Monday, December 20, 2021

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TRAIL



As well as the Bright lights in the City the local paper also runs a Christmas Lights Trail listing houses that have been decorated for the season.

After we did the Lights Trail we drove to a nearby subdivision where we had heard about a house that was decorated.

We were surprised by what we found as there were several houses decorated.

We only got photos of three of the houses.

This was our favourite and the colours changed as in the two photos






The next house was a bit overdone and had music playing as well as lights beamed onto the Totara Trees opposite.  It was hard to get a photo because of all the flashing lights.


This one was more modest and there were several others but we decided to call it a day (or night) as it was now 10 p.m. and we had set off at 7.30 p.m.



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11 comments:

  1. gzDecember 20, 2021 at 10:13 PM

    People having fun! Nice to see individuality, even if some are a bit OTT!!

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    1. Susan HeatherDecember 22, 2021 at 11:36 AM

      It was a lovely atmosphere. People were chatting and everyone enjoying themselves.

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  2. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"December 20, 2021 at 10:57 PM

    It's a good idea to have a list of these (over-)? decorated houses. I'm sure there are plenty around here if I only knew where to look. When I worked at the school for children with disabilities we had a colleague who would drive around all the nearby villages finding the best lights, then we'd take the children on a night time tour. They loved it.

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    1. Susan HeatherDecember 22, 2021 at 11:37 AM

      Yes, John, also the Rest Homes and Retirement Villages often take a bus around the various sites. There were lots this year, so many that they did lists of the different areas. We have only been to this one site.

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  3. AmyDecember 21, 2021 at 7:46 PM

    Visiting decorated houses is a neat idea. I often wonder how much the owners of the properties spend on lights cos they aren't cheap in the shops.

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    1. Susan HeatherDecember 22, 2021 at 11:38 AM

      Yes, Amy, it would have cost a lot to decorate those houses.

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  4. Shrimpton and PerfectDecember 22, 2021 at 1:58 AM

    Sounds like a delightful stroll with a bit of free entertainment thrown in.

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    1. Susan HeatherDecember 22, 2021 at 11:38 AM

      We really enjoyed it. Don't often go out at night these days.

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  5. RobDecember 22, 2021 at 8:23 AM

    I know what you mean about the displays that go to the limit. I have to say though that I do appreciate the effort they go to and feel for them after Christmas when the have to take them all down.

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    1. Susan HeatherDecember 22, 2021 at 11:39 AM

      It would be a major job packing it all away. I know with our decorations here it takes some time.

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    2. RobDecember 23, 2021 at 8:16 AM

      I always find them harder to put away on account of the motivation not being the same as when getting them out to put up.

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