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About the only ascii pictures I have time for these days are greeting
cards. I make two or three every year but hardly ever think of posting
them here. Being stuck at home this year has reminded me that I should
finally share them. These are my Christmas cards for the last several
years.
An old one first - Father Christmas:
_____ _ __,----. --., =\\_,
_|_ | (_)-' _,,-\ --\\/ -'\\_
| |_%|_ `--. / /.( Ho Ho Ho! '\\_ (\ .\__
__|_|___|]--. \/'\ _) / (\ .\__ __D
\ `--. /'.`'"\ _-._ __( ,-------/ __D /
\ `. \ `--.} _,(___(======--(',----------'\ /-^-/
) \ \ \______#__)\ \ ``-|----..._]__,-^-/ ||
_n_____ \ \___________|| _.' \ ,) ] || "'||
|_____| `-______________________,''\ \ // `""""""""'|| ||
|[] []| / __/_____|____|_____\__\__\,' \\ \_\ || \_\
|__]__| __/__________|___________\,' \_\ ,------.\_\
\\ _________________ ,-'-. / \______\ . _
,--------------. /________________/\ /_____\ | |[] []| /_\( )
/ hjm / \ | [)^(] [)_(] | | | | |_|__[]__| " |
And the elves in his workshop:
.___________________________________________________________________________.
__?____?____?____?__ __?____?____?____?____?____?____?____?____?__
_._ __?__ | || || || | | || || || || || || || || |
/ \ | | | E || R || R || Y | | C || H || R || I || S || T || M || A || S |
\ / / M | |___||___||___||___| |___||___||___||___||___||___||___||___||___|
/\ /-'|___|
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|===| o/ \ -/ | ||\\ :{ [_]_ _____ |_/.( ___,H \_((_ I\ \o / |_/.( |Z]o|__n (^_^) ( ).\_| .-' \ -
|===| /. \/| || \ | [__] ======== | \ -/ ,(___/U | | \/.\ '\ -/ D]|____() -|*|- | \- / \(%)\ -
|===| | \/ || ] @] [__] ======== || |. |/ |/ |> |____| /__\ /.__/ OO OO /~\ |\ /.\ \ \ -
%%%% /' {| |"H""""""""""""H"|| |_\/ "H""""""""""""H" o / _/| / \ "H""""""""""""H" \/_| \ \
/____\ [. } H H || \ | H H \/_/ /_____\ H H | / _\.-'__
bb | || H H || |_|, H H ||_, H H _|| | | |
|--+--|
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|\ /\ | /=/)) | ). \/ \/ '( __\%/__ ). '| ||-| o)|__|__|
__ | \ / \ -=<||_|.\(( .___________. E \>_/\) \ c/ |__|__| \- / |/ ).( /__|__|
___ || / \/____\ |__/ | ) (o) (x) +- |\ /.\ X /.__/|__|__|\__.\ o |_\/
/---\ ||.--"""""""/ "H""""""""""""H"| [==| "H""""""""""""H" \/ \\) |-*| O==| | | ,
|===| || `-.| |-' H ====|==== H /__\ H H /_._._\ /____\ /_/\ \|`\/_,_
\---/ hjm [==] /_/\_\ H ====|==== H dd H H dd /_ \_ _/ _\ \, o o
Time to decorate the Christmas tree:
,_8,. _/\_ ,_8_,
,_) () (_ >,.< ,_) () (_,
)_( )_( / \ )_( )_(
' ` ` /'; *\ ' ` ' `
/* `';.\
/ o * ,\
/`+. ( )\
/(_)`'=." *\
/ , * `; \
/ o ( ) * `+\
/+,.* " o * \
/*. `"+=,._ * ()
/ (_) * ,*'``"+,.\
/_,___*_( )___,_*__\
( ) |" | (_)
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| || | \,--%--. /---. | || |
|===][==|""|""| |/ |==| || |
|___||__|__|__|____|_____|__|_||_|
And hang up stockings for the whole family:
