Holiday Time is Pretty Special

I have many more fall color pics to post, but tis the season for some winter wonder and modern christmas traditions. Note, all snow pics are from last year.

 Snow Stacks

So many beautiful vistas

Such a clear lake!

I head to Union Square every year for the holidays, here is a nearby church:

 Another tradition, santacon; where thousands roam the streets in costume:

 Even Rudolf showed up:

Naughty:

 

I liked this angle/alignment

 Sugar castle at the Westin St. Francis

 Wouldn't be the holidays without an Occupy Protest

 This tie is several hundred dollars at Louis Vuitton. Look kinda cool, right? Look closer...

 Closer...

This tree is 5 stories tall and plastic, where do they store it? 

 

And finally, some Capitol pretty.

What a difference a year makes! Here is Arnold's tree:

 

And Jerry Brown's tree, in the era of downsized state government:

 (Also note the manorah)