Friday, January 21, 2011

Not-So-Secret Santa: Father Christmas Around Accra



This Christmas season, I sidled up to a pair of local Santas doin' their thing, and persuaded them to let me (and my camera) in on the secret, everyday life of Father Christmas.  Here are a few of the results.

Father Christmas on the street
Father Christmas carols with the kids
Young Father Christmas with mentor
Father Christmas pondering the poem "Footsteps"
Father Christmas makes a friend

Father Christmas shops for jeans
Father Christmas loves FanYogo (frozen yogurt snack)
Father Christmas holds tryouts to upgrade
aging sleigh-and-reindeer fleet
Father Christmas joins the SWAT Team
Father Christmas sees the light
No-no, Father Christmas, stay away from the light!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Seems like the native Fr. Christmas is getting more done than the touristy transplant. I love the Fr. Christmas footprints photo. I think you should consider making Christmas cards out of that one. I'd buy. - Mike M.