WELCOME to the camera club as we close on the countdown to Christmas.
By now the Christmas lights will likely have been turned on in towns and villages across the area.
Over the next few weeks excitement will build.
For some the festive season is their favourite time of year but for others the idea of Christmas is less welcomed.
However one thing we can all agree is that December evokes a different feeling in all of us.
It’s the time of the year when we all act a little nicer, we smile a little easier, we cheer a little more.
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For a couple of weeks out of the whole year, we are the people that we always hoped we would be.
It’s really a sort of a miracle because it happens every Christmas Eve when families come together and memories of their own past Christmases, and those no longer around to share them, are remembered all the more.
There are people that are having trouble making make their Christmas miracle happen.
There are people that don’t have enough to eat and there are people that are cold who face an anxious few weeks and Christmas will come and go without cause for celebration like the fortunate many.
If we carry the spirit we carry in our hearts over the next few weeks into our daily lives then these miracles will make the magic of Christmas happen every day for all of us.
A bird in flight. Picture by Paul Meakin.
The woolly jumper felt familiar to Baa-bra. Picture by Marg Kelsall.
A mushroom the size of a dinner plate. Picture by Vicky Brayne.
A sheep poses for a picture. Picture by Lesley Hughes.
Moody skies above Shropshire. Picture by Andrew Donnison.
Ye Old Boot pub in Whittington at night. Picture by Ginger Togger.
The River Dee in Llangollen. Picture by Neil Henderson.
The River Dee in Llangollen. Picture by Neil Henderson.
A wren takes a rest. Picture by Dave Hutton.
A stunning sunset above Shropshire. Picture by Andrew Donnison.
The search for the end of the rainbow continues. Picture by Carl Edwards.
Exercise that's worth wagging about. Picture by Jill Adger.
Reflections at Colemere. Picture by Jill Adger.
A walk around Llanarmon. Picture by Annie Ingram.
Welcome to Oswestry Old Racecourse. Picture by Mary Morgan.
A siskin enjoys a nice branch for a rest. Picture by Paul Meakin.
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