One nice thing about the long hours of darkness this time of year is it gives me ample opportunity to stare out the window at our Christmas lights on the balcony. You may recall them from my Christmas Eve entry, when they looked like this, with a wave of snow curling down from the railing.

 
On Christmas they looked like this, with the snow drooping a little lower.

 
By tonight, things were looking a little raggedy (both with the snow and with my photo composition) but still pretty. We need some more snow to freshen things up, but there isn’t anything significant in the forecast for at least the next few days.

 
I don’t know when we’ll take the lights down. Ephiphany, maybe. Or maybe later, like spring. I’ll enjoy them however long we decide to keep them up.

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On this date in 2014: Somebody’s Got to Run the Errands
2013: WDW Day 10: Magic Kingdom, Departure, and Reflections
2012: Whole Lotta Readin’ Goin’ On
2011: Sock Monkey Celebrates Christmas & King of the Snow Pile
2010: Sock Monkey Drowns His Sorrows
2009: Slacking
2008: Still Sweet
2007: Super & Out with the Old
2006: Quilt Labels
2005: We Have a Winner
2004: Mantel Arrangements and Other Stuff
2003: No entry
2002: Is it time to go home yet?