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Portia's Bell

Posted by
Steve Rice (Olympia, United States) on 21 December 2018 in Lifestyle & Culture.

This bell made of wood is hung low on the tree, along with some other small, light ornaments, for Portia to check out. I saw her nose this one the other evening.

My wife made some stuffed cloth ornaments that she hung for our Poodles in prior years. One dog, in particular, loved those stuffed figures. She would run at full tilt past the tree and head-butt them to make them swing about wildly.

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Devi from Chennai, India

Beautiful..Hope you have those hand made decorations and you will post an image :)

21 Dec 2018 5:49am

By Marie from Entre montagnes et Bretagne, France

Superb light. This Portia's bell is really beautiful. Portia is very lucky to have her personal Christmas bell
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21 Dec 2018 5:49am

Denny Jump from Bellevue, WA, United States

What a beautiful image, Steve! Wow!! I love your story here, too....We really miss our little cat, Cali..Animals are such an important part in our lives...I am so happy for you that you guys observe this...Beautiful Bel and lights!

21 Dec 2018 5:54am

jpla from St Barthélémy, France

Jolie lumière
JP

21 Dec 2018 7:46am

Jypyä Pop from Turku, Finland

Bells belongs to Christmas... They can tell big news in Christmas night

21 Dec 2018 7:54am

Marcel P. from Belgium

Bonnes fêtes

21 Dec 2018 8:37am

Anna Cherer from LA ROCHELLE, France

Jingle bells, jingle bells,Jingle all the way ! really Christmas spirit this beautiful decoration ! your framing and dof are so beautiful as usual ! our dogs also like to participate in the Christmas festivities ;-)

21 Dec 2018 9:29am

Ralf Kesper from Fröndenberg, Germany

Very nice!

21 Dec 2018 9:33am

Libouton Martine from Bousval, Belgium

Superbe ! J'aime beaucoup !

21 Dec 2018 10:24am

Nina from Hamburg, Germany

a beautiful bell, wonderfully captured with the lights

21 Dec 2018 10:50am

beach from Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Lovely bell.

21 Dec 2018 12:30pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

What a sweet idea! Lovely light on this bell

21 Dec 2018 12:38pm

Marjolein from Westvoorne, Netherlands

What a fine story about this beautiful bell

21 Dec 2018 12:58pm

Dreams come true from Utrecht, Netherlands

A nice story and a good photo from the bell with the lights on the background.

21 Dec 2018 1:51pm

Sam from Chennai, India

Beautiful bell and lights. And a lovely story. :)

21 Dec 2018 4:45pm

Don from Spokane, United States

A fine seasonal picture and a very interesting account of Portia.

21 Dec 2018 4:54pm

willy from Belgium

comme une carte postale

j'aime bien tes explications Steve

greetings

21 Dec 2018 5:28pm

Mhelene from Villiers-sur-Marne, France

Very beautiful and it is superb that Portia can play with some decorations too...!

21 Dec 2018 5:47pm

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

A beautiful bell ...

21 Dec 2018 6:15pm

existenceartistique from Angers, France

Beau

21 Dec 2018 6:38pm

Shaun from Massachusetts, United States

This series really captures the Christmas spirit. 5*

21 Dec 2018 6:55pm

Nicou from Sion, Switzerland

Quelle clochette et vue quel rendu et couleur fantasitque deécoration
Belle soirée
Nicou

21 Dec 2018 8:05pm

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Beautiful.

21 Dec 2018 8:13pm

fateme@@ from Dezful, Iran

I like the color and the background. Very beautiful.

21 Dec 2018 8:54pm

Daryl Johnson from Worcester Park, United Kingdom

What a good idea...

21 Dec 2018 10:10pm

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

One of the best ornaments !!

21 Dec 2018 10:40pm

Mireille T. from Ribérac, France

A beautiful way to announce Christmas! Magnificent picture!

21 Dec 2018 11:33pm

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

I wondered if Portia was enjoying the tree. Rocky likes to hang out under ours. He thinks it's all for him. Beautiful shot.

22 Dec 2018 12:15am

Elaine Hancock from Olney, United States

This is a beautiful ornament! Gorgeous light and color. I love the background. I know all too well the head-butt routine! I have had more than one ornament broken! That and the tail wagging too close to the tree!

22 Dec 2018 2:40am

omid from mashhad, Iran

L O V E L Y !

22 Dec 2018 9:53am

sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Ooo, this one has a dramatic feel

22 Dec 2018 3:49pm

Diana from Olympia, United States

Solid beauty

22 Dec 2018 6:08pm

Darkelf Photography from Perth, Australia

This captures the Christmas spirit completely. Love a nicely decorated Christmas tree at home.

23 Dec 2018 6:13am

Elaheh from Montreal, Canada

Joyful photo :)

11 Jan 2019 10:37pm