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From: Veronica Karlsson <dream@on.spammer>
Subject: Re: ?!URGENT!? (skier pic wanted?)
Date: 1999/02/08
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Spunk1111 wrote:
> 
> 
> VK has some nice x-country skiiers too...
> darn, I can't find them in my messy files...
> 

I have made some skiers... and lots of other winter pictures...

             .-.
            (#X#)
           - \-/ -
          |       |
          | |   | |
       8  | |   | |  8
       8b | |   | | d8
       Y8.| |   | |.8P
       `8b| |   | |d8'
        Y8.|     |.8P
        `8b|  |  |d8'
         Y8.  |  .8P
         `8b | | d8'
          Y8.| |.8P
          `8b   d8'
           Y8. .8P
           `8b d8'
            Y8.8P



Not a skier but a winter theme:


                         .  o
                  .
              .
       __O__/                                            _
      / /                                               _H_ W
       /                                                (")/
    '\/\                                                (.)
        |                                              ( . )
(       `   (    `      (          '       `     )  (        `    )





                                          .-.
                                        .'   `.
                                       /       \
                                       |        \
                                       |         |
                                ___    /__.------.
                             .-'   `-./   |###_##|
                           .'        |..  `--',`-'
                         .'          |\         /
                        /           /  \ . `._.'.
                       /          .'    \   .    `.
                      /        ..'       `._)`.   |
                     |   .  /_.'              |   |
                    /     ./`.                |   |
                    |     /   `.              |  /
                   /     /      `-.           / /
                  /`.   /`.       .`-._      / /
                 /   `./   `-.         `--._/ /||\
                 |    /       `-.          / / || \
                 | / /           `-.__    / /  ||  |  ..
                  `./                 `--/ /  //   |  ||\
                    |                   / /  //   /   || |
                    |                  / /  //   /   //  /
                   /          //       |/  //   /   //  /
                  /          //        /  //   /   //  /
                  |         /         /  //   /   //  /
                 /         /         |  //   /   //  /
                 |         |         | //   /   //  /
                 |        /         / //   /   //  /
                 |        |        | //   /   //  /
                / \       |        |//   /   //  /
               |          |        //   /   //  /
               | /       /|       //   /   //  /
              /         | |      //   /   //  /
              |      |  | |     //   /   //  /
              |      \ / / \   //   /   //  /
              |       |  |    //   /   //  /
              |       |  |   //   /   //  /
              | |    /   |  //   /   //  /
              | |   |    | //   /   //  /
              |     |    |//   /|  //  /
              | |   |    //   / | //  /
              | |   |   //   / / //  /
              |/   /   //   /==_//  /
              | .=(_.-//   /  .//  /
              |/     //   /   //  /
              |     //   /   //  /
              \. --//   /  _//  /
               \__//   / \_//  /
                 //   /   //  /
                //   /   //  /
               //   /   //  /
              //   /   //  /
             //   /   //  /
            //   /   //  /
           //   /   //  /
          //   /   //  /
         //   /   //  /
        //   /   //  /
       //   /   //  /
      //   /   //  /
     //   /   //  /
    //   /   //  /
   //   /   //  /
  //   /   //  /
 //   /   //  /
`/___/   `/__/


Not skiers either:




                                                    *
                                                     ) /  /        _.-----
                                        .-------.   /\        / .-'
                                       ( wheeee! )  ||//   /  .'
                                        `-------'`. )')\     /
                                                     `  /\  /
                                                     ( /  |/
                                                    ( /  //
                                                    (/  //
                                                    /_.'/
                                                       /
                                                      /
                                                     /
                                                    /
                                                   /
                                                  /
       _.--._                                    /
    .-'      `--.__                            .'
   /               `----.___                .-'
  /                         `----.____.----'
 /
/


                                                     *   ,,,
                                                    / \ ///   |    _.-----
                                                  * | |///    ,/.-'
                                                 / \)' )/___/).'
                                                 | | `'   __|/
                                                 )' )_\ _\ |/
                                                  `'  \( )//
                                                  /| \ \=//
                                                 /_ \/_///
                                                (_//(_///
                                                _//_/_//
                                               ((__/  /
                                                     /
                                                    /
                                                   /
                                                  /
       _.--._                                    /
    .-'      `--.__                            .'
   /               `----.___                .-'
  /                         `----.____.----'
 /
/



       ___
      |   |
      |___|
    __I___I__
  \  ( @ @ )
  /\  >---<
    \/  :  \_____
    (   :   )  \
     \  :  /    \_
      >-:-<      \
     /  :  \
    /   :   \
   (    :    )    _.--'
-.__\   :   /.-.-'




Snowboarding

This one looks a bit insecure:

          \
         O/
     \ _/\\
    \  _ _\)
      ( /./
       `. |.
         `._)


This one is better:

         __.O
     \    //\_
    \  _ (/
      ( /.\
       `. |.
         `._)


Kicking up some snow:

            O_
          _/\ \
         __ _)
   ` ` .'_.'_
  `  ` `.____)


Leaning a lot:

      O__
     _/`.\
         `=( '


Jumping, holding on to the board with one hand:

          O_/
      _/\//)
     ( `/(/_
      `. `./
        `._)

       /
     O/
     |_\
  ._/|__|__.


