Reindeer Smorgasbord

Lately I have been smitten with all that is speckled, freckled, dotted, starry, or brindled. Therefore, I have decided to make deer my animal for the holiday season. (And, yes, this is in part about reclaiming a symbol that was stolen from me some years ago.) I know of nothing more magical than a flying deer.

Consider this from Midlake, or this from Amy Sol, or even that from Yumiko Kayukawa.

And if you're in the mood for a magical story: Japanese, Turkish, or Irish.

Or perhaps a Wordsworth poem involving the promise of flying deer & a misfortunate Ruth. Or one by William Butler Yeats, again about the Irish bard Oisin.

I'm only a teensy bit obsessed.