The Crystal Court Christmas tree…huge, impressive, delightful, and slightly unsettling…





The Santa behemoth looming over that town is a tad threatening. I’ve always thought so.
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The Crystal Court Christmas tree…huge, impressive, delightful, and slightly unsettling…





The Santa behemoth looming over that town is a tad threatening. I’ve always thought so.

It’s kind of gold/coppery, round, and has one floppy ear. It reminds me of her. We bought multiples so we can keep replacing it as it rusts.

The little oak tree looks adorable.

The wreath was well-lit at night.

Christmas geese frolicking amongs the pots.

The rosemary bush looks a lot like a Christmas tree.

Even the garden guardian was appropriately dressed.

The Christmas yin-yang in an uneasy face-off…

This looks very much like something you’d drive to a morgue back in Victorian days…




Soon…



Pomegranate trees look so much like Christmas trees.

People respected the sign. There’s hope for us yet.


They were too pretty. I don’t usually go for this kind of thing, but it was delicious.

It was so insanely windy, so we went for a walk.


These people were getting sandblasted, I guarantee it.


It was gorgeous.

It was a great day to be a bird if you wanted to fly inland at about 70 mph.

It was a flag-ripper of a morning!

So long, Silky’s. And thanks for all the shepherd’s pie, beer, and fun.

Sarge saved 9 of his fellow Marines and received the Purple Heart. Good boy, Sarge.