The mantle's a bit crowded

It'll all be replaced with shiny Christmas adornments some time next week. Then after Christmas it will be cleared ... and I'll say "Ooo! I think I like the mantle with nothing on it!".

By and by things will slowly clutter it up again. Then it'll be Christmas 2014.

From left to right ... sea shells from Turkey, kitchy pheasant, owl, hedgehog, dried star fish, hungry pirahna, moose bookend, coral tea light holder, and Fred's paper mache model of him dancing. Bit of a wild life theme ... Fred's a fearless dancer.