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23-NOV-2006 Greg Harp

Dashing ~ November 23

New London, Minnesota

"Over the river and through the woods,
To grandmother's house we go;
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh,
Through the white and drifted snow, O!

Over the river and through the woods,
Oh how the wind does blow!
It stings the toes, and bites the nose,
As over the ground we go.
Horse and Sleigh

Over the river and through the woods,
To have a first-rate play;
Oh hear the bells ring, "Ting-a-ling-ling!"
Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day, Hey!

Over the river and through the woods,
Trot fast my dapple gray!
Spring over the ground, like a hunting hound!
For this is Thanksgiving Day, Hey!
Horse and Sleigh

Over the river and through the woods,
And straight through the barnyard gate,
We seem to go extremely slow.
It is so hard to wait!

Over the river and through the woods,
Now grandmother's cap I spy!
Hurrah for the fun! Is the pudding done?
Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!"

OK, actually the above photograph was taken on the way home from Grandmother's house... And it would have been tough sledding as there is no white and drifted snow with temperatures just shy of 60 (F). Although we did travel over the river and through the woods did anyone in the lower 48 travel through "White and drifting snow"? And of those that did how many traveled by sleigh?

Whether or not you had a traditional Thanksgiving with all the fixings (and the sleigh) I hope you had a terrific holiday. :)


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Sam X01-Dec-2006 14:31
NICE ABSTRACT...
Chris Thorpe29-Nov-2006 20:33
Very creative..looks like a steady 55mph to me!
Guest 29-Nov-2006 19:55
Such a fun image. ... The poem also adds to the frivolity. A big well done.
virginiacoastline28-Nov-2006 20:24
a sleigh with a speedometer would have been even MORE difficult
Neal Nye26-Nov-2006 12:52
A sleigh would have been tough to pull around here too! Nicely composed shot in spite of the bouncing.
shatterbug26-Nov-2006 06:15
Creative and colorful :-) Hope you and your family had a great Thanksgiving!
Karen Leaf26-Nov-2006 03:19
perfect depiction of a whirlwind weekend :)
And sometimes no snow is not a bad thing :) Happy Tgiving, Greg
royalld26-Nov-2006 02:58
Great post.
I hope you are having a great holiday weekend.
Guest 25-Nov-2006 16:34
:-) This made me smile. Great abstract and the song was perfect. :-)
Char25-Nov-2006 14:41
What a fun and interesting musical picture. V
Guest 25-Nov-2006 12:44
Actually, everyone came to my house. Happy TG.
Sheila25-Nov-2006 04:25
Love how the numerals are floating around :-)