Snow angel

I have penguins with snowmen, penguins with snowballs, penguins playing in the snow, even penguins filled with snow, but this is the only penguin I have making a snow angel. The flat glass bulb is covered with a snowy frosting and a painted penguin is flapping its wings and feet to make the angels wing and flowing gown. The ornament is also filled with snowflakes, like a number of others in the collection. I wonder if I’m supposed to fill them with water so the snow inside can be shaken like a snow globe, but I’m afraid of making a mess or breaking the ornament.

Snow Caps by Seasons of Cannon Falls, MN, flat glass snow-filled bulb with painted penguin making a snow angel

Acquired: July 29, 2009, Christmas Spirit, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Number: 692

Size: 4 inches in diameter

Price: $17.50

Happy feet

There’s so much going on with this guy, I almost don’t know where to start: the big white boa, those rosy cheeks, the glitter-dusted face, and the big clear belly full of snow painted with red snowflakes and what looks like pinwheels and flowers. All of those things set this ornament apart from the rest of the pack, but what does it for me are those crazy feet dangling at the bottom.

Seasons of Cannon Falls glass, snow-filled bulb with a penguin head and dangling feet, made in China

Acquired: July 29, 2009, Christmas Spirit, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Number: 693

Size: 5.5 inches tall

Price: $10.50