Ring out!

This New Year's Eve, as every, the old railroad steam engine bell in the front yard gets rung at midnight (plus or minus a few...)

Exactly five rings on the bell. Not four, not six: five.

I'm hoping that this bell will joyfully ring out what turned out to be a traumatic & difficult (yet hopeful) 2008, and ring in a happier, brighter year in 2009, with hopes realized.

And it's now that time, so... I gotta go!

D-donnnnng.

D-donnnnng.

D-donnnnng.

D-donnnnng.

D-donnnnng.

For those of you living close enough to hear it ringing out hope... and for those of you far away, but still close enough in your heart to imagine...

Here's wishing you the same. :)


in darkness a light
hope saying this year may be
all merry and bright