Wow Annie, what an artist you are -would LOVE to receive a card like that in my mailbox! Thank you so much for sharing it with us....

thank you Annie , your picture is beautiful; I also wish you all the best for 2013.

What a fabulous photo! Your haiku is delightful too. Thanks so much, AD, for this little bit of seasonal cheer.

Your friend makes individual water colors for her cards?! Oooof, that is time intensive. Wonderful to receive one, though, I'm sure.

So gorgeous! I love it!!

wish you all an abundance of joy, prosperity and good health in the coming new year

The same to you, Annie. Lovely photo, incidentally.

awm, oh no...she paints a watercolor and then has it reproduced to make her xmas cards....not an individual card for each person.....sorry if I gave the wrong impression...

Thank you bestyears, mitchdesj, awm, livvyandbella, and writersblock. Much appreciated and appreciate all your participation in these threads. I'm so thankful that people here are so generous with their time and their ideas.

You are so talented! :)

A truly gorgeous photo -- and just a wonderful poem! :)

All the very, very best during the Holidays -- and in 2013!

Perfectly lovely, Annie.

May the season be as peaceful and soul-renewing for you and your family as that lovely scene is for all of us. Thank you for sharing it.

Very nice, Annie! I love both your photo and the haiku. I used to take the time to sign and address our cards in calligraphy, but sadly I'm afraid I don't do that anymore. I need to keep up the practice but with all the computer-generated fonts these days, it's almost a lost art.

Thank you teacats, B, and outside playing.

I'm so jealous of anyone who can do calligraphy...I struggle to keep my handwriting even legible, esp as typing on the computer has replaces almost all of the pen and ink variety.

Happy holidays to everyone.

I'm taking a break from my projects to start preparing for New Year's... So many of you have been so helpful and encouraging to me these last few months--and I'm looking forward to showing off some of the new decor to the houseful of guests for New Year's weekend!

I am not gifted at photos or painting but just had to throw this one in (just in case LOL) Stolen from the net some where.

Ah, yes...it's always doomsday somewhere in the world!

Too funny.

What a lovely card and wonderful tradition to do that each year! I'd love to see what you did in years past.

Beautiful, and I love the Haiku. Thanks for sharing.