Mad guy jumping upside-down:

     _______
    ' \   / `
       \-/
       | |
    ___| |___
        O
         `-( whee! )


A portrait of me:

    \   ( ouch! )
  \    '
    \_O_/  __
      \\ _(__)
       \//


Jumping, holding on to the end of the board with one hand:


     /
     \O
     /\
    (  \.
    |\_/)
     \//
     //
    `'


     O___
    /\\
   /_ \\
   `.`.>\
     `.`.\
       `.`.
         `.)

Jumping, holding on to the board with one hand:

       |
      O|
     /|
    / |
    )_\
    \\|
     \\
      \)


     /
    |O
    ||\  _
    || \/ )
    ||_/ /
     \/ /
     / /
    (_/




   *              17 October 1997, 02:30 AM         *
           *                                                  *
                 ______  _____  _____  ______
                /      \/    /  \    \/      \   *
     *         /  \    / ___/    \___ \    /  \
              /    \  / /            \ \  /    \           *
             _\____ \ \ \     /\     / / / ____/_
            /   __ \ \ \ \    \/*   / / / / __   \
           /   /  \ \ \ \ \        / / / / /  \   \      *
     *    /___/    \ \ \ \ \______/ / / / /    \___\
                    \ \ \ \        / / / /
 *      /\    __     \ \ \ \______/ / / /     __    /\
       /  \   \_\    /  \ \        / /  \    /_/   /  \     *
      /   /         /   /  \      /  \   \         \   \
     _\  /         /   /    \    /    \   \         \  /_
    /  \ \--------/   /      \__/      \   \--------/ /  \
   /    \------------/       /  \       \------------/    \
  < ------------------------<    >------------------------ >
   \    /------------\       \__/       /------------\    /
    \__/ /--------\ * \      /  \      /   /--------\ \__/
      /  \         \   \    /    \    /   /         /  \
      \   \    __   \   \  /      \  /   /   __    /   /
       \  /   /_/    \  / / ______ \ \  /    \_\   \  /
 *      \/           / / / /      \ \ \ \           \/     *
           ___      / / / / ______ \ \ \ \       ___
          \   \    / / / / /      \ \ \ \ \    /   /
           \   \__/ / / / /        \ \ \ \ \__/   /  *
            \_ ____/ / / /    /\    \ \ \ \____ _/
              /     / / /     \/     \ \ \     \
              \    /  \ \___      ___/ /  \    /
               \  /    \    \    /    / *  \  /        *
    *           \______/\____\  /____/\______/
           *                              *

I just looked out through the window and saw that the world is
     *                   *
           *                       *                      *
 ____    __    ____  __    __   __  .___________. _______  __
 \   \  /  \  /   / |  |  |  | |  | |   *       ||   ____||  |
  \   \/    \/   /  |  |__|  | |  | `---|  |----`|  |__   |  |
   \            /   |   __   | |  |     |  |     |   __|  |  |
    \    /\    /    |  |  |  | |  |     |  |     |  |____ |__|
     \__/  \__/     |__|  |__| |__|     |__|     |_______|(__)
                      *                         *

  *                       with
             *                              *             *
        _______..__   __.   ______   ____    __    ____  __
       /       ||  \ |  |  /  __  \  \   \  /  \  /   / |  |
      |   (----`|   \|  | |  |  |  |  \   \/    \/   /  |  |   *
       \   \    |  . `  | |  |  |  |   \            /   |  |
   .----)   |   |  |\   | |  `--'  |    \    /\    /    |__|
   |_______/    |__| \__|  \______/      \__/  \__/     (__)

