Mer Jul i Gävle
Once again, Why Now? is pleased to present the link to the webcam of Gävlebocken, The biggest Christmas Goat in the world [now with a blog].
From Steve Bates of Yellow Doggerel Something in the comments from 2006:
Why build a giant goat of straw,
Which most of us would scarcely note?
Some, though, defy the very law,
To vandalize the Gävle Goat.In some years, they used wayward cars;
In others, flaming arrows smote.
This year’s survives, although with scars…
A fact that gets some people’s goat.A webcam and some watchful eyes,
A flame-retardant second coat,
Should save it… unless Dubya spies
The thing, and claims it’s his pet goat!– SB the YDS
[Note: with the time difference and much shorter days in Sweden in the winter, you have to look really early to see the ‘Goat in daylight.]
4 comments
Thanks for the memento of my glory days… I miss writing doggerel, but I’m not willing to publish baddoggerel! Perhaps I’ll be better inspired (and display better craft) next year…
For most people, it happens when it happens, Steve. You have to be in the right frame of mind, and these aren’t easy times for humor.
That time AGAIN? Holy guacamole. WHERE does the time go?
Down a rabbit hole with a little girl following it…