the odd neighbor: The Second Day of Christmas

06 December 2007

The Second Day of Christmas

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Not wishing to arrive too soon, the doves did not hurry their turtles.

16 comments:

Tony LaRocca said...: Lazy birds! They could flap their wings and propel the turtles along- or at least lighten their loads- but do they? Nooooooo! (Cute pic, btw!); December 06, 2007 1:02 PM
fat B said...: The arrogance of some birds!

I like your humorous take on the words to the song. And this is such cute illustration. Merry Christmas!; December 06, 2007 1:09 PM
tsduff said...: I always imagine doves to be turtles when they crawl about in little herds... Your illustration is pretty.; December 06, 2007 2:10 PM
Joe Masse said...: Those must be doves of noble lineage. Only the hoi-poloi actually use their wings.; December 06, 2007 2:14 PM
Anonymous said...: YAY! I've been waiting for the second day of christmas to roll along. No wonder it took so long! :); December 07, 2007 1:46 AM
bookbabie said...: Fabulous darling:); December 07, 2007 10:08 AM
valerie walsh said...: i always wondered about those legendary turtledoves. Well now i know, you have explained it perfectly... i love it!; December 07, 2007 5:35 PM
Archaeopteryx said...: When I was a kid, and heard the song, I always thought of some sort of dove-turtle monster hybrid. I'm pleased to see I had it wrong.; December 07, 2007 6:31 PM
steve said...: So cool how you portrayed these animals! And no, you just can't rush a good turtle, or two for that matter.; December 07, 2007 8:12 PM
hipparchia said...: i have to echo arch, the turtle doves of my childhood were vaguely disturbing chimeras.

also, i want to thank you for introducing me to senryu.; December 07, 2007 8:39 PM
Unknown said...: Wonderful!

[:-); December 08, 2007 4:45 PM
studio lolo said...: Duh...I missed this! I love it. I'm looking forward to the entire song :)I really do enjoy your smartly warped sense of humor.; December 08, 2007 7:15 PM
isay said...: i like those tiny tiaras on the turtle heads-made them look special.; December 09, 2007 1:35 AM
Mary Stebbins Taitt said...: What a RIOT! How fun and creative--and good!

Mary, IMAGIK; December 09, 2007 7:53 PM
Josh (musarter) said...: Fantastic Turtle Doves. I was never quit sure what a turtle dove was; thanks for clarifying. At that rate they not make until the 15th day of Christmas.; December 10, 2007 6:49 AM
atomicvelvetsigh said...: oh! so that's what a turtle dove looked like! hehe.. };-}

this is a great series.. luv your humour and cant wait to see what the whole 12 days has to offer!; December 10, 2007 2:36 PM

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