It's dark early! It's Cold all day long! It's frosty & the frost lends a touch of white to early mornings & late afternoons! All this is our clue that it's time to light things up! Of course - we do keep some lights up year around - I enjoy the glow.
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| Cottage & Bridge at Squirrel Tail x-ing |
The lights on the wood shed are called "Celebration" & they actually twinkle. Not the obnoxious twinkle that is more of a
blink - I can do without those. We've not been able to find any more like them. I found them in the bottom of a box of lights - never used until we put them up last season & they're still working!
The red bucket above was one of those real
finds that you're always so happy that you went ahead & bought! We found it years ago in a junk store in Arlington - I think we paid maybe $5. & I've never seen another like it. Every year it goes up on the wood shed.
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| Barn & Sequoia |
We planted the Sequoia for our 25th wedding anniversary. It's first year in the ground, it lost almost half of the new growth - we were so worried about it's survival that we checked back with
Machias Nursery. They assured us that it would survive & thrive. Now, it's getting large enough that in another few years, it will
own the hill! They are almost impossible to decorate, the limbs are so soft - but Butch managed it & the result can be seen over the top of the cedars at the bottom of the pasture & down to the main road.
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| Twig Tree |
Finally, the little twig tree with it's antique bell ornaments lights up the front porch. The wind sock we bought in Redmond back in the 80's. Since it only flies once a year - it's held up well. I hope you've enjoyed your night time visit to the
Homestead during the holidays!
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