FAVORITE THINGS

Aside from cameras and all things photographic, there are a few other things that capture my attention. One of them is the very distinctive Polish Bunzlauer pottery, which has been imported into this country since 1991, when Communism in eastern Europe started to fall apart. Since a local pottery (Maxwell's, in Portland, Maine) always has a good and varied supply, I have been collecting it for a few years now. People know it makes a good Christmas gift, and this year I was fortunate to receive this Christmas tree, lit from within by a tealight candle: