Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

My tree is very simple this year, not even a topper.  I should have had a fire going in the fireplace, but I have those later in the evening, about 7 p.m.  I wanted to get the photos before the twilight faded.  Using the "scene" setting on my ancient digital camera results in photos that can look too bright, but if I use natural light, they often come out too dark -- as witness below the difference between the "scene" setting in the first photo and the normal setting in the remainder of the photos.

Happy Holidays from Maison Newton.