..." a little light musings"

I live next door, to Unkle Phil,
a confirmed Christmas decoration addict...

over the nearly 20 years I've been here,
I could always tell that the holidays were approaching
by the "gathering" on the 2nd story and roof of his house,
[not to mention the yard and porch]...

no cheesy Santa and Reindeer for him...
but a neon nativity...
complete with angel and star...

and the lights that have, at times,
"chased", as well as twinkled,
and always created a spectacular, nightly light-show
for my midnight "glass of water" forays into my kitchen...
[which faces his house...]

there have been larger than life-size toy soldiers, guarding the walk,
surrounded by large candy canes stuck in the ground...

generally massive clusters of white lights in the liquid amber tree,
taking the place of the recently vacated leaves...

bunches of colorful lights all around the porch...
a good size lighted tree in the stairwell,
as well as in the living room...

but always, lights... and more lights...

when Clement Moore wrote in"The Night Before Christmas"
"brings the luster of mid day to objects below...",
he could have been speaking of Unkle Phils'
spectacular "candle foot" output
and "Christmas Creativity"......

[I'm sure he gets a big "thank you" card from the electric service provider...]


So, I know that the season is , again, upon us...
I've seen him on a ladder...
I'm seeing the lights go up everywhere...

I even saw him at the church, up on a ladder,
putting the star on the tree in the Guild Hall...

he's really got the "spirit" going now...
so it won't be long , until I can turn off my lights,
and bask in the holiday "glow"...