                          *                                  *
                __  __  __  __ __  __  __  __
    *          /  \/  \ \ \ \   / / / /  \/  \
              _\      / / / / X \ \ \ \      /_        *
             /       / / / / / \ \ \ \ \       \
             \____   \  / / '---` \ \  /   ____/            *
      *    /\____ \   \ \ \_______/ * /   / ____/\
           \______ \   \ \         / /   / ______/
         /\______ \ \   \ \_______/ /   / / ______/\
        _\ ___   \ \ \   \         /   / / /   ___ /_
       /_ \  /   /  \ \   \_______/   / /  \   \  / _\     *
 *    __ \ \/   /   /  \             /  \   \   \/ / __
     /_ \ \    /   /   /   _______   \   \   \    / / _\
    __ \ \ \--/   /   /   /\     /\   \   \   \--/ / / __
   /  \ \ \------/   /   /  \___/  \   \   \------/ / /  \
 .-\   \------------/   /   /   \   \   \------------/   /-.
<    *                 <---<  *  >--->                      >
 `-/   /------------\   \   \___/   /   /------------\   \-'
   \__/ / /------\   \   \  /   \  /   /   /------\ \ \__/
     __/ / /--\   \   \   \/_____\/   /   /   /--\ \ \__
     \__/ /    \   \   \             /   /   /    \ \__/
  *    __/ /\   \   \  /   _____*_   \  /   /   /\ \__   *
       \__/__\   \  / /   /       \   \ \  /   /__\__/
         / ______/ / /   / _______ \   \ \ \______ \
         \/ ______/ /   / /       \ \   \ \______ \/
      *    / ____  /   / / _______ \ \   \  ____ \
           \/ ____/   / / /       \ \ \   \____ \/   *
             /       /  \ \ .---. /*/  \       \
  *          \__     \ \ \ \ \ / / / / /     __/          *
               /      \ \ \ \ X / / / /      \
               \__/\__/ /_/ /_ _\ \_\ \__/\__/      *
        *               *




This vehicle is called "spark" (which means "kick" in Swedish). It
could be described as "a chair on skates".


          /
         /|
   __.---||
  __.----||
 ( `.____||_______________
  `._____|_______________


      _ _________ _
     (_X_________X_)
        ||     ||
        ||     ||
        |=======|
        ||     ||
        |+-----+|
        /_______\
       //|     |\\
     .'/||     ||\`.
    (---------------)
     `. ||/    || .'
       `-'     `-'

      _ __________ _ /       /
     (_X__________X_)       /
        ||      || /       /
        ||      ||/       /
        |========|       /
        ||      ||      /
        |+------+|     /
        /_______/|    /
       //|   ///||   /
     .'/||  .'/ ||  /
    (--------(  || /
     `. ||/   \ ||/
       `-'     `-'

       __ ________ __  /       /
      (__X___VK___X__)/       /
         ||      ||  /       /
         ||      || /       /
         |+-====-+|/       /
         ||      ||       /
         ||      ||      /
         ||_____/||     /
         /       /|    /
        /_______/||   /
       //||  /// ||  /
     .'/ || /'/  || /
    (--------(   ||/
     `.  |/   \  |/
       `-'     `-'


        __ ________ __  /       /
       (__X___VK___X__)/       /
          ||      ||  /       /
          ||      || /       /
          |+-====-+|/       /
          ||      ||       /
          ||      ||      /
          ||_____/||     /
          /       /|    /
         /_______/||   /
        //||  /// ||  /
       // || ///  || /
      //  ||///   ||/
    .'/   |/'/    |/
   (--------(     /
    `.   /   \   /
      `-'     `-'



_\/_  _\/_ *_\/_  _\/_  _\/_  _\/_* _\/_  _\/_  _\/_  _\/_  _\/_ *_\/_
 /\ *  /\    /\    /\ *  /\    /\    /\    /\ *  /\  * /\    /\    /\
      *      *                    *                           *
_\/_      *         Lule�, Sweden, 15 October 1998       *        _\/_
 /\     __.__                                 *                    /\
*  * .-'     `-.      *                   *
_\/.'           `.             *                      *         * _\/_
 //     _.--._    \                                                /\*
 |     /      \    |  *           *                         *
_|    |   *    |___|        *           *        *                _\/_
 |     \                                                 *         /\
  \     `-._   *    ____       ___*    __.__     ___             ___
_\/`.       `-.    |    \  *  |   | .-'     `-. |   |           |   |_
*/\  `-._      `-. |     \    |   |'           `.   |     *    *|   |*
    *    `-.      `.      \   |   |   .-'"`-.    \  |           |   |
_\/_        `.      \      \ *|   |  / *     \    | |    ___    |   |_
 /\   *     * \      | \    \ |   | |         |   | |   |   |   |   |
 _____         |     | |\    \|   | |      *  |   | |  *|   |   |   |
|     |  *     |     | | \    \   |  \       /    | \   /   \ * /   |_
|      `.____.'      | |  \       |   `-._.-'    /   `-'  _  `-'   /\
 \                  /  | * \      |.           .' \      / \      /
_\`.              .'___|    \_____| `-._____.-'    `.__.'   `.__.'_\/_
 /\ `-.________.-'  *         *       *        *      *            /\
*     *                *           *                          *
_\/_  _\/_  _\/_  _\/_  _\/_  _\/_  _\/_ *_\/_  _\/_  _\/_  _\/_  _\/_
 /\    /\    /\  * /\    /\   */\    /\    /\    /\  * /\    /\   */\


