Taken at the Grier-Musser Museum on December 3
This has been a truly horrible year for the Earth, so I will just wish that all of you have a Merry Christmas. Appreciate your family and loved ones, and steel yourself for the times to come.
Like the Picture Says …
Tarnmoor 
as they say, hope for the best but prepare for the worst…
The Chinese curse, May you live in interesting times, seems apt for the coming year for all of us.
Is “dismaying” a synonym for “interesting”?
It is a curse which suggests that “interesting” has a negative connotation.
Then it does mean “dismaying”
Yes, dismaying is certainly one possibility . Alarming or threatening could be others.