You are incredibly awesome, Coyote. And that picture made me smile all through my being . . . I can't explain that reaction, but I felt deep joy. Thank you for this gift . . .

(((Owl))) Your comment brought me great joy!

Great concept, Coyote! I'm looking forward to the rest already!

Oh, and that's quite a cool photo, too. Funny you should pick such a topic for your Day 1. I've been to Lisbon twice myself, though only once to get out. The first time I was there I was just flying through and touched down at the airport while the airplane picked up passengers. Although I didn't think to snap a picture, I remember just about the entirety of my impression of the country was formed by having seen some pretty red roofs. :) It was great to later return and find there were more things to see and some really great people to meet. Eu gostei muito o meu tempo lá e desejo voltar algum dia.

Brilliant! I always love your pictures, COS. I think this will be great, great fun!

Kent, I know just what you mean. I spent an afternoon in Amsterdam between planes one day and really wanted to get out and look around. I'm glad you finally had the chance to do so in Lisbon. It's a beautiful place with wonderful people and I also look forward to going back.

Pilgrim, thank you. I hope you have a wonderful time with it. Enjoy!

Beautiful picture! Thanks...I need an advent calendar.

I love red shingle tiles - what a lovely idea. Thank you. The countdown is on, OMG.
~R

I am excited here COS.
This is an awesome idea here.
Cannot wait to see more.
Better than chocolate here. I can keep enjoying it, day after day..
Well, almost better than chocolate.

Ha! That roof could be any of about a million down here in Florida. Red barrel tiles are very popular. I know I haven't been around much, but that doesn't mean I'm not think of you and your images. I'll have a little more time to sneak in over the Holidays and can only imagine some of the things you have in store for us!

C Berg, thank you, and welcome to my humble tribute to the season.

FusunA, the count is on for sure! I hope that there will be more images to come that you enjoy!

Mission, this may not have all the awesomeness of chocolate but I hope it does feed the soul. And who knows, maybe some will show up?

Michael, thanks, long time no see (and it's good to see you). As time goes on I start to see and realize that there are certain common experiences and ways of expressing our humanity that appear across many cultures. I'm delighted that you found a similarity here.

Geez. Why didn't WE get to name it? I feel like you opened my present COS. waaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!

jane, one is glad to be of service. I hope you enjoy this through the season.

Gabby, this is my gift to you! If you want, you can come up with captions. I think that would be fun!

I think this is marvelous.~r

Wonderful idea. I plan on dropping by daily! Thanks.

This is a wonderful idea. Glad I found you early on in the month. -R-

Joan, Tim & Christine, thank you so much for coming by. I hope you enjoy all the days of this calendar!

great start, coyote. catching up to day four -- off i go!!

So sorry I missed this as you've posted. I've locked myself away a bit this month. Time I will spend here now though or soon if not today.
Thanks so much Kent for pointing me this way.

I was in Lisbon last year and I loved it!

I wish I had caught this as it was going on. Your photos are wonderful. What a great idea!