Lots of people decorate hay bales. It's quite a big thing for the local area. People come from miles around to check out the hay bales on the sides of the road. I have also seen bus loads of people.
Some residents go to heaps of trouble when decorating their bales and use lots of imagination. It's become quite the thing to "check out the bales".
This year I actually remembered to take the camera.
This is one for the kids. They can stand behind the figures and put their faces at the holes and have their photos taken....you know the sort of thing. I even saw some Japanese people doing it. Cameras flashing and lots of giggling. They were really enjoying themselves. After all, that's what it's all about.
Just love the camel!!!
And this one I thought was very appropriate!!!
Clever aren't they? There are also Santa's in all sorts of poses, a huge letter addressed to Santa made out of square bales. There are some that are made from other materials, as are the wise men with the camel. I also saw a large angel that I would have liked to get a photo of but it was a bit too busy to stop. This is all on the main highway between Hamilton and Warrnambool, so it can get a bit hazardous at times.
On a Friday evening early in December, (or maybe the last one in November), there is a fete type affair in the local church grounds. Everything from a sausage sizzle (with Bratwurst sausages) to a competition for the adults which involves holding a beer stein straight out at arms length to the side of the body. The winner is the person who can keep their arm straight for the longest amount of time. Sounds easy doesn't it? Try it. It's hard going.
People gather around this event and decide among themselves who's going to win and who's going to be knocked out first. Good clean fun. I went to the Friday night fete a couple of years ago. It finished with the littlies parading with their lanterns. Then there was a church service where the kids did the nativity scene. It's nice for the kids to get involved.
So much for the Lanternenfest. I just couldn't resist the "Needle & Thread". Cheers.
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