Merry Christmas to me...

Yes, I know it's not even Thanksgiving yet.....  

But a couple of weeks ago I saw this post, and I told my husband that was what I wanted for Christmas.  Except with a couple of small modifications.

You see, I'm out here on the high plains.  Where there's not much except a lot of sky and some wonderful sunsets.  And I wanted our picture to capture that.

And since we moved in March, we've had this HUGE mantle that desperately needs something... well, large.  25 x 50, to be exact.

This is about a mile and a half from our house.  Actually just west of an elementary school.  Amazing, yes?

So Merry Christmas to me!