The bus I take to get home from work goes past a few interesting shops, including several antique stores. One day, last year, I noticed a display window in one of the antique stores was filled with taxidermy. It was a manger scene made up of taxidermied animals, except for the baby. It was one of those things that I saw, and was sure it wasn’t what I thought I saw. Surely, my obsession with taxidermy made me think I saw a taxidermied animal manger scene. However, the next day I saw it again. It was definitely what I thought. I didn’t manage to get a photo last year, and was so bummed out. This year, I was determined to get a photo! Unfortunately, the salt and frost on the bus windows make it difficult to capture a photo. Today, I ventured over to the shop to get some shots. I think if I knew more about my new camera, I could have eased the reflection action in the window. I still managed to get some great photos, including this squirrely one!
A wee albino squirrel, and its fat and sassy grey neighbor were only the tip of the taxidermy iceberg! There were more squirrels, some raccoons, an armadillo, even a penguin!! To see the full menagerie, check out my flickr set here.
Once I have a larger collection of taxidermy, I think a Christmas tradition will be creating my own taxidermy nativity.
I hope your Christmas is full of unexpected delights!!!xoxox
