Photo of the Week: Little Lamb, First Ornament On Our Christmas Tree

A small brown and white Christmas ornament hangs on the evergreen, a little lamb made of fuzzy white fabric with brown felt rolled tightly for legs and a round brown face with two black eyes and a green holly twig with red berry on its head. Colorful lights and other ornaments in the background.

Handcrafted and handsewn, the little lamb brown and white felt ornament is one of my favorite Christmas ornaments.

I bought the ornament over 30 years ago at a holiday craft show where local vendors in the Plymouth and Canton, Michigan area were selling their handmade creations.

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Photo of the Week: Go Detroit Lions!

Hay bales painted in blue and stacked in three rows display the Detroit Lions logo of a lion pouncing on a football in the top and middle row with the word Lions spelled out on the bottom row. Tall green pine trees in the background along with a light brown brick motel building..

On the major road in our community, near the interstate entrance and exit, our downtown development authority has an artistic display using straw bales.

The designs change several times a year. It’s always fun to check out the new display.

It’s been going on for years, maybe a decade?

When I drive by, I’ll see bales designed and painted for specific days, like Easter or Halloween.

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