Christmas Decorations!!
Posted: Wednesday, 19 December 2007 |
I was able to scrounge up a whole mess of things to decorate the tree with and here are some photos of the resulting chaos....well, first there are some farm pics and then we'll move to the tree pics.
A frosty December evening falls on the farm.
Orcadian starlings gather to discuss the weather before they raid the cattle silage and steal all of the grain.
My calf "Isadore" stuffing face at the grain trough as he peers over to see if I have a bottle of milk. That's all I am to this creature: a giant walking udder. (Is it me or...are the buildings in the background looking rather tilted?!)
Wur Nativity scene, complete with buffalo, bear and Christmas pudding.
Wur Christmas tree
Fun snowman ornament with even funner glitter snowflake ornament below. (And peacock feather off to the side...)
I couldn't find a tree topper so I crammed a statue of the Virgin Mary on the top of the tree. She's listing to port but that's ok. Notice how well her white and blue colour scheme sets off the bright red of the plastic chili peppers...
Caribou antlers have many uses. This one serves as a back scratcher, a barn cat scooter-out-of-the-houser, a pasta server, a Christmas ornament and a flapjack flipper.
A frosty December evening falls on the farm.
Orcadian starlings gather to discuss the weather before they raid the cattle silage and steal all of the grain.
My calf "Isadore" stuffing face at the grain trough as he peers over to see if I have a bottle of milk. That's all I am to this creature: a giant walking udder. (Is it me or...are the buildings in the background looking rather tilted?!)
Wur Nativity scene, complete with buffalo, bear and Christmas pudding.
Wur Christmas tree
Fun snowman ornament with even funner glitter snowflake ornament below. (And peacock feather off to the side...)
I couldn't find a tree topper so I crammed a statue of the Virgin Mary on the top of the tree. She's listing to port but that's ok. Notice how well her white and blue colour scheme sets off the bright red of the plastic chili peppers...
Caribou antlers have many uses. This one serves as a back scratcher, a barn cat scooter-out-of-the-houser, a pasta server, a Christmas ornament and a flapjack flipper.
Comments
Beautiful, festive photographs. I just love your snowmen with their red noses. One too many perhaps?? Thank you
Squidgy the Otter from Feelin quite Festive
It's not everyone that has caribou antlers on their Christmas tree ... Best wishes to you and Erlend.
Jill from EK
Yer Virgin Mary's been at the wine again, or was it you MooMoo?
Tws from A Lewis Place
Such a lovely tree! And I recognize the calendar in the back as I have the same on my wall here at work. Wonderful! Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Amy from SOA in Maryland, USA
Amy - Isn't it a small world?! Who'd imagine you'd see your calandar on a wall in Scotland? I don't know if I'm still an SOA member - I couldn't figure out how to pay my dues!!! TWS - yes, I do enjoy a bit of port at night. Can't you tell? Caribou antlers totally rock...
Michelle Therese from Things Go Moo in the Night...
A left leaning virgin Mary ? your ex leader could be a commie what,s next
THE FLYING FISH from SKIMMING OVER THE WAVES
I follow your blogging and enjoy every bit of it. I am sure I am not the only one who reads your blogs but you never hear from. Keep up the good work. Merry Christmas.
Kathy from USA
Left leaning? That's just the take off trajectory, Flying Cod.
mjc from NM
The Mary statue *could* be leaning right depending on wich angle you are coming from...
Michelle Therese from Moo
Dearest Michelle, I just love reading your blog! You truly are a breath of fresh air! Looking at all of your photos I can certainly see why you love living there - I would love to visit there - it looks so peaceful! Love to you!! xoxo Cat
Catherine from Kentucky, USA
Is that Cat from "Making it 成人快手" ??? Long time no hear!!!! How are you doing??
Michelle Therese from In Cup Of Coffee
So...I traded my quiet cabin in the Alaskan woods for the howling winds of Orkney and life on a farm. 
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