Christmas is nearly here, which means Houston has wound down for the holidays. But the talented photographers in our Flickr pool have been as busy as ever, capturing our winter scenes and the holiday cheer.
For more information about a picture, including its subject and photographer, simply click on it.
![Mayor Elect Annise Parker [Victory Speech]](https://i0.wp.com/farm3.static.flickr.com/2686/4185108349_a86df0ccd1.jpg?resize=500%2C333)
This article appears in Dec 17-23, 2009.