gor[b] Paul Gorbould: Words and Pictures

Dumb animals

A few days ago, we took down our myriad Christmas decorations. Seemed a bit soon, but they really were excessive this year.

"Bah humbug," I said.

"The house is naked!" our three-year-old said.

"Carry these boxes," my wife said.

Anyhow, I was removing our second tree, which was on our front porch, when I noticed this ornament on the ground.

Or, half-ornament. Some creature had pulled it off the tree and EATEN half of it.

It might be obvious to you that this is not a real apple.

You may notice that it is, in fact, a piece of styrofoam covered in gold paint.

You might think that after a bite or two, said animal might have concluded it was not in fact good to eat.

But no, they ate a full half of the ornament before abandoning it.

"Can't be worse than rice cakes," my wife said.