10 December 2007

let there be lights


We went holiday light peeping last night. It's another of my favorite parts of December. Gainesville only has so many light displays and they often aren't near each other. The Tampa Bay area is all sorts of different. Not only do both daily papers offer online maps of area displays, they include brief descriptions of what can be found at each site, which is ultimately how I mapped out our route. We found that too many people decorate with only those blow-up lawn ornaments or icicle lights. But there are still plenty of classic decorators. Here are some of my favorite shots, taken of course with the crazy camera (so pardon the angles and color variation. We weren't even sure they would turn out at all.)

This was part of a multi-home display. The lights continued throughout the backyard, and motion displays were everywhere.

What Santa really does to pass the time at the North Pole. Gainesville light display to follow sometime soon -- I'm sure of it.

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