___ .-+-.
_____ /.-.\ |\ /\_|_/\ == ___
_| Wo| || || \|_| o_o (-<###>-) || \ /
( |Gre| || "" || \\ \(")/ \/_|_\/ _/__\___Y__
--["|"|"|"]--^^^^----||-=="=---HHH----"IIIII"---.' -%- :---
--\ \ | / /--|==|----\/-| |---| |-----|=U=|----: _:---
`.'''.' |==| | -| '._) |=T=| : . :
| 0 | |==| | | |=D=| : :: :
|(:)| |==\ .' #| ___._ | | : = :: :
|"""| \//\ /o ,' ___|__ \ - \ : : : :
| | \//) `^' ' __|_ \ - \ : : : :
/ | "" __________________ \ - ) : : : :
,' .' .___ | | * . | | """ : : : :
( _,' ____|___. | | , . | | _.__ : : : :
"" .___|___|___ | | )\ ) ( ,( /)| | ___|__ : : : :
_|___|__ ' | |( ,( \()( )) (| | _|___|_ : : : !:
' | /\-"._-.=._-'='\ | ' .' : : '.
_____________________|/________________\|_______'._.'___'._.'__
___hjm_________________________________________________________
A plum pudding ready for the feast:
,
r,-`--^_)\
) '-._ '<_ ,_)\_ /L_/
?'< '. C,__ / __ `_ {
^Z_ \__/ \==-'' _<`
' )__/ \__/ _`-v\|\,(
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.-' /_ |,_\ '-.
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.' '.
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7-. ,-. |\ \
/ '/ ,`. |.| A |'`. \
|: |/'.|/ '| /.\ /:.: | |
/. .V.: / . | _,--. . /' |/. . '\ /|/\
| :.O' |': .| | '.. \/ \ | :. '': '. U. '|
/' .:..! '. | / .' : . :'||: .: . .. 'O..' \
| : .' '.:. :||:. ':: . \|:' . :: ' .' .::|
|. ' :' ; . /. ' : . ' : . . ': . :' : :.|
_| ' , ': : ': . ' '.' '()' : .. :. ' . |_
.-"" |: . :. .' .. ' '.'.: ' :. ' . ' . :. :. :'| ""-.
"._ '-...___.'. ': .: . '.:' : ':' .:' .___..hjm _."
"--..___ """"-----...........-----"""" ___..--"
"""""-----.............-----"""""
Some traditional pursuits - ice skating:
Oo /*///\*\\\ //@\#\
/o\O *////*\\\\*\ __ //@//\\\@\
/O/\\o //*//\\*\\ -. `. //#/\@\\
o///\oO\ O--. ////*/\\\\\* /' \ ) @//@/#\\@\
/O//o\\\\\ / /. */*//*\\\*\\ 7 |,' //#///\\#\\@
/o//oO\o \_/ - ////*//\\*\\*\ %%%% /@///@\\\\
///O/\\\\o ,=( /*////*\\\*\ /. .%% ///@//#\#\@\
o//o/\o\O\ /|. \\ ///*/\\*\\ || ||% @/#//@\\\\#\
//O///O\\\o\ _ __/ | \ \___ _ ///\\\ _ _|| ||% //@//\\@\\
///\\\ (_|___/) \____|_) (_|____/| //\\
|==== """"|
hjm ...---''''---'' /. | --.. / \ | -''-...
.' , _____/ \ | ```---..--'' / ,'\ ( ```--''---.
-' --- [| _|__.'| | | / \ \ ------
[|_) |_| ------ |_| \_\ ---
--- ` | | ,| | .\ \ ----
|__) ----- (___| (___|
------- `====' `=====' `=====' -------
----
Singing carols along with a festive brass band:
,-. O__ _ooo_ _.--._ __
,' _/.--------. / _\ o888888 ### _(*) _..._/_ '.
