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General Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Jimbo on December 24, 2019, 11:13:27 AM
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Just want to wish everyone Happy Holidays! :cheers2:
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Yes, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Looking forward to seeing some of you in person in 2020 at the GS Nationals and the Power Tour.
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to everyone. May the Lord shine his blessings on you this coming year.
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Dear Jimbo, Jim, Glenn, and mid-60s Buick owners who like to get into the spirit of the holidays,
I sure don't remember why I started doing this, but I've been making photo Christmas cards featuring my trusty wagon since 2011. Last year was something of a masterpiece, but the usual problem arises: "what do you do for an encore?" Well, I decided not to even try. This year, I was simply going to take some photos around the local Christmas tree lots and make a card from that. Alas, circumstances conspired against me. Thanksgiving was late this year and the Christmas tree lots didn't open before then. The day before Thanksgiving, the rains started and never really dried out. Was I going to take Biquette out in the rain to try to take a photo for Christmas? It was time for a "Plan-B."
On November 22nd, Biquette and I were doing a grocery run when I spotted this 1955-56 Chevy pickup truck:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Biquette/Photos-of-Biquette/Photos-of-Biquette-Autumn-2019/i-wxh73nS/0/688452da/L/1955-56%20Chevy%20pickup-L.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Biquette/Photos-of-Biquette/Photos-of-Biquette-Autumn-2019/i-wxh73nS/A)
Opportunities like this don't happen every often so I parked Biquette next to it and tried to take some photos. Unfortunately, both vehicles has been parked to get some shade and that made photography very difficult:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Biquette/Photos-of-Biquette/Photos-of-Biquette-Autumn-2019/i-2wDwRm2/0/a4514070/L/Biquette%20and%20a%201955-56%20Chevy%20pickup%20-%20back-L.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Biquette/Photos-of-Biquette/Photos-of-Biquette-Autumn-2019/i-2wDwRm2/A)
I took one more photo that ultimately intrigued me:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Biquette/Photos-of-Biquette/Photos-of-Biquette-Autumn-2019/i-PKpwSVm/0/2bb76d37/L/Biquette%20and%20a%201955-56%20Chevy%20pickup%20-%20front-L.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Biquette/Photos-of-Biquette/Photos-of-Biquette-Autumn-2019/i-PKpwSVm/A)
When I got back to my computer do download the photos, this last image reminded me of two children peering over some bushes wondering what was on the other side. That gave me an idea. I put my various graphics software to work. First I made an horizontal mirror image to make for a story that would read from "left to right." I then dug up an image of our Christmas tree. Finally, I modified an image I had downloaded from an eBay ad. This is the result:
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Biquette/Photos-of-Biquette/2019-Christmas-card/i-CvQjbjC/0/7bd66175/XL/Christmas%20card%202019%20%28scan%29-XL.jpg) (https://canebas.smugmug.com/Biquette/Photos-of-Biquette/2019-Christmas-card/i-CvQjbjC/A)
It wasn't what the card I expected to create, but in my life, it is always a good idea to have a "Plan-B" handy!
Wishing all the participants on 65GS.com and their families a Blessed Christmas and a happy new year!
Cheers, Edouard :occasion14:
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Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas !
Dan
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May you all enjoy a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!
Chuck
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I drove by this place recently and thought a picture would make a great Christmas card, just needed some snow. Now that it snowed I might go by there again.
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Merry Christmas everyone .
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Wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone and their family from snowless but warm Florida.
Loren
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Loren,
Merry Christmas to you and Roxy from snowless, but (relatively) warm Ohio :thumbsup:
And a big thank you for all that you do to keep this community going. It's the best location on the Internet for many of us, so thanks again for all of your efforts!!
Enjoy the warm weather and send some up north from time to time! :sunny:
:cheers2:
Chuck
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Thank you Chuck,
This will be a big change for us. So far no complaints. lol
Loren
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Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays from the 6 of us to all of you. Enjoy this time with your family and please be safe.
Tony :cheers2:
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2020!
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Indeed Merry Christmas to everyone!
I drove by this place recently and thought a picture would make a great Christmas card, just needed some snow. Now that it snowed I might go by there again.
With the snow it might not be an easy trip, but I do hope that you manage to take that picture! You are 100% correct. It has car themed Christmas card written all over it!
Wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone and their family from snowless but warm Florida.
I'm sure not having snow takes away from the atmosphere, but I'll bet you and Roxy will get used to it! Florida is a much better choice than Northern California at the moment. Our high temperatures are no more than the lower 50? and are about 5 degrees below normal. It isn't the deep freeze of Midwest, but it is hardly the improvement compared to Florida.
Enjoy the rest of your holiday everyone!
Cheers, Edouard :occasion14:
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Merry Christmas everyone.