Birds XXXIV by Maria Iciak $230

Is it just me, or is the week between Christmas and New Year’s kind of weird? Right now in my neck of the woods, the weather is rainy and gloomy.

Reticent Shore by Nicholas Bell $272

The streets and the neighborhood is quiet – I hear people around but I don’t see them. Some businesses are closed or operating on alternate hours.

Miami Beach Pool – In B&W by Richard Scudder $13,600

Many of us are only half working since the other half of us are not working at all. The meals I’m cooking are in that odd middle ground between the big Christmas feast and the upcoming New Year’s celebration.

follow the light by bonnie lammar $365

Rocks along the Shore IV by alison perry $245

All in all, I find this to be a quiet time before the New Year bangs on to the scene. Here’s some art that reflects my feelings this week – quiet, understated beauty.

So Quiet by Jon Glaser $500

Hope your New Year is happy, healthy and filled with great surprises!