AUTUMN

[Aggie]

They are not on level with a religious icon AFAIK, so I don't see the problem.  I think they'd probably laugh at the silly white people more than anything. 

You could put up something really horrible, like an effigy of a man being tortured by being nailed to a block of wood and left there to hang.... 

[Opsa]

 

I've probably mentioned this before, but there's a book called The Hollow Doll which is a western guy's account of his time spent in Japan, and at one point he recalls seeing a Santa Claus nailed to a cross in a shop window around Christmastime.

We had our first really chilly night last night. the leaf colors are probably going to go wild here shortly.

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

I've probably mentioned this before, but there's a book called The Hollow Doll which is a western guy's account of his time spent in Japan, and at one point he recalls seeing a Santa Claus nailed to a cross in a shop window around Christmastime.

That's a decoration trend I can see catching on!

[Swatopluk]

There is the undying rumor that unsold chocolate Santas are repackaged as Easter Bunnies and that was the reason to drop the bas-relief for it would eliminate the remelting and caszting step. Xmas sweets have begun to be sold on 1st Sept. Easter stuff will follow shortly after Xmas.

[Sibling DavidH]

Yesterday we swept up two large bags of leaves from the drive.  Today there are as many again.  Why did we bother?   

[Opsa]

I hear ya, DH.

We had to have a large old tree taken down this year and I felt so bad for it. It was dying and dropping huge limbs suddenly every now and then, and as it was situated close to two occupied homes, we thought it was the safest thing to do before it destroyed a roof or killed someone. The only upside in its absence is that we don't have ALL THOSE LEAVES to rake this year!

We still have other leaves, but now not as many.

I do miss that tree, though.

[Sibling DavidH]

If you don't want the logs, Opsa, you could post them to me ....

[pieces o nine]

Anti-deer fencing completed around all trees and sizable shrubberies!

Lawn furniture folded and stowed in lawn building attic!

Hoses disconnected, drained, and hung in shed!

[Opsa]

Those logs were HUGE, DH! They had to quarter them just to move them off the land.

You're way ahead of me, Po'9!

[Sibling DavidH]

I've probably mentioned this before, but there's a book called The Hollow Doll which is a western guy's account of his time spent in Japan, and at one point he recalls seeing a Santa Claus nailed to a cross in a shop window around Christmastime.

Found it at last!  It was on my hard drive all the while.

[Opsa]

LOL!

I don't know if this is a good sign or not. Are we crucifying crass commercialism here, or the symbol of generosity to children?

[Lindorm]

Autumn has well and truly arrived here in middle Sweden, too. We have had some lovely days with crisp and clear weather and fantastic colours of the foilage, but we have also had some very cold, misty and rainy nights. And now, leaf fall season has set in on the railways, with lots of slipping and sliding all over the place. Still, I do like this season.

Here's a picture I took from the cab about a week and a half ago, outside Krampen, a very small village in the Bergslagen area of Sweden.

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Here the only sign of Autumn is a bit drier (read: less damp) weather and some cooler early mornings (66F/19C at 5 AM!) going back to the 80sF/30sC during the day. The nice thing is watching flocks of migratory birds going around as they start going south.
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I loved crucified santa, pity the pic is so low res. Here is a slightly larger version:

http://mattstone.blogs.com/photos/christmas_pics/santa-jesus.html

[Sibling DavidH]

Thanks, Zono - I've saved it and bookmarked that site.

Pretty colours here, too, but it was -2C / 28.4F here last night.  The days are clear and sunny - for now.

[Opsa]

We'll be having peak autumn color here this weekend. I'll try to get a decent photo.