What’s the rooster got to do with this post?
I was working on some textures and felt like sharing this photo.
So actually the Rooster does have something to do with this post.
Gar loves roosters, and chickens, and if you love something you project that in the way that you speak about them. And when you show a lot of enthusiasm for something, people tend to remember that.
And here is where we run into trouble.
People like to give you things similar to what you have expressed a “like” about. Which is really wonderful, except when you go from being the guy who likes chickens, to the guy who has ALL of those chickens, as in “wow, does he have a chicken collection or what?"
When do you cross the line?
Or as the joke goes, why did the chicken cross the road?
To find a place to live, it was too crowded in the condo.
So our little place was overrun with chickens, and roosters. We loved them, but at the rate they were reproducing, it was starting to look like a hen house.
Gradually we managed to gracefully wean off our wonderful friends and family members who only thought of us as “chicken collectors” and now think of us as real people again.
Whew, and thank goodness.
So when a friend mentioned chicken collecting during a visit together in a gift shop, we made certain to peck that thought in the bud.
No cluck about it.
Are you the unwitting, or unwilling recipient of a out of control collection? If so what do you collect? Or..do you give certain items to friends, because they collect?
Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreams
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I can relate to that. Because I love dogs, I tend to have collections of all things dog and I must admit I do the same in gift giving and have to watch myself.
ReplyDeleteAfter college, I worked for a very kind man, whose nick name was Rooster and he had a huge collection of roosters from everyone. That was about the time that I visited Germany with my folks and I brought him a German rooster!!!
ReplyDeleteI love roosters too and that's a really gorgeous fellow in the photos. Love the texture.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I can honestly say I consciously collect is Quotations. I don't really have any friends who are collectors, as such. At least, not that I know of anyway.
Yes, I admit I've given gifts to collectors of what they collect, because I couldn't think what else to give them! Loved this post!
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I collect cats. (Apart from Aragon and Chocolat who are of course not 'collected', but family members) About a dozen special ones, that I love, with a history. And any others get quietly shuffled on ...
ReplyDeleteBears and more Bears. I collected them for years until I finally burned out on them or rather ran out of room. LOL! I finally gave a bunch away and just have a few now that I bring out on holidays or to decorate a little. I love knowing what others collect because it does make for giving a gift they will like.
ReplyDeleteSuper cool, Jen. Love the texture background.
ReplyDeleteMy in-laws collect roosters because the English translation of their last name is rooster. My MIL also collects teapots. She has them everywhere. I have contributed to the rooster collection, but not really to the teapots.
ReplyDeleteI collect old photos..and marbles ( they are small) and dice ( small too) and dishes..oh my and old stuff that gives me a cozy feeling!
ReplyDeleteMy next door neighbor Jo collects Roosters..needless to say I cannot pass up a garage sale rooster for her..the last one I snuck into her house..she noticed it right away! I only have a couple of roosters myself..:)
Gorgeous textures in that photo! I collect earrings and books - must have hundreds and hundreds and hundreds...
ReplyDeleteI love the texture in that photo. Are you going to get roosters and chickens for your place in Armstrong? I bet they love the snow:)
ReplyDeleteNo collections here. Except of books and plants. Seven cats doesn't constitute a collection, does it? Hello? Is this thing on? :-)
ReplyDeleteJen I collect Santas. Not the Coke kind at all but the old fashioned Father Christmas. Not the cherry red Walmart variety but the more old world style.
ReplyDeleteI am given the regular Coke style Santa once in a while and though I don't want to be ungrateful they just are not part of what I collect.
teapots! I love them, but I keep getting them as gifts, which is so very sweet but I dont have anywhere to put them! There are several boxes of them in the basement and I keep getting more! Aghh!
ReplyDeleteFun post, Jen! With me it's a bunny-thing. Little garden statue bunnies - that come indoors during the winter so they won't crack in the cold temps. I put them in different corners of the house, and so far they haven't multipled. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your thoughtful comment over @ my blog. I was thinking 'all things in moderation' but it really helps to hear what everyone has to say!
Wishing you & yours a great weekend,
~ Zuzu
Frogs! It took me years to stop everyone buying them for me, but I have yet to convince one elderly friend that I REALLY don't want any more!
ReplyDelete...Happily we collect many things(see blog!) that have led to a busy mixture of selling them off and giving as gifts!...so fun to have!..But not as interesting as chickens and roosters..we have 2 cats and a horse ...wish we could have chickens!
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