under the Wisconsin Capitol's Christmas Tree
For as many years as I have been visiting the State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin to see the Christmas Tree filling the rotunda, it has always had a certain simplicity about it which I love. The tree sparkles with lights. There are hundreds of hand crafted paper ornaments made by Wisconsin school children. And there has always been a model train circling the tree. Nothing fancy – this year a Wisconsin & Southern replica engine and a few cars are traveling ’round and ’round along a circular track – but it follows a rather nice tradition.
What a nice image with that train in red and gold against ta colurful lamps in the background. Merry christmas.
It is a very nice and colorful Christmas image.
Merry Christmas to you and yours Bo.
Such fun!! Love the color and light. Wishing you and yours all the best!!!
Oh! I love trains and especially toy trains. Preston and I were longingly looking at a train set the other day. This is such a nice, bright and Christmasy shot!
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to you and yours from Preston and I.
That’s a great tradition! For many years we also had a train that ran beneath or Christmas tree. Happy Holidays!
Thanks. Brought back fond memories of my model trains at Christmas.
I adore trains!!!!! Just stopping by on Christmas Eve to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a delightful New Year. Thank you for a fabulous year of beautiful photography and amazing prose, Bo.
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Beautiful photograph, Bo. I love trains and have almost always lived near them. Even now, we hear the nearby train whistle once in a while. Happy Holidays, my friend. So happy to have met you through the blogosphere.
It’s your own “Polar Express”.
Ooohhh… your blog looks *beautiful*.
And trains are so festive. They aren’t the first thing you think of, either, at Christmas, but very Christmassy.
I hope your holiday is a happy one, Bo.
Merry Christmas Bo.
Merry Christmas to all. Thanks for visiting and all your kind comments.