a little walk

I have put the clay away this past week, trying to get ready for Christmas.  I did wire a few things together (some fish and driftwood ornaments/wall hangings) last Saturday at the market- sorry, did not take pictures.  Still have a few mugs, a couple of berry bowls, one bluebird ornament, honey pots, vases, planters (mostly for small succulents), wall hangings and a few wall pockets and other items at the market for this Saturday.  When they are not there right in front of me it's hard to name them all.

This morning, I headed to the woods for a walk.  Here were a few of the sights along the way. Click on the pics to enlarge.

No snow, but a little ice.

 I often see holly trees in the woods.  I don't know if they are indigenous in this area or if  the birds gifted the woods from plants people have purchased.  Below: some succulents at the base of a tree.  This is the only place I have noticed succulents growing in the woods.

Merry Christmas!

late afternoon

sometimes they let me out of the basement

                            

I was surprised I didn't see any deer when I was out hiking the trail and wondered if they were hanging out in our backyard while here I was in the woods.
I recently saw a post by a blogger in Norway about how to deter deer from eating everything in your garden by hanging flags that sort of look like deer butts.  The translation is a little sketchy so I'm not sure I got the reasoning for this.  I'll be checking back to see how it works.