\_/..'\ /' | /.. _. 8". ."8 .. #/ \ /..'.|
X > \ / __ .=(/ > =====<_ ) '| U |' . cuuu L #| uuu| ||< '\/
\ (-D,| |/--\ ( \ {-c==,,=========. \ O / ( )==--TTT--v-c / /III|_.-c /%
#### \"=,_/|H||| '=/##\Y =Y_/=========' __/\=/\__ ' '--/\n--' ,--\ |III/ |,==\
|. .# | |\|=|H| | \" / / / '\ Y /' \ \_ \ \,', | ||.-| |I. .\
| \ \_|__||r/3|| | \ \/ / | \ \ | \=\( / ,| E`-.| | | ||
| \______#[_3|| | \__/ T"""""""""""""T \ \/ / | `-/_ `-.| ||
| # | ||U|=|| | / | |==| | \__/ | `--`-._ /|
| # \ \|_|/ | \====-] '-._ o| o| _.-' |o | | '' |
hjm | | \______/ | | | |'-._.-'| | |o | | \
How about The Twelve Days of Christmas:
\------={ 1 }=------/ \------={ 2 }=------/ \------={ 3 }=------/
| _ | | _ | | m |
| ("> _| | _/o) | | .\| /.> |
| ,-'. { _,='| | _,-'"=(` | | \\ `--' u" |
| ,' .:: / ,=') | | __-' _,'/ | | }\ _, ) |
|/,-:::;' _,='/7|\ | | _,=`-.._.-' | | `-..-' |
| _\\_,="` (_)(,)| | " | | |_\, |
/-------------------\ /-------------------\ /-------------------\
\------={ 4 }=------/ \------={ 5 }=------/ \------={ 6 }=------/
| ,. | | _____ | | _ |
| ,-" 0\_ | | .-" "-. | | /.> |
| -.__." / | | //_.-----._\\ | | || |
| `;.___.' | | ( \_ _/ ) | | _.--'\ |
| " \\_ | | \ '-----' / | | -=' ) |
| ' ` | | '-._____.-' | | O`\.__-' |
/-------------------\ /-------------------\ /-------------------\
\------={ 7 }=------/ \------={ 8 }=------/ \------={ 9 }=------/
| _ | | ._. | | .___ ___. |
| ('> | | -(_)- | | \ o/ / |
| || | | __o__' ' __ _ | | \ /Y / |
| ._-""""-.|| | | u H u /| __U | | /_\ |
| \_ , ) | | /_\ |" | | | -------'`------ |
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | | ''' " ''''''''''' | | \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ |
/-------------------\ /-------------------\ /-------------------\
\-----={ 10 }=------/ \-----={ 11 }=------/ \-----={ 12 }=------/
| \o/ | | , | | d` __ d` d` __ |
| /T\ | |_\o /\._ _../~\ | | d d d d |
|/_|_\ |"| A | | O\, / _ \/ ^ \ \| | _._ o_/ -=-/ |
| |I| A [0]| | /#@ (;\ `_ ' | | | =_ <[#] |/\ |
|_ _ HvvHvvvHvH|I|| | L )( /n\ n , | | |/[#]/ \[]| | |
|/"""\ IIIIIIIIIIII|| |''''''~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | AA A \__/ A A |
/-------------------\ /-------------------\ /---------------hjm-\
Building a snowman:
_,,.
////_\
((( '\
))) -/ ,-'''''-..
_) ( ,'"-. ()
/.`---\ /""-,`-, (
| `---^\ _|0 "-,"=,)
| | | =) ) <.__) "=J
\ | | / ( \==" /
|| | =|__ [^^] _.8888oo888._
|| `""[o]|"""; _.-, _-' o88" """ '-_
/ `._____..J""" O /. _ .' o88" '.
| | \ | - / }o.' 888" | '.
/ .__. =| _.. ###,'`/ / o88" | | \
| ! ! | / /. / -' ,' /o o88" | | \
| =| \ \- ( _,'# | 888 | _ | |
|________' > { ( 8# |o III | | |
'~~~~~~' |\ \_o8o (___8) | (_ | |
\ | | \__[=' / \ \o L.L.L' /
|==| /===| /______\ \ /
| | (___) \ | \ /
| | \_| |=| '. .'
| |-. [ ] \ L '. .'
|____| [__) \_) '-._______hjm_.-'
And a ghost story for a winter evening:
,
_/'(
/ , (
\ () / ,,,,,,,
|""""| _,%,^_%=}{-V='`%,
|----/ {,}=%'^ '"%}`{
d3 C] /// -=- -=- \\\
EP-/| ||' {.) (.} '||
/.' \. //| (_) |\\
-' \ :: _///|\..mmmmm../|\\\_
:\ .:': _.='''//\\\(^===^)///\\'''=._
:.\: :\_.-{. '\\||\"""/||//' .}.
':.' : | ':. : \|||||/ : .:' \
: : ':. '. \|||/ .' .:' \
': : ':. : '|' : .:' |
':.:' / ':. .:' \ |
':' /| ':. .:' | |
\ .' | :: :: | |
'..' | :.: | |
|________.=====.________| |
|________[--___]________::::::.
| '=====' : :
hjm | ::: : :
"...a jolly Giant, glorious to see; who bore a glowing
torch, in shape not unlike Plenty's horn, and held it
up, high up, to shed its light on Scrooge, as he came
peeping round the door." -Dickens, "A Christmas Carol"