Winter clothes


hat:

          _____
       .-'     `-.
      /           \
     |-.           |
     |  \          |
     [__|__________|_______


         ____
      .-'    `-.
     /          \
    |            |
    |            |
    |    _______ |
    |   /       \|
    |  |         |
    |  |         |
    |  |         |
    |__/--------'

        .--------.
       /          `.
      |         .-. \
      |         |  `.|
      |_________|   /|\
     (___________)  |||


ear-muffs:

               .####.
             .#'    `#.
             #        #
             #        #
            .#.      .#.
           /###\    /OOO\
           #####    OOOOO
           \###/    \OOO/
            `-'      `-'

scarf:

                 _.-.
          _.----'    `.
         /             `.
        /                `-._
      .'     __.----.        `-._
   .-'      /        `-._       =
  //       /             `-.    =
   //    .'                 `--.=
    // .'
     //

gloves:

        _______
    ___/_______)____
 .-'-'   ____)______)
|    .-'    ______)__)
|    ---    _______))
|    `-.   _______))
 `---.___________)


        _______
    ___/_______)____
 .-'-'   ____)____  \
|                 \  )
|                  )/
|                 //
 `---.___________/


boots:

       ________
    __(_____  <|
   (____ / <| <|
   (___ /  <| L`-------.
   (__ /   L`--------.  \
   /  `.    ^^^^^ |   \  |
  |     \---------'    |/
  |______|____________/]
  [_____|`-.__________]




Advent calendar 1998


1 December

Snow

                                       _____O
                                      /_   /
                                      |o\ /_
                                      \_.-. )
                                     (_|   `
                                     //|/  |\
                                    //.' .' |
                                   (__.-'___|
      _.-------.__                //   / / /
_.---'            `---._      /`-//   / (_ `
                        `-. .'' ) /  _|_|\__\
                           `-'__.'__(___|__)_)__
                                            


2 December

More snow


            /##\    /##\
            \##/    \##/
           .------------.
           |.----------.|
         _ ||     /..\ || _
        ( \||    | __ |||/ )
         \_||_____/__\_||_/
           /            \
       ----.__  _   ___ _\
       \      `----._     |
       _|__          `--._|
    .-'    `-._           \
  .'    .'     `-._        |
    /  /  .'       `-.     | /
             /    -   `.  /.-'
         '     '     `. \-'



3 December

Who has been here?

                                      .-  _
                                     (_.-'

                                           .-  _.
                                  .       (_.-'
                                 (_.'
                             .
                            (_.'
              .-  _
             (_.-'

                  .-  _
         .       (_.-'
        (_.'
    .
   (_.'



4 December

Skate

       _________
       L       (>'}
       L       (>{)
       |       (>\`-
       |       (>|`
       |       (>|
       L       (>\
      J          <\
      |           <`.
      J            '<`-._
       L______        '< `-.
        \   | `-.           |
         \__|    `-._______.'_
        __) (_______) (_) (_) }
       |_____________________}


A pair of skates          
          
          _________
       ___L_____  (>'}
       L       (>'}>{)
       L       (>{)>\`-
       |       (>\`-|`
       |       (>|`>|
       |       (>|(>\
       L       (>\  <\
      J          <\  <`.
      |           <`. '<`-._
      J            '<`-._'< `-.
       L______        '< `-.   |
        \   |_`-.           |_.'_
         \__| (__`-._______.'_ ) }
        __) (_______) (_) (_) }_}
       |_____________________}



