international adoption

http://beetlesinthebush.wordpress.com/2010/12/25/the-12-years-of-christmas-2/
http://www.azplantlady.com/2010/08/gracies-storyan-ongoing-chapter.html
http://natureid.blogspot.com/2010/10/blog-action-day-2010-water.html

Santa hats on insects and related

I was surprised at how many of these there are:
http://dragonflywoman.wordpress.com/2010/12/25/happy-holidays/
http://membracid.wordpress.com/2010/12/26/a-new-look-for-the-new-year/
http://martinsmoths.blogspot.com/2010/12/merry-christmas.html
http://falltoclimb.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/merry-christmas/
http://membracid.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/fleas-navidad/
http://odonata-malaysia.blogspot.com/2010/12/neurothemis-santaclausi.html
http://myrmecos.net/2010/12/24/its-that-time-of-the-year-again/

References to the above posts:
http://biobabbler.blogspot.com/2010/12/wintry-kisses-from-mt-rainier-days-of.html
http://nobonesaboutit.wordpress.com/2010/12/24/no-bugs-here/

A Santa hat on a bird for good measure:
http://mikeyboy50.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-bird.html

stone Buddhas in the snow

I liken my list o' links to that child's game of concentration where you try to find at least 2 matching cards. I'm sure if I did a google search, I'd find more, but these stone Buddhas in the snow are from blogs I read regularly:

http://birdsfod.blogspot.com/2010/12/i-stayed-at-home-today.html
http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/2010/12/saturday-morning-sheba-andor-nina_18.html

John James Audubon

http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/2010/12/worlds-most-expensive-book-about-birds.html
http://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2010/12/old-book-for-sale.html
http://juliezickefoose.blogspot.com/2010/11/audubon-alive.html
http://urbanitybirder.blogspot.com/2010/11/john-james-audubon.html
http://juliezickefoose.blogspot.com/2010/11/audubons-wood-ducks.html
http://juliezickefoose.blogspot.com/2010/11/audubons-red-tailed-hawks.html
http://juliezickefoose.blogspot.com/2010/10/original-audubon-watercolors.html
http://juliezickefoose.blogspot.com/2010/10/john-james-audubon-and-me.html

not snow, but still frozen

It's been fairly mild and relatively warm here for December, even during bouts of rain. However, I like seeing other blogs of winter weather. About 2 weeks ago I considered creating a list o' links of snow, but then there came an avalanche of blog postings of snow and more snow, mainly from the UK and Canada. My favorite snow posting is from Peplers In Rye: http://peplers.blogspot.com/2010/12/snow-scenes-in-rye-dec-2010.html. Like my autumn leaf colors, part 1 and part 2, I quickly realized a snow list could easily become a never-ending endeavor. The past few days there have been other interesting blog posts of frosts and ice. Here's my virtual collection:

http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/2011/01/pretty-pictures-rime.html
http://rockpaperlizard.blogspot.com/2010/12/mysterious-ice-vase.html
http://wildlifeonwheels.blogspot.com/2010/12/ice-bubbles.html
http://themarvelousinnature.wordpress.com/2010/12/12/sunday-snapshots-frozen-rain/
http://aeshnacaerulea.blogspot.com/2010/12/jack-frost-at-work.html
http://allisonjvaughn.blogspot.com/2010/12/baby-its-cold-outside.html
http://holdingmoments.blogspot.com/2010/12/into-weekend.html
http://fotonatura2569.blogspot.com/2010/12/frost.html
http://orchidcrossley.blogspot.com/2010/12/chrstmas-card-scenery-from-shakespeare.html
http://skevsblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/winter-wonderland.html
http://squirrelbasket.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/frosted-leaves-after-freezing-fog/
http://handbookofnaturestudy.blogspot.com/2010/11/more-november-world-photos-ice.html
http://peplers.blogspot.com/2010/11/first-frost-in-woods.html
http://susansgonetothebirds.blogspot.com/2010/11/icing-from-inside.html
http://nature-as-is.blogspot.com/2010/11/hoar-frost-so-interesting-and-beautiful.html
http://squirrelbasket.wordpress.com/2010/11/22/cold-words-jack-frost-hoar-and-rime/