Deck the Halls

Most of our neighbors hire someone to take care of their lawn in the summer. Our yard may not look as well groomed as some, but we kinda don't like to pay for stuff we can do ourselves. Likewise, during the holidays, we don't hire the people who tend our lawn to put up our Christmas lights. My daughter and her friends put them up a week or so ago. There are lots of brightly colored utility cords scattered around the yard, the walkway, and duct tape was involved. Definitely not as professional looking as the Joneses. I really don't care about that, as long as I'm not the one putting up the lights. I like shiny things, and having lights up saves us from being the only Scrooges on the street.

A couple of miles from our house, there is an amazing display of holiday spirit. (Click photo to enlarge.)



So imagine how you would feel if you took the time to tranform your yard into a North Pole-like setting, and THIS showed up (literally) across the street.



This display has everything. Santa, Jesus, Disney characters, the Statue of Liberty, and, when it's lit up at night, loud Christmas carols.



Decorations are spilling into the side yard at this point. From there, they work their way into the yard of the neighbor to the north.




I honestly don't know what to think of all of this. On the one hand, it would be nice to show some restraint, perhaps a touch of class. Then again, you sorta have to admire the degree of perseverance this must require. You also have to wonder where they keep this stuff 11 months of the year. But the bottom line is, you can't look away. Just felt like sharing.