I went to the Chiropractor for an adjustment before beginning my walk in Huntsville and Madison.
We stopped at Chick-fil-A in Athens for lunch
I ordered some chicken nuggets and a drink.
We rode through Christmas Card Lane in downtown historic Madison.
List of Christmas Cards
- Behold, I bring you good news of Great Joy.
- Birth of Christ Christmas Card
- Birth of Christ
- Church in the snow
- Church in the snowy woods
- Happy Christmas
- Joy to the World Let Heaven and Nature Sing
- Let it snow
- Madison CHY Youth Orchestra
- Mele Kalikimakal Christmas Card
- Merry Christmas! Madison
- Merry Christmas with reindeer
- Merry Christmas with women
- Merry Christmas, Mele Kalikimaka, Joyeux Noël, Feliz Navidad
- Noël
- Peace on Earth w/dog and cat
- Peace to all Creatures great and small
- Poinsettia
- Reason for the Season
- Santa and his Christmas packages
- Santa is eating cookies, and his elves
- Santa Merry Christmas w/santa & reindeer
- Season's Greetings with Santa in a sleigh
- Shepard, Angels, and Jesus
- Snow globe
- Thank You for Visiting Christmas Card Lane
- Toy Shop
- Truck carrying a home Christmas Tree
- We wish you a Merry Christmas
- You're Cool Christmas Card
We saw Christmas trees in Madison, decorated by community members to express their creativity or promote their businesses.
We rode to the Huntsville/Madison Library to take pictures of the Christmas trees distributed throughout the library.
We saw trees decorated with round paper lace cup mats with notes attached, a tree with a jester hat wearing sunglasses, covered in cotton, lights, sticks made into Xs, and covered in toys. Another was wrapped in green ribbon and gold bows, with bugles and colored ball lights.
An Autism Tree full of Christmas balls inside a picture of a child, with puzzle pieces and ornaments, trimmed in red and gold ribbon. A Christmas tree covered in hats, gloves, and scars. We saw a tree made out of books and another covered in Christmas Cards. We saw a Christmas Tree from Friends of the Library and Huntsville Herb Society. We saw a completely white Christmas tree trimmed with red and gold rope and electrical lights. A tree adorned with pink, blue, and gold ribbons and balls. We saw many more trees, but I could not describe them all.
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| HO! HO! HO! (Santa resting after a night of delivering presents) |
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| Thank you for Visiting Christmas Card Lane! (Saying goodbye to the last Christmas Card) |
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| Christmas Trees of Madison |
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| MAC Snowman in the Christmas Trees of Madison |
I also stopped to take pictures of the artistic quilts hanging from the second floor.
I also saw a display of Doctor Who! The Doctor was standing at the Police Public Call Box.
Police Telephone Free for Public Use
Advice & Assistance immediately, officers & cars respond to all calls, pull to open.
A man was sitting next to the display, and I asked if he knew Doctor Who? He, Doctor WHO?
We rode to Big Spring Park, where we walked the Tinsel Trail of over 200 Christmas Trees.
A few trees were waiting to be decorated, while others were getting the finishing touch put upon them.
Christmas music filled the air as we walked along the path, while the sun shone brightly but not too hot.
It was a perfect day for strolling through the park.
We were greeted by goldfish, ducks, and geese, all wanting to be fed.
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| Christmas Tree at Huntsville Madison County Library |
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| Quilt Display at Huntsville Madison County Library |
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| The many faces of Doctor Who? |
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| Doctor Goldfish |
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| Star Wars: May the Force be with you! |
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| Big Spring Park Tinsel Trail of Christmas Trees |
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| Big Spring Park Tinsel Trail of Christmas Trees |
We went to the Space and Rocket Center, where we saw Science Fiction, Science Future (where I was beamed up into space), and Beam me up, Scotty! I stood inside a teleportation machine while my husband at the control panels beamed me into outer space.
We walked through the U. S. Space and Rocket Center's latest exhibit, Celestial Dreams: The Art of Space Jewelry, showcasing the work of artist Kathy Chan. She uses precious gems, minerals, and metals to interpret her genuine wonder of the cosmos in her jewelry. Her display will be on display until May 2016.
Last but not least, a movie was being made with R2-D2.
We had been waiting for the movie maker to come out of the room where he was making the movie. He asked if I wanted my picture with R32D2, and I said yes.
I hope to be in the finished production of the movie.
Wow! What a day!
I said to the movie producer that Star Wars was my middle son's favorite movie.
A man controlled the sounds R2-D2 made; he made the same sounds he did in the Star Wars movies.
The film will be screened at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center's IMAX theater to promote the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Wow!!
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| Beam me up, Scotty! |
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| I saw myself inside the Time Machine. |
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| The Art of Space Jewelry |
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| Cosmic Calendar for December |
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| R2D2 |
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| 88 Buffet Seafood Sushi Hibachi |
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| 88 Buffet Seafood Sushi Hibachi |
We ate dinner at 88 Buffet Seafood Sushi Hibachi, an all-you-can-eat oriental buffet with a variety of meats, seafood, and vegetables, and you can watch the chef create your dish right before your eyes.
We had a great day, good food, friendly faces, and a beautiful day.