5 December

Reindeer


     /)/)/) /).-')
    ////((.'_.--'   .(\(\(\                   n/(/.')_         .
   ((((_/ .'      .-`)))))))                  `-._ ('.'        \`(\
  (_._ ` (         `.   (/ |                      \ (           `-.\
      `-. \          `-.  /                        `.`.           \ \
         `.`.          | /                /)         \ \           | L
           `.`._.      ||_               (()          `.\          ) F
   (`._      `. <    .'.-'                \`-._____    ||        .' /
    `(\`._.._(\(\)_.'.'-------------.___   `-.(`._ `-./ /     _.' .'
      (.-.| \_`.__.-<     `.    . .-'   `-.   _> `-._((`.__.-'_.-'
          (.--'   ' |    \ \     /| \.-./ |\ `-.   _.'>.___,-'`.
             (  o  <      |     |  `o   o'  |  /(`'.-'   --.    \
           .'     /      .'   _ |   |   |   |  ( .'/  o .-'   \  |
           (__.-.`-._  -'    '   \  \   /  /    ' /    _/      | J
                 \_  `.      _.__.L |   | J      (  .'\`.    _/-./
                   `-<  .-L|'`-|  ||\\V/ ||       `'   L \  /   /
                      |J  ||    \ ||||  |||            |  |_|  )
                      ||  ||     )||||  |||            || / ||J
                      (|  (|    / |||)  (||            |||  |||
                      ||  ||   / /||||  |||            |(|  |||
                      ||  ||  / / ||||  |||            |||  |||
_______.------.______/ |_/ |_/_|_/// |__| \\__________// |--( \\---------
                    '-' '-'       '-'    `-`          '-'    `-`


6 December

Baking bread

                  ....
               .'      `.
             .' .-'``-._ `.
             | / -    - ` |
            / |'<o>  <o> | \
           | (|    '`    |) |
           |   \  -==-  /   |
           |    `.____.'    |
           \     |    |     |
           _\_.'`-.__.-'`._/_
         .'| |`-.  /\  .-'| |`.
      _.'   \ \  `'  `'  / /   `._
     { `.    | `-.____.-' |    .' }
     /`. `./ /   __  __   \ \.' .'\
    /   `.| |   /  \/  \   | |.'   \
   (    (  \ \  \      /  / /  )    )
    `.   \  Y|   `.  .'   |Y  /   .'
      \   \ ||_ _ _\/_ _ _|| /   /
       `.  \|'            `|/  .'
_______/  _ >--------------< _  \______.##._
      ((((_(                )_))))   .##. |
     / ```` `--------------' ''''\   |  | |
    (                             \  |  |-'
     )                             ) `--'
    (          _        _.---.__.-'
     `-.___.--' `------'      



7 December

Ginger bread                                    FIXA RECEPT!


                            _.---._    _.---._              
                           /       `--'       \   
                          |                    | 
        ___               |                    |
       /   \               \                  /              ___             
       \   /                `.              .'              /   \            
    _.-'   `-._               \            /                \   /            
   /           \               `.        .'              _.-'   `-._         
  /             \                \      /               /           \        
 /  .         .  \                `.  .'               /             \       
(_.' |       | `._)                 \/                /  .         .  \      
     |       |        .-.      __.-----------._    _ (_.' )       ( `._)     
     |       |        |  `----'                `--' /    /         \         
     F   .   J   __.-'                             /    /           \        
    J   J L   L |                                 |    J             L       
    |   F J   |  \_                               |    |             |       
    F  J   L  J    `--._                          |    |             |       
   J   F   J   L        |   .----.________.---.   |    J             F       
   |  J     L  |        |  /                   \  |     \_    _    _/        
   `--'     `--'        `-'                     `-'       \_.' `._/          


8 December

Winter clothes
                                                                _..._
     .|||||.            .|||||.            .|||||.            .'     `.
    |"""""""|          |"""""""|          |"""""""|          /  _____  \
    | o   o |          | o   o |          | o   o |          | /o   o\ |
   (|   ^   |)        (|   ^   |)        (|   ^   |)         ||   ^   ||
    |  -=-  |          |  -=-  |          |  -=-  |          `|  -=-  |'
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(_\___() ()___/_)  (_\___() ()___/_)  (_\___() ()___/_)   (_____._|_._____)

   
9 December

Feeding the birds


  `. |& & & & | |##|  |                 _        |     '/     _.-.-'
    \| & & & &| |##|  |  `-._          <o)       |      |   .'.-'
_____|& & & & | |##|  |     _>--._____ ( \__     |  '   | .'.'
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 | |/ `-'  `-'| |##|  |               '      | )'|      |
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###################|__|____.________.-----''-----'      `-------'
                              .  ' `  .  '
                             ' ` `  `  '



