Merry Christmas 2009

I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.

On the way home from work tonight I thought that I would take a few snaps of the Christmas lights. Some residents spend a lot of time preparing their display like this one which I notice every year. I think to myself that I must stop to take a photo, but I don't. Tonight a stop was planned



Farther up the block I notice a simple display of un-coloured lights (plain). While I have never seen a Conch house in person, this particular house had a veranda with overhang along with a white picket fence. I didn't notice it at first until I went screaming past and had to turn around



Here is a display with few lights but instead has lit props



You probably have better eyes than I, and I spotted the roof top Santa as I was putting my tripod away



In previous years, this home had a very elaborate display with thousands of lights. I can only imagine that because of the economic uncertainty it has been reduced to this. Simple but effective



The house next door also had a modest display of lights



Which is dwarfed by the house across the street



Try as I might but I could not find a tree as large as Jimbo's (Cpa3485)
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I truly hope that you enjoy your time off, visit family and friends and eat like you've never tasted food before and don't spare any turkey, they do taste good especially with stuffing. Remember that all desserts are low cal and it is your duty to have seconds

I leave you with this song of the season, performed by Wendy Cutler and Ralph Shaw from the Vancouver Ukelele Circle, Vancouver, BC. This video was taken with my new hybrid camera as my first test video. See if you can spot Mrs Skoot playing in the audience. Make sure to click on the HD button


(Panasonic DMC-ZS3: 720p30 HD)