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DEL.ICIO.USIs your neighborhood spruced up for the season?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
There are so many things I love about this time of year: Store windows are glowing with colorful lights, pine-smelling wreaths hang from front doors, and city streets get all dressed up with lights and decorations.
But one of my favorite sights is how homeowners dress up their own front yards. Every year I try to remind myself to take a drive around my 350-plus subdivision to see how my neighbors have gotten creative.
One neighbor goes all out by placing three lighted-gently rocking deer on the front lawn, putting a folksy-looking snowman by the front door, and draping white icicle lights on all the eaves. I hope it doesn’t sound garish, because it isn’t. It’s absolutely beautiful to look at year after year.
Our neighborhood also has it share of classy one-spotlight-lit wreaths on the front door. Every once in a while I see nativity scenes, but they are far and few between. In years past, I’ve seen some home displays that were a little over the top, at least lighting-wise.
And I knew that because I peeked at the electric meter that was spinning wildly out of control. (Can you imagine that electric bill?) What do you think of your neighborhood holiday decorations? Is there one home you can’t wait to see each year? Or do you wish your neighborhood would get a little more spruced up for the season?
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By PDB
December 9, 2008 8:16 AM | Link to this
Talk about garish. While living in northern California years ago, there was this guy that went all out to decorate his house. He just kept adding and adding displays every year. He took donations to pay his electric bill. People came from miles around just to see it and everyone one of them were in awe. I would have hated to be his neighbor, just trying to keep up. I commented to my wife that all the neighbors had to do was put up some mirrors and everyone would have thought that they had just as good decorations.