I was delighted when I opened the mail the other day. In it I found a holiday photo card from friends of mine who live in Seattle. Before they moved there, I didn’t realize how water-oriented that area was. It even seems that hundreds of people live year-round in houseboats. The pictures Lisa and Doug occasionally send show how incredibly picturesque the region is. I can’t wait to visit.
What I found most delightful was a very original nighttime picture of a parade of boats all decked out in their finest Holiday lights. There were boats of all shapes and sizes – sailboats, motor boats, fishing boats and even a trio of jet-skis – all outlined in lights showing their graceful lines. It’s an enchanting sight not many get to enjoy, so they picked Doug’s most sparkly shot of last year’s parade and used it to print this year’s digital holiday photo cards.
I’m happy more and more people are thinking of unusual ways to use their digital pictures to create unique photo holiday cards to share with family and friends. It makes opening the mail around the Holidays even more special.
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It is fun to see highlights of where someone else lives. My son lives in Hoboken NJ now, and sees the NY skyline from his windows. It’s magnificent…in the morning, at sunset, at night all lit up. Since he wants to send his own Christmas cards this year, I’ll suggest Christmas photo card, using a shot of that majestic view. A night photo of the Empire State building lit red and green for the holidays, titled “Merry Christmas from Mike’s Backyard,” would be a big hit with friends and family living across the country.