‘We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.
The thought of ‘Thanksgiving’ brings a warm glow, it sounds like a wonderful time to gather together to celebrate and acknowledge all your gifts. Although we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in Australia, Christmas creates a similar feeling. It is when all the family gathers together. It is a time to celebrate, a time to reflect and just to enjoy.
So why the chicken? When I was a child most families had chickens in their backyards. A lot of time was spend looking after the chickens and tending the vegetable garden. We as children we were very aware of where our food came from and shared in tending to the gardens and chickens. As Christmas time was consider to be such a special time, one of the chickens would lose its head to provide a very delicious dinner. My father would pick which chicken it would be and then he did the act with an axe and a block. It is a very strong memory, not an unpleasant one but just a reality of life.
great chicken!! I always wonder why we can’t just use a big chicken for holidays, I actually like chicken better than turkey, the turk tends to get drier than any chicken. I love your take on the theme and we’ll keep him “alive”, no beheading for this cutie.
very nice chicken and I enJOYed the story, too. I know it’s just a way of BEing and living, yet I am certain I would BE too familiar and attached to any living thing to know I was eating it…
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Being a city girl, when I saw a chicken get its head cut off when I was maybe around five I didn’t eat chicken again for about ten years–LOL!
This beautiful one should definitely be spared!!
Our street up here in bayside Brissie is still full of backyard chooks… only problem is that they get out all the time and congregate to chat… very funny to see the owners trying to sort out which is which… think they have given up…
your painting is wonderful and so glad to have found your blog through APR …xx