December 3

We add a new light feature to our Christmas menagerie each year. The 2018 addition isn't actually pictured --this go-round, we went with a set of giant, sidewalk-dotting candy canes that blink red and green, red and green-- but this is a decent representation of how the display looks from the street:

I'm not sure what the new neighbors across the street (or the ones next door, for the matter) think of the bright, flashing lights (and the red and green lasers), but it makes me smile to see Olaf and Mickey and the gang happily hanging out on the driveway. And for that very small blessing, I'm thankful.