10 December

Bear

                      |
                     /|\
                    //|\\
 |                  //|\\                                   /
/|\         |      ///|\\\                                 /
/|\\       /|\     ///|\\\          |                     /
/|\\      //|\\   ////|\\\\  __    /|\                   /
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/|\\\\   ///|\\\ /////|\\\\\     ///|\\\    ` .-'
/|\\\\  ////|\\\\/////|\\\\\\    ///|\\\    .'
/|\\\\\ ////|\\\\/////|\\\\\\   ////|\\\\.-'
/|\\\\\/////|\\\\\////|\\\\\\\     ___.-'
/|\\\\\\-'      ________.---------'
---------------'



11 December

Skiing


                                                   |
                                                  /|\
                                                 //|\\
                                                 //|\\
     |                                          ///|\\\     |
    /|\                                         ///|\\\    /|\
   //|\\       .      o----.                   ////|\\\\  //|\\     |
   //|\\       (%)     `.  /)   )\             ////|\\\\  //|\\\   /|\
  ///|\\\        \    ___`'(___// \           /////|\\\\\///|\\\  //|\\
  ///|\\\         \  /.-/  .---'   \          /////|\\\\\///|\\\\ //|\\
 ////|\\\\         \'/ /  /        (%)       //////|\\\\////|\\\\///|\\\
 ////|\\\\          ' /(  `-.        `       //////|\\\\////|\\\\///|\\\
/////|\\\\\      ,---' .`--. \              ///////|\\\/////|\\\////|\\\\
/////|\\\\\______/ ---'___)_\_\________)____///////|\\\/////|\\\////|\\\\____
                                                               /////|\\\\\




12 December

Why the guy in yesterday's picture was in such a hurry


                                                   |
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    /|\                               o         ///|\\\    /|\
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                                                               /////|\\\\\







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  ,---' .`--. \           
__/ ---'___)_\_\________)_



13 December

Lucia
                      __.-----.__
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`-._  \     /`-.            `  -'   /
    '-.`._.'    `-.         '    .-'
                   `-.________.-'


14 December

Decorating the plastic "tree"

              /______/          .----------.
     \__  \|//                 ( Hmmm.... ? )
        \ \|/                  /`----------'
        _\\|/ /_______/       / __
          \|//   \______/_ ,,,,(/ \
          \|//    \       /_';;;,'\ \
          \|/  /          )o  ');  \ `.
          \|/ /____/_    /    ';;  /  /
       _\ \|//    \       |___/.' /  /
     _/  \\|/    ((\)    .--'  `-'  /            _____________ 
     /    \|/     `. \  /         .'            /            / 
          \|/       \ \/         |        _____/___________./  
          \|/        `._.'|      |        \           \   /  \ 
     _\__ \|/             |      |         \___________\./   / 
     /   \\|/             |      |         /|           |\  /  
          \|/         _.-' `--.__|        /'|  Natural  | `|   
           |       .-'_.-'       )          |  looking  |  |
           |      /  /   .------.'`-.__     |  tree     | /
          /|\     \__\___________|_____\    |___________|/

(send any comments about today's picture to fresun-6@sm.luth.se)


15 December

Seal



              _.-----.__
           .-'          `-._
          /                 `-.            ______.----.___
         /  /          `.      `-._.------'               `-.
        /       - ` | -  \    \ | `.
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      / `. _ \     __ '                 ` __. /  /
     (/     / `._        ,   (          .'  .' .'
     ',(_(_/     `----.__(    \ ____.--.(___.-'
       ' '               )     )
                        '(,),)'





joan [email] 15 Dec. 05:30, from: 152.163.213.59, purple

I gotta go-- Hopefully I'll get some decent sleep...
I haven't been able to rest well.  I fell off the ladder
putting the lights on the xmas tree-- fell about 3 feet
(1+ meter) onto the living room floor.  The tree ended
up on top of me along with the ladder.  I've been pretty
sore.  Nothing broken, thankfully.  But I'm not as young
as I used to be and everything hurts more.

How about that for a pic?  me falling backwards off of
a ladder while decorating?


16 December

The Dangers of Christmas

         __/\__ )
       \ \    /         .-.
         /_  _\        ( ? )
         _/\/        .' `-'
      ( (= \    .-. '
         |\'\  /   |  
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     ( //|\\\ `._.'________
       //|\\ \     ____|_ <
      ///|\\\ \    \     \_\ )
      ///|\\\  \    \ \
     ////|\\\\  \  .-\
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        _|_        | |  |
    ( +-| |-+    | |    \_ )
        \_/        |     |
______.-'-`-.______A_____A_____________

(Thanks to Joan for the idea)


17 December

The Dangers of Christmas, II

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         \    /      _/     .-.
         /_  _\   _==/|    ( ! )
           \/\_  (\`/||  .' `-'
            (= \ ==/.-. '
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/////////|\\\\\\\\/ ( \ 
        _|_      /    /  -
    ( +-| |-+ ( O    \  -
        \_/          /    -
______.-'-`-._______O__________________

