{"id":834,"date":"2008-12-23T10:41:56","date_gmt":"2008-12-23T17:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themovingcastle.com\/journal\/?p=834"},"modified":"2008-12-23T22:32:56","modified_gmt":"2008-12-24T05:32:56","slug":"a-lot-like-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themovingcastle.com\/?p=834","title":{"rendered":"A Lot Like Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seems like everyone&#8217;s getting the Christmas decoration bug.<\/p>\n<p>Sean:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kevinmaddoginman\/3131144296\/\" title=\"Sean Hangs Lights by Kevin Mad Dog Inman, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3078\/3131144296_da638724e2.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Sean Hangs Lights\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kim:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kevinmaddoginman\/3131144188\/\" title=\"Heineken Tree Top by Kevin Mad Dog Inman, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3202\/3131144188_e016c877be.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Heineken Tree Top\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The people of Bedford provide us with many gems such as ladies dancing:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kevinmaddoginman\/3131170612\/\" title=\"Ladies Dancing by Kevin Mad Dog Inman, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3219\/3131170612_a1caacde3b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Ladies Dancing\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lords a&#8217; leaping:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kevinmaddoginman\/3131173490\/\" title=\"Lord A Leapin' by Kevin Mad Dog Inman, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3198\/3131173490_50a400dc9e.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Lord A Leapin'\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The overall Christmas Miracle that is the National Elks Home:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kevinmaddoginman\/3131170438\/\" title=\"Good Will Toward Men by Kevin Mad Dog Inman, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3229\/3131170438_5379c8cda2.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Good Will Toward Men\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kevinmaddoginman\/3130340087\/\" title=\"Elks Home by Kevin Mad Dog Inman, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3120\/3130340087_6d9d829ff1.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Elks Home\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Note the elk:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kevinmaddoginman\/3131170342\/\" title=\"Elk by Kevin Mad Dog Inman, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3222\/3131170342_690c1880ea.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Elk\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I quite enjoyed the abstract light arrangement in this tree:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kevinmaddoginman\/3130339831\/\" title=\"Lights in Tree by Kevin Mad Dog Inman, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3195\/3130339831_267d09014a.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Lights in Tree\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And my personal favorite, these kids being menaced by a charging Christmas Bear:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kevinmaddoginman\/3130339761\/\" title=\"Children Menaced By Charging Christmas Bear by Kevin Mad Dog Inman, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3249\/3130339761_2a47b0bd5b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Children Menaced By Charging Christmas Bear\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I did some decorating too:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kevinmaddoginman\/3131173400\/\" title=\"Christmas Decorations Extravaganza by Kevin Mad Dog Inman, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3217\/3131173400_b67b9af0bb.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Christmas Decorations Extravaganza\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though obviously not any Christmas Tidying.<\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s my parents&#8217; Dog of Christmas Joy which freezes into a Tragic Christmas Statue whenever you put antlers on her:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kevinmaddoginman\/3130346275\/\" title=\"Dog of Christmas Joy by Kevin Mad Dog Inman, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3101\/3130346275_292bb822c0.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Dog of Christmas Joy\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even my father&#8217;s Art Niche got a Christmas update:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kevinmaddoginman\/3131921689\/\" title=\"Art Niche Items by Kevin Mad Dog Inman, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3266\/3131921689_ac84329006.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Art Niche Items\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seems like everyone&#8217;s getting the Christmas decoration bug. 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