ivy beats holly!

the first christmas card was decorated with a border of ivy and vine leaves (and grapes), but no holly. and no mistletoe, either. ivy wins!



Source: worldcollectorsnet.com for facts, thefindbuzz.com for this fine image.

hent the obbit

as we know, the word "hobbit" has been severely popularised lately. following current trends, it seems that the ents are next. why else would there be a twitter account for the BBCEntsTeam?

entish image from treecraft.