The rest of the Bolton Abbey Christmas Trail for children, on the theme of 'The Twelve Days of Christmas':
'On the Sixth Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... six geese a-laying...'
(There were six - though one was hiding under a tree. Perhaps recovering from laying a gigantic, glittery egg? )
'Seven swans a-swimming...' (and they'd swum right across the river.)
'Eight maids a-milking...' (though it must have been the maids' tea-break as they were nowhere to be seen.)
'Nine ladies dancing...' in very elaborate costumes, with glitter-balls, inspired by TV's 'Strictly Come Dancing', I think. Rather gorgeous actually.
'Ten lords a-leaping...'
'Eleven pipers piping...' (Photo would have been more fun had I had seven children poking their little faces through the holes!)
and finally: 'Twelve drummers drumming...' Phew.
Were there twelve of them? They would make quite a racket, wouldn‘t they!
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DeleteWhat a delightful and whimsical experience the Bolton Abbey Christmas Trail must have been! I can imagine the colorful characters and festive atmosphere, especially the drummers drumming and the swans swimming. I hope the geese laid their glittery eggs in peace! I invite you to read my new blog post: https://www.melodyjacob.com/2024/12/the-dark-side-of-tipping-culture-when-entitlement-turns-deadly.html
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun illustration outside for the Days of Christmas! Very creative, and I'm glad you captured them to share here! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that is!
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