Project 52 - The Countdown to Christmas

More house decos up bit by bit - I enjoy taking xmas things out of their boxes.  They are kept in a storeroom which is a bit damp, so  not sure if I will keep them for next year.  I may recycle them to decorate the trees outside and then add them to the plastics waste centre nearby....

Below some decos of angels ( picture 2) I will keep forever, given to me by my sister as a Christmas present in  1999, 15 years ago. 

 

A watchful owl hanging on one one of the pine trees:

Freddy in the garden and a cone from one of the fir trees, sprayed with silver paint for decorative effect:

Another Christmas ornament chime hanging on one of the trees:  

The Christmas wreath has been placed high up next to the door this year, to stop the furbies from bringing it down in their mad scramble before their food trays are carried out of the door!

This week it has been a bit sad as  the one and only chicken we have seems to have suffered a stroke, or been severely traumatized by something, probably while we were out and about the last few days.  She literally seems to be on her last legs and can't walk any more and when she does, she is slow and painfully unsteady.  We have lifted her up and placed her in a more comfy position in an old bowl, under the very watchful eye of Freddy, who seems to be a bit lost.  

Chick News Update: 
Sadly this chicken is no more, and Freddy is on his own, very forlorn.  Last night he was up until very late, hovering round the poor chicken who was completely unable to move or even walk to her pen, so we put her in a special box with water and plenty of sawdust to keep her warm, but this morning, as we feared, she had given up the ghost.... This is the way of nature, and usually people don't get attached to their chickens, but we have and did, so now we need to think about Freddy and the fact that he is on his own, is not a good thing.  Do we buy new chicks, as soon as possible, but as he is much older than them, will this be a problem for the new chicks to settle down with him??  Lots of questions in our minds! This website seems to have some good tips :  

/http://rurallivingtoday.com/livestock/pros-cons-keeping-rooster/

Fluffy
Fluffy has disappeared....  It is now almost 3 weeks since he was last seen, after an almighty cat fight with one of the other Toms.  He once disappeaered for a whole month, and came back, a bit worse for wear.  We took him to the vet's and after a course of antibiotics, he recovered fully, thereby using up one of his 9 lives.  Hopefully he will suddenly re-appear, and we would be very relieved to see him again, so fingers crossed......

Only two more weeks til the end of 2014 - hardly seems possible how time has flown!