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HOL-01
Christmas, New Years, Solstice, wintery celebrations
HOL-01 Behold
Nature is full of wonders, from grand to small. Most important, nature is all around us. Behold and you will be rewarded.
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Christmas, New Years, Solstice, wintery celebrations
HOL-02 Celebrate
In Minnesota, winters are cold and the nights are long. Winter celebrations give us assurance that life continues and hope that spring will come.
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Christmas, New Years, Solstice, wintery celebrations
HOL-03 Cherish
I love birds - they are a fascinating study. Many of our summer birds are winter birds half a world away. Our winter birds keep us filled with delight until their migratory kin head north in spring.
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Christmas, New Years, Solstice, wintery celebrations
HOL-04 Good Will
Inspired by a Great Gray owl irruption. Irruptions in the bird world are cause by food shortages in a bird's native range. It made me think that we all need to make way for newcomers around us and greet them with good will.
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HOL-05
Christmas, New Years, Solstice, wintery celebrations
HOL-05 Hope
It lends us energy to go forward, leads us to work for a better world, gives us the ability to cope - it is hope!
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HOL-06
Christmas, New Years, Solstice, wintery celebrations
HOL-06 Joy
Slow down, see the natural world around you. Whether it is a snowflake, a bird, a winter tree's lacy branches or a seed head from a summer flower that you observe, joy is what you will find.
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Christmas, New Years, Solstice, wintery celebrations
HOL-07 Peace
This was the first of the Tableau Tails cards, a year of a new war, and the illustration grew out of a hope that everyone should be able to walk through their own evening world in peace and without fear.
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Christmas, New Years, Solstice, wintery celebrations
HOL-08 Rejoice
Ask any birdwatcher - friendships grow watching the natural world together.
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HOL-09
Christmas, New Years, Solstice, wintery celebrations
HOL-09 Wonder
Real life intrudes upon card design once again in a winter reminiscence of a summer painting residency and of the many hours spent with paints and easel and my trusty dog Finnegan, watching the St. Croix River flow by.
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HOL-10
Christmas, New Years, Solstice, wintery celebrations
HOL-10 Reflect
With the shortest day and longest night, winter deepens and settles in to stay for a while. This might be the time to reflect on all that is around you that you might forget to notice every day.
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Christmas, New Years, Solstice, wintery celebrations
HOL-11 Cheer
With its familiar "cheer cheer cheer" call, the cardinal is an uplifting sight, especially in winter.
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Christmas, New Years, Solstice, wintery celebrations
HOL-12 Yuletide
Celebrating the beginning of the winter holidays in honor of my mother's Swedish heritage.
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Christmas, New Years, Solstice, wintery celebrations
HOL-13 God Jul
The Tomte in Sweden, Nisse in Norway and Denmark, is a symbol of both the winter solstice and the Christmas season.
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Christmas, New Years, Solstice, wintery celebrations
HOL-14 A Light in the Dark
May we all light each other's way with friendship and community.
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Christmas, New Years, Solstice, wintery celebrations
HOL-15 Friendship
What better companions for our moonlit Tomte than a herd of wild Dala?
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Christmas, New Years, Solstice, wintery celebrations
HOL-16 'Twas the night before...
Christmas, Yule-time, New Year, Solstice, whichever winter holiday you choose. These friends are snuggled down for their long winter's nap, awaiting a surprise in their appropriately decorated stockings. May this card bring holiday joy to your friends as well!
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