I almost have to force myself to think about Christmas. Aside from the fact that time seems to fly by and I still seem to be in fall mode, the weather does not urge one to belt out Jingle Bells right now. But I refuse to succumb to the ho-humbug, or procrastination, because if you don't celebrate the holidays, what are they for?
We decorated the house and the barn this past week, or at least we hung lights (in t-shirts). Dan also welded a wonderful wreath from used horseshoes, a must here out West in my opinion, which we hung on the big round pen. I still plan to make a wreath for the front door, but because I use fresh materials I want to wait until we are a bit closer to Christmas.
House decorations do go up early here. A couple of our neighbors have a friendly contest of who has their lights up first, and their houses are always lit on the day after Thanksgiving. I do admit that it is very festive and welcoming to look out into our dark night and see their lights.
I went out to take a picture of the horseshoe wreath just after sundown today, and found this beautiful sky outside. The bright colors are part of a rainbow that arched fully over the WD.
And this is our house with its lights.
We decorated the house and the barn this past week, or at least we hung lights (in t-shirts). Dan also welded a wonderful wreath from used horseshoes, a must here out West in my opinion, which we hung on the big round pen. I still plan to make a wreath for the front door, but because I use fresh materials I want to wait until we are a bit closer to Christmas.
House decorations do go up early here. A couple of our neighbors have a friendly contest of who has their lights up first, and their houses are always lit on the day after Thanksgiving. I do admit that it is very festive and welcoming to look out into our dark night and see their lights.
I went out to take a picture of the horseshoe wreath just after sundown today, and found this beautiful sky outside. The bright colors are part of a rainbow that arched fully over the WD.
And this is our house with its lights.
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