Day 7 Towntober: Park
Did a redraw of a photo I took in Hagley Park Christchurch while visiting a friend. Birds are two paradise ducks (Pūtangitangi) with their chicks. They're endemic to New Zealand.
[Image ID: A sketchy drawing of a footpath winding through a park. There are some trees planted beside the path with large branches with roughly painted leaves making the pathway more shaded. To the left of the path there is also a grassy incline down to a river. The river is hidden from view due to some two long leaf plants: flax and toetoe.
Near the front of the path there are two adult ducks. One is lying down in the grass and is a very dark brown. The second duck is mid walk and has a light brown body and white head. To the left of the ducks are 3 ducklings which are light grey with a darker grey stripe down their back.
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why is religious Christmas imagery all so joyful and pleasant? where is the inherent horror of the birth of Christ? A mother is handed her newborn child, wailing and innocent. Her hands come away sticky. Red. Simply by giving her son life she has already killed him. He is doomed from the beginning. Her love will not save him from suffering. Because the thing cradled in her arms is not a baby, it is a sacrifice: born amongst the other bleating animals whose blood will one day be spilled in the name of what demands it. the night is silent with anticipation. Mary, did you know? That your womb was also a grave?
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