Thursday, December 12, 2013

We have seen the star in the East





For Bob and Sophie a day for paddling in the stream, playing with sticks and dreaming of croissants. For the Old Farmer a day for arranging a system of ropes and pulleys to hoist the Christmas star into place. 

Eight thirty at night. The repainted, rewired, re-bulbed star is ready and in place. The switch is pulled and what seems like a million megawatts of light fills the sky. Bob and Sophie sit quietly in the courtyard, heads craned upwards, watching . There is something about seeing sheepdogs and stars together - a combination that says all will be well with the world.


12 comments:

VirginiaC said...

A lovely picture you have painted Angus, of two PON's silently watching a beautiful star in the sky.
At least the Toulouse pilots have a guiding light for safe landings during the holiday season.

WFT Nobby said...

Yes that star is even more spectacular than I had imagined.
Cheers, Gail (just back from a fraught Paris meeting with dark men in dark suits, and pleased to see that all is well in France Profonde).

~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...

Your thoughts remind me of your Christmas card a few years ago....

fleurlilian said...

They way you tell our daily PON-derings just "Ponderfue" - from all of us a big smile Susanne, Daisy, Kiri and Dandy - the gentlecat

Sheila said...

Wow! That might be shining on his father's
tombstone all the way in Belarus.

Anonymous said...

That is quite a star. Now if I go up to one of the windows in the attic, I think I can just see it!
Lovely picture of Sophie-Pon x

Louise said...

How special! It is beautiful, and somehow two sheepdog watching makes it even more poignant.

10NISNE1 said...

My Shetland Sheepdog agrees! ;)

Jake of Florida said...

My wire looking up and my angel wire looking down both agree. As do I!

fleurlilian said...

Ponderful...

Bella Roxy & Macdui said...

That is an impressive star!

XXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy

tammy j said...

yes. sheepdogs and stars. all will be well.
what a silent and beautiful thought angus.
xo