Unusual Christmas presents 2013: 2

This Boxing Day morning, I was all in a flutter wondering what my true-hearted dear husband would turn up with for my holiday Christmas present today? It's really lovely having something to look forward to. He bumbled into the bedroom at 7am where I was to be found drinking tea in bed, reading Georgette Heyer.

Handing me a smallish, flat parcel wrapped in grey tissue paper, he said, "Something for our tree." I haven't really mentioned that we have a pretty bare tree this year as it is our first Christmas together and we don't have a lot of money for decorations. We're actually using our landlord's old tree. Anyway, I digress. I pulled off the silver ribbon adn ripped the paper off to reveal 2 darling Christmas ornaments of 2 doves with their beaks touching- I'm not sure which species of dove they may bell: turtle or Collardoves maybe? I am hazy on my birds. They were grey with soft brown and black wings crafted from feathers, with a little stripe near their neck. They had kind eyes and a touch of glitter hanging from a loop of white ribbon. They were not at all tacky but sweet, delicate and well-crafted. I ran down to test my doves on the Christmas tree. Such a little present but oh so thoughtful! I may not be an ornithologist but I adore bird-themed items!