Bonus photo, because June is just that dang cute.
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Week 52
I adore our local Christmas parade. We have some fabulous local marching bands, and we also have some wonderfully random stuff that goes through the parade.
This is my favorite photo from today.
EEEEEE teeny Smart car. I wasn’t aware that the Cupcake bakery had one.
The local basset hound rescue always has an outstanding turnout and this was a huge year for them.
The Charleston police has an amazing pipe and drum band.
Tony the Peanut Man is a local institution.
Wells Fargo stagecoach!
Our parade pwns your parade because we have PIRATES.
And finally, Santa!
Paisley and Junebug had a sleepover. We wanted to see if they would handle sharing a cage — in this case, Paisley’s three-level palace. We thought rather that Paisley would be fussy about the arrangement, but she was totally chill. Junebug, on the other hand, was very timid and mostly hid in her blankies. We let her stay for two nights, and June didn’t really settle, so they’re back in separate cages.
Junebug explores the new digs while Paisley is still in her ball:
She did do some exploring, with an awkward dismount of the ramp.
This is most of what we saw of her, though.
Paisley happily ate her treats and posed, oblivious of the interloper downstairs.
She came downstairs, sniffed around, and ate any of June’s treats that were left.
Tiny bit of June exposed on the right. Paisley is going to eat those worms in the foreground in about 45 seconds.
Chopper made our annual trip out to Mepkin Abbey for their crèche exhibit. They’ve expanded both hours and days when the exhibit is open, and we were delighted to see a healthy crowd. Each year, they rotate different crèches from their collection on display as well as loaned ones and new commissioned works. Our mutual favorite was a new commission from “found” objects, which you’ll see at the end of this collection of photos.
This was the first year they’ve started the crèches outdoors, rather than having them on display exclusively inside the library. This was a wonderful surprise as we walked down to the main exhibit.
These figures are made from clay, but they seemed very metallic to me. Great effect.
The iconic Mepkin crèche, and one of my all-time favorites. Not my favorite photo of it (that’s here) but I do what I can. I’ve decided, after four or five years of coming to Mepkin for this exhibit, that I like the abstract or small, hand-carved wooden ones best.
An example of the small wooden pieces that I love.
My favorite of the wooden crèches this year. The Christ child is saying “ta da!” Look at him. He really is. I love the details on the animals around him.
Another crèche featured several musicians.
This one makes me laugh because I didn’t get the focus I was intending to in any way, but I adore how it came out as Sheep’s Eye View.
Abstract with nature – wonderful.
The entire exhibit is displayed very starkly, with stones, natural greenery, and some bare table decorations. I liked how they used the stone for great effect here.
Half-glazed ceramic: love the contrast between shine and matte here.
Very peacefully evocative of song.
Livestock always feature prominently but, well, they’re sometimes a little awkward.
This crèche is made from carved horn. The delicacy of the work is striking.
Love the warm tones here.
Glass – I didn’t expect to get a good shot here but I like how the candlelight actually illuminates it from behind and the detail is still evident in the picture.
Finally, our favorite – the “found items.” I adore this.
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