Dec. 22 Christmas Vibes

[Niagara]

Santa and Critters by Tom Newsom

[niyad]

1. Thank you.

[Niagara]

4. You're welcome, niyad.

🎄

[Ocelot II]

2. The second picture includes a red squirrel.

In real life all the other animals would have run away and the squirrel would be gnawing on Santa's leg.

[10 Turtle Day]

8. You are spot on about the red squirrel!

In separate incidents, I’ve seen a red squirrel chase a much larger gray squirrel and also a cat.

[Ocelot II]

9. They're nasty little buggers.

Also, some of those animals - the bear, the beaver, the chipmunk and the raccoon - should be denning or hibernating instead of sitting around in the snow.

[Niagara]

11. Happy Holiday's, Ocelot

[Ocelot II]

13. And the same to you!

[True Dough]

3. My prominent memories of "sledding" as a kid

revolve around use of a plastic mat called a "crazy carpet" (I think it may have been spelled Krazy Karpet). There was a nearby slate pit that kids in our neighborhood would flock to -- definitely not as aesthetically pleasing as the image you posted above. The hazard for us was that, depending on the depth of the snowfall, sometimes a piece of slate would be sticking out. If you hit that sharp rock at the wrong angle, it could tear your crazy carpet, or even split it in half. Sometimes it would even slice open your snow/ski pants. Mom was never happy with that outcome.

Interlude over.

Back to our regularly scheduled programming...

[Niagara]

6. Can you share a photo of this sled?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[True Dough]

7. The term "sled" used very loosely

These things were cheap:

[Niagara]

12. I had a red plastic sled with a yellow rope

It looked like a boat sort of.

I've never seen this type before.

[Diamond_Dog]

18. When I was in college

We sledded down the hills on campus sitting on plastic trays we pilfered from the cafeteria. It was actually called “traying”.

[True Dough]

19. Were these

clean trays or did they still have snacks left on them for after the sledding?

[Diamond_Dog]

20. Oh, they were clean trays.

Usually some kind of alcohol was involved when being used as a “sled”, though……

[Diamond_Dog]

5. I love these.

TY Niagara.

I especially love pics of the little woodland creatures in Christmas themed images.

[Niagara]

15. You're welcome, Diamond Dog

I thought it was an adorable scene too.

[SheltieLover]

10. Ty for these lovely images, Niagara!

I love both of them.

Happy Holidays to you & yours & All.

[Niagara]

16. You're welcome, SheltieLover!

Happy Holidays to you and yours.

🎅🏼

[debm55]

14. Thank you ,Niagara, They are beautiful

[Niagara]

17. My pleasure, Debbie!

[LuckyCharms]

21. Hey Niagara...

I joke around a lot, but I'll be serious here.

For me, pictures like this elicit some very good memories, and they warm my heart.

Please keep up the good work in posting things like this, and a very Merry Christmas to you.

[Niagara]

23. Thank you, Lucky

I think that most people are aware that I share these to make their day a little brighter.

Apparently there's a few too fucked in the head types of people here that would rather beat someone down for wanting to bring joy to other people.

I'm happy to read that these warm your heart. That is purely my intent. Merry Christmas to you, Lucky!

[Different Drummer]

22. Love those, Niagara!

Many thanks for some great daily vibes!

[Niagara]

24. It's always my pleasure, Different Drummer!