(Thanks to Joan for the idea)





18 December

The Dangers of Christmas, III

                      
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            ========\.-----'| .---------------------.
           \\\\\\\\.'||////| ( but I saved the star! )
          \\\\\\\.'||||//|   /`---------------------'
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===.'|||||/ \\\\\     |    |/  / \ \  _  __/
 .'|||||+-|_|-+       |____/  /   \ \' )/
   |||////| `.___.----'      /  __/\_.'   
__////////|________________.'_O'__________________

(Thanks to Joan for the idea)

19 December

Fetching a *real* Christmas tree


            |
           /|\
          //|\\
          //|\\
         ///|\\\                            .---.
         ///|\\\                           /o\   \
        ////|\\\\                        o \-_|.'`O
        ////|\\\\_.--._()               ().-'  `.  _.---.__
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`-._. //////|\\\\\.'  .'_.' / \ .-'        _|||  \____.----.
       `^^^^^^|(__.--' /  .' \_)          ((__) _ \________]
 `-.__     '"`        (___.-'       _.--'                    `-


20 December

Hare

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      \\\  / /  |
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     .'      /
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        ) )    )  |               |
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    __/ /  /'   `--`.   \       __.'
  .' .-'  /_.--------\   |  --.'  /
  `-<____//              \_____.-'
          `-.___________.'
 
 
 

21 December

Christmas dinner soon

                                        ____.------.___
                           _______.----'`` ``` `` ``` ``-.
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   (`.  .'` __',`''''.--'/   ' /'-----'              | ' /  ))
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      `'--'---'        |;|   /   ,,,,;;;;;;;;;;,,,,, |-' /`  |
                       |;|-'|   ,;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;/  /|`'''
                       ''',,,''',,,,,,,,,,,,,,,'    /,,'''
                                   ''''

22 December

Christmas shopping

             ________________________________
            /                                \
           |   ___                     _ _    \
           |  |_ _|  ___ __ ___ __ __ (_) |_   |
           |   | |  (_-</ _` \ V  V / | |  _|  |
           |  |___| /__/\__,_|\_/\_/  |_|\__|  |
           |     ___ ___ ___  ___ _____ _      |
           |    | __|_ _| _ \/ __|_   _| |    /
           |    | _| | ||   /\__ \ | | |_|   /
            \   |_| |___|_|_\|___/ |_| (_)  /
   .---._    \                             /
  /    / )    \    _______________________/       _.---.
 /    / /-\   /  .'/   _ _      _  __ __   \     ( \    \
|    / /   > / .' /  _| | |_ ||(_)/ // _|__ \   /6\ \    \
|   / /   C '-'  |  |_  .  _(_-< / /_> _|_ | \ <   \ \    |
| /(_/____/      |  |_     _/ _//_/(_)____|   > )   \ \   |
|/  ( .-. )       \   |_|_|  ||             .'  \____\_)\ |
O  / /   \ \       \____________________ _.'    ( .-. )  \|
  | |     | |        /                 /|      / /   \ \  O
  | |     | |_______/-----------------/ |     | |     | |
  | |     | |      /________________ /  |____.| |     | |
  | |     `._____ (|_TRAIN SET      |   |     | |     | |
  | |           /'   \  == ====== __|)________.'      | |
  |  \          \.___/i- [ ][][][/   `\               | |
  |   `---------'  | /_ooo+o----o\___./              /  |
  |         |      |________________|/`-------------'   |



23 December

Wrapping presents

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                                                        ._.|)\
                                                        )/    \
                                                        |  o   |
                                                        |o4_  ' \
                         __________________              `-      \
                        /                 /|            .' | |    |
                       /-----------------/ |      .-._ (_.-| | |_ |    _
                      /________________ /  |     <    `-._/|/ /    \.-' )
                      | TRAIN SET      |   |__.---`-._    `-._|     _.-'
   _            ______|    == ====== ==|   |      )   `-._    `-._-'
  ( `-._-------'__    |  i- [ ][][][ ][|  / _  .-'   /    `-._   .-.
   `-._ `-._   (o))   | /_ooo+o----o+o-| / (X)'   o./___      `.'   )
       `-._ `-._ \\   |________________|/         O'          __.--'
           `-._ `-._           __________________.-----------'
               `-.(o)___.-----'
                                                                           


24 December

Finally Christmas eve!



