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Old 12-02-2012, 11:55 AM
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I think maybe all these "winter" creatures are in support of a more "green" Christmas--a tribute to nature: holly, pine and fir trees, and all kinds of woodland creatures: cardinals, owls, squirrels, raccoons, bluejays, etc. Plus--lots of people put food out for birds and small animals in the winter and: winter+snow+bird feeders=Christmas time (for some, anyway).
Organizations like the Audubon society, for example, have offered for years Christmas cards and ornaments that are nature themed--maybe Pottery Barn and Crate and Barrel are just catching up!
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Old 12-02-2012, 02:52 PM
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I live in Canada and I've never seen Canada Geese as a "Christmas symbol". Some people do eat "goose" for Christmas Dinner (more of a European thing)...maybe that's the idea (not that you would eat a Canada Goose per se).

I think I've seen red cardinals on Christmas cards, etc., as being a bit holiday'ish as they are red, and maybe they're still around in the winter when the others have flown south? We need a bird expert to confirm this though....
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Old 12-02-2012, 09:56 PM
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I do think white lights (not the hanging icicle kind thigh) can be done tastefully year round in a backyard or other outdoor living space. I think the key to avoiding the raised eyebrows of neighbors is to put them up at another time of year so it doesn't look like you jut got too lazy to take them down.
My next door neighbors have their house lights done professionally, and the icicle lights they have are the only ones I've seen that I like. The pattern is irregular. Instead of "zig-zaggy", they are just vertical lights of varying lengths...like 7 lights, 3 lights, 5 lights, 4 lights, etc. I've never seen these in regular stores.

These are the neighbors I'm worried about. They are very nice people, but they take their Christmas lights seriously.
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Old 12-04-2012, 01:50 AM
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Every catalog I see, every ad I see is simply ugly with owls this year! Haven't seen many cardinals, but I bought the one I did see.

I wear my snowflakes until there's no snow. I don't care what people think - I love snowflakes! It's snowMEN that I find kinda creepy.
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