The Christmas Deer

Been a few years since we put up any Christmas lights in the yard but this year just feels different. We needed something that would light up the dark nights here in the woods. We hung a star in the old well cover...

I like it, but you know how one thing leads to another...you know what would be pretty way out here?? A lighted deer I told Poppy.

So we have patiently waited to see a delivery truck arrive. We were given a delivery date of December 10th through 13th. 

Late yesterday,  a beat up pickup truck carring a load of hunting dogs pulled into our driveway! Poppy's first response? "D...! that looks like a dog hunter. What the h... is he doing in our yard"? 

You see, out here, dog hunters are hated by still hunters. Anyhow, A man gets out of the truck, pulls out a large box and asks, is this such and such address? Yes, Poppy answered. Well, said the man, this package  belongs to you. It was delivered to our hunting club about 6 miles from here and we don't even have an address there. The driver just sat the package out at the road. 

We thanked the man over and over for bringing us the package. I mean, they could have kept it and we never would have  known. Especially nice of the club since Poppy is pretty well known out here because of his quest to do away with all dog hunting. 

"Kinda throws a new light on the dog hunters, doesn't it, Poppy?"

I said to the man in the truck, you know what's in that box, a deer. He laughed. 

Anyhow...

Poppy went to work immediately setting up our new Christmas deer...

It may be a touch too fancy and the red cloth makes it look more like a camel, but that's okay, I wanted a deer and got one.

On my last post, Carla, from "The River" asked if we have holly trees. We surely do. Lots and lots of Holly trees and most years, are covered in pretty red berries...

It's so sad that this year there is not even one holly berry to be found. Not one! I love the holly tree! Thank you Carla.

I asked Smokey if he would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and he rolled over...

and said, "Yikes! Am I on camera"!

A Merry Christmas to you all!

Love,

Henny