At night I have to use the flash, which is ugly, and during the day, there is so much light behind the wreaths that you can't really get them lit from the front so as to see the the ornaments. Yesterday I was experimenting with using all different surfaces in the apartment as a tripod (since the camera has to be extra steady when the flash is not used).
Here is the bird/rugelach story from Smitten Kitchen! That is all.