         .-----------------------.
        (  Mommy, where's Kitty?  )                       .---._
         \ _.--------------------'                       (      `.
   .---. /'                                               \    .-.\
  /     \                                                 .(//)
-----------------------------.                         .-'     `-.
                              |                    _.-'           `-. 
                              |                _.-'                  `-.
                              |             .-'             _______     `.
                              |           .'              .'__   __\      \
                              |.---.    .'              .' /-.\ /.-\\      \
                              |     |  /               /   \.-\O/-./ \      |
                              |     | |               /   .'.-//-.\`. *purr* \
                              |     | |              / __/// ||   \\ \_\     |
                              |     |/              / /.'//  ||    \\ `.\    |
                              |     ||             / /=_''   LL     ``=/ \   |
                              |     ||            / /_______//_______ /|/|\  |
                              |     ||            | |      ||        |  /| | |
                              |     ||            | |______||________|/  | | |
                              |     ||            | |______||________|/|/ /  |
                              |     ||             \|      ||        | / /   |
______________________________|____/ |              \______||________|/ /    |
                                | |  |               `._______________.'     |
________________________________|_|_/_________________________________________\_



25 December

Big Dinner
           
          .-------------------------. 
         (  I heard you! Don't feed  )
          \  the cat at the table!  /  ,;;;;;,
           `---------------------. | ,;;;;;;;;;,
                                  \| ;;;;;;;;;;;
                                   ` ;;;;;;;;;;;
 .-------------.                     ;;;;;;;;;;;
( (do you       \                     ;;;;;;;;; 
 \   like fish?) )                     `;;;;;'
  `._______  __.'    _              .---'---`---.
           |/ _____ ' \  OoOO8o    /             \
     sSSSs '  \    )_  \oOOO8OOoO /    .--x--.    \
    SSSSSSS    )  (  ) ==========/   .'  (_)  `.   \       _
   sSSSSS o\  (    )/  |        /  /||         ||\  \  ___/
___SSSSS _= ___\__/_____\______(__/_||         ||_\__)[___]_
--.SSSS`<                           ||         ||  |
   |     `.  |               __  |  ||         ||
   |   .-. \    ..      |   (  \    ||         ||
   |--/   \ \   ))\  |       | |    ||_________||
   |  `-.  \ \  /@ \         | |   /(|_________|)\
___|___  \  (`&<    `--------' |   | |||     ||| |        |
___|___)  |    _`.             |   | |||     ||| |
  ||  ||  |   ( `'             |   | |||   | ||| |
  ||  ||  \    `--/  ______(   / | |_|||     |||_|      |
  ||  ||   |  |  / .'     > \ <  .-' ||==-=-==|| `-.
_/||._||_._.\_._(_/_._._.(_/(_/_(____||_._._._||____)_._._._





26 December

Snowmobile

                         ___
                       .'   \
                       | .--.|
                       |(`--'|
                       /\`'`'|_
                      /  `::'  `.
                     /           \
                     |   |     |  \       _
                     \   \_    |  .\__.--' \
                .----|\    `---<\// |       \
                |`+'_| `.___|._./\|  |       \
                `.|' |'     \    `|   |       \
                _/   `.(    ))---/`-.__|_.--'--`.
               ((_    /\   .' `-/._ `.  `-._     `-._
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                                    `--._.-'-'""        ``._//_))
                                 ` ` --'--\\   ._    ` ` _____.'
                                '    `-.`- \\ //)\  '
                                  '     `-._ .' .'    '
                                            `--'




27 December

Leftover party
                                               _____
                                             .'     `.
                                .-.-.--.    /         \
                               ( *burp* )   |________| |
                                `-'-'`-'`.  |(o)  (O)|\|
                                          ` ( _/__\_ ) O
                                .-.--.-.     (  ==  )
                               ( *yum!* )  .-'`.  .'`-.
        _               .-.    ( *purr* ) /  |  \/  |  \
       ( \    _____    / ._)   ( *yawn* )/  /   |:   \  \
        \ `.-'     `-.' /(')_ .'`-'`-'-'(  /| __|:__ |\  )
   ______\             .'`-' \           \_\|' o\/- `|/ /        _
__(_______)                 ` |\__________\_\   |    /_/____.---/_____
         /              .-.___\             /   __   \    ((888/8))
        / .'-._____.-`. \     _         _  / \.'  `.  \  _ |`---'|
       (_/    _ (_)  _ \_)  <3_)--     ( \/\_/\----.\_/\/ )|     |
            ><_>_(_)(_)  `o             \_.' ( O o88) `._/ `-----'
          o   ><_> <_>< o ooo                 `----'



(Can you tell I live in the far, far, north of Sweden?)


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