This post might well be called Bonus Tracks. In my creating the 31 posts for Kirsten Wellman's Yuletide Cheer Photo Challenge (see my Susan Bensema Young FaceBook page for them all), some pieces were forgotten or discovered too late while others just didn't get chosen, yet were worthy in themselves. Let's be honest, I'm having too much fun to stop! To call them 'Extras' is just shorter.
Above is one of my favorite genuine extras, a pony shot for the Day 21 Solstice Pony. He unfortunately could not compete with the far more magical & mystical Colyer Lake ice sleigh shot that was used. Yet I thought he was a pretty nice idea for a burst of light. He sparkles and shimmers like a flame! He's Black Horse Ranch's Shetland in Gold Charm wearing a Breyer blanket. Even more unfortunately, I can't recall exactly which blanket this is, nor find it anywhere in IDYB--!! Bad girl -- I'm ashamed,...
We should start with Day 9, Evergreen. It dawned on me, several days too late, that I did indeed have a pair of green horses besides the Hartlands I wound up using. Here they are: Chrysanthemum and Lily of the Valley, from the 2012 Blossoms series.
Likewise for Day 23, Hounds, there were some I realized I'd forgotten. Unlike Evergreen, there were Quite A Few,... and then I had to go looking for Lupines (wolves) as well as Canines! We start with two of my normal carriage-sitting dogs, the small china HR and the old Hartland Bullet. Bullet has often been seen riding in my Hitch Wagon.
Upstairs on the bookshelves was my Breyer Corgi, completely overlooked. In the small-chinas display cabinet (in the bathroom) were lurking these other dogs. They are old and of a plaster type material. They look a bit like wolves, but you ain't seen nothin' yet for lupines, and I think they are on the canine side.
My final dogs are the most curious. The wooden Beagle (?) needs help to stand up; he's missing 2 legs. (He could probably qualify for "weirdest.") The little eraser-rubber Shepherd is a much brighter blue than this shot shows. Adorably cute anyone --?!
Well I did mention wolves!! Here we go: These first three are what I'd call "normal" lupines, the sort you can get from Safari and Schleich. The hangtag one is a resin-type tree ornament of the kind one can get in a nature center gift store, nicely detailed but too delicate (and heavy) to play with much.
These next wolves are what I'm calling Strange. We are a long way from Yule here, although we are really close to Wolfenoot!! The origami is from my best friend Gertchen, so long ago I couldn't tell you whether she made it. It's a Christmas-tree ornament now. The flocked furtail is from my high school years, a German collectible with wire-core legs. And the red vintage Marx Toy is, of course, from my deep childhood. Remember all those plastic dinosaurs--?? Those colorful play sets had Dire Wolves with them....
In the early 70s my parents took us camping in Yellowstone. I stupidly left my toys out overnight. You can still see the teeth marks where my beloved dire wolf got chewed on by a chipmunk. Mom said it was because my hands made him salty. Oh I hated chipmunks for a while then,...
My final Bonus Track is for Day 29, an extra shot of the Five Florentines. I thought it was less well positioned (angled) than the one I used on FB.
Thank you ever so much, Kristen, for giving us this Photo Chaos Challenge. It's been like a photo show for me, but with far less stress. I've dug up pieces I'd completely forgotten about, and many others that certainly deserved 5 minutes of fame. What a fun thing to do with December and my FaceBook. I have thoroughly enjoyed it!
Happy New Year everyone!
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