Venus and the crescent Moon

Have you been watching the sky the last two evenings? Venus and the crescent Moon have been putting on a show. If you looked out by 8 PM you would have missed them as they fell below the horizon. My photos don't show how beautiful is really was but I'm posting them anyway. This first photo was taken December 26. You can see Venus to the left of the Moon.

This photo was taken on December 27. You can see that Venus has moved below the Moon.