Photo-a-Day (Monday, 23rd December, 2024)
Oh Deer, Oh Deer Oh Deer!
Life's become tough since Amazon took over (confided a source familiar with the matter and on condition of anonymity).
We only had to work one night shift a year, now we have to do practice runs to 'familiarise ourselves with routes'. 'And reduced carrot breaks' shouted another 'And have you seen the price of carrots this year, ridiculous! He continued. 'The Elves have gone on strike and the Boss says he might pack it in next year!'
Photo: Colin Traynor (iPhone)
I've told you before, I'm not pulling the sledge anymore, I've retired. Oh deer, those poor kids out there.
And a Merry Christmas to you deer.
He looks worn out poor thing, though I am sure he must be well looked after.
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John, (West Houghton) March is in Cambridgeshire, a very nice town it is too but a bit of a trek from Nth Norfolk
Father Christmas will need more than one deer, dear.
Santa always has 6 reindeers to pull his sledge, he has to carry presents for everyone.
Poor thing he looks
‘ knackered’…I’ve never seen a grey reindeer ..they’re always brown in films.
At over 100 years old he's bound to have grey hair and look a bit 'knackered'. But he was a very amiable old thing.
In his life time I wonder how many 'hair' miles he collected!!!!
“Aaaaargh”, I knew I shouldn’t have had that last glass of Garry’s sherry”.
Merry Christmas Garry!
John (W) If you are looking in today Helen is correct in that March is in Cambridgeshire on the edge of The Fens, Post Code PE making it close to Peterborough.
By coincidence we too have relatives living down the road from March, Wimblington and Chatteris to be precise, although at the moment they are all over in Ireland for Christmas with other relatives.
Norfolk and the north Norfolk coast are just beautiful, you should read the books by Rory Clements and the ones by Anne Tennant, Baroness Glenconner, daughter of Thomas Coke, 5th Earl of Leicester who's home was Holkham Hall in Norforlk, both fascinating reads although these days I prefer the audio books.
thought it was 8 raindeers
What a lovely photo for christmas.
Rudi favours a bit fed up, must have come to his moment of truth
( MOT )
It's not good Rudolph. Horns not working, suspension gone, your back end is blowing very loud, and your emissions have put a big hole in the ozone layer.
A bit like me but I’ve not reached the centenary yet …I wouldn’t want to in today’s world to be honest Colin.
DTease good point, not heard of Garry for a little while now.
Just watched Meet Me In St Helens Billy on BBC, what a lovely film for Christmas, get your tissues out ladies. Have a good one Yaaaall.
A lot of animals go paler in winter so they blend in with the winter weather.
But this poor thing looks like a blow-up one that's been deflated.
Garry's toasting bread on his coalfire supping sherry.
All the best mr sherry man.
Hope Rev David is ok too.
Ian, humans like us go pale in the Winter.
Solution: Sun Bed, Spray Tan or Fly South. Oh for those long lost years living in Dubai, Christmas and New Year in the sun and swimming in warm seas.
Happy Memories but who knows, next year we could all be millionaires!
There you go twas our neighbours daughter Janet ne France that lives near or in March maybe Veronica knew her mother and stepdad David and Dorothy Hampson (Dave & Dot) if I had that Reindeer I would have to cheer it up can’t bear to see sad animals,you were close to the Reindeer Colin was you in the stall?…..what do you call a Reindeer with no eyes?
Isn’t, I think my last comment was meant for Tom. But I too hope that Garry and Rev. Long are doing okay as are all of you.
Cheers, Colin.
Out in the wild, deers can live 20 to 25 years.
I too miss Garry's sense of humour, he would always make me laugh with his comments.
Colin not taking anything away from your photo I wish I could have taken it.
Witness a wild creature far from its natural environment .
An entity that in reality ought to be living in the wild amongst its own kind rather than being held in captivity merely to satisfy the perverse interpretation of a so called Christian festival .
If this is Christianity … then I feel proud to declare myself an atheist .
So cruel to use wild animals like this just to please a few kids
If you want to tell them the story of Christmas they could have got a Blackpool donkey a baby on a bed of straw, a virgin named Mary, and three wise Standish men.
They'd have to be Standish men, Mick, as they wouldn't find three wise Wigan men.
Or a virgin .
Big H, Ozy, and John N. It is a fair point and sad what can happen to animals in captivity.
I've heard of the advert 'terrible things are happening to donkeys' too, and at the end they tell folk to send umpteen quid and 99p... now! Perhaps some of that money does go to the donkey sanctuary, who knows? I can only presume they try to help the poor beasts. They say some donkeys are stolen, killed, skinned and made into Chinese medicine. Apparently it does happen, but I've never met 3 wise men in the same place. I've heard of the 3 just men, or was it.. just 3 men? If it was the latter I'll nominate myself as one o them.
Purely by true coincidence I have an ancestor who's husband was from Standish. She died during child birth, and her name was... Mary.
Peace be with you Gentlemen.
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