploaded by Beachy.

Candle Rainbow

Candle Rainbow, originally uploaded by Michael Nagel.

Roots

Roots, originally uploaded by tonton yoyo.

Hidden 隠された

Hidden 隠された, originally uploaded by mboogiedown.

Outra cena!

Outra cena!, originally uploaded by piteka.

Passing Moments

human detail, originally uploaded by Sissy1000.

Jingle Bells

Jingle Bells, originally uploaded by Beezy..

There was no turning back now

_ there's no turning back now ;, originally uploaded by pqna.