A Woodland Advent - December 1

Santa Bear, Woodland Christmas

Skating merrily into Advent this year is Santa Bear, the "True Love" of my Woodland Christmas, Twelve Days of Christmas in the North Woods (Scholastic, 1995).

I was born in Northern Ontario and raised in Montreal, Quebec, and while I never became a hardy Canadian (cold hands, cold feet) the beauty of our northern winters never fails to inspire me. This year's Advent theme is Woodland, with a few visitors from afar.

Advent Begins

First day of Advent

Advent already? Impossible!  And yet here we are at December 1, ready or not. "Carols of gladness ring from every tree"  (Frances Anne Kemble)  

This year's Advent tree is full of birds.