Our city hall park has been lit up very nicely this year so I went out for some photos. Some photos are a little out of focus and some I was probably shivering from the minus 7 cold. You've got to use bare hands with the camera.
Many people were out enjoying the decorations.
Great festive shots! I especially like the second one. :-)
ReplyDeleteI should have done more preparation for these photos.
DeleteThose are lovely. Thank you for the tour. I like seeing Christmas lights although I worry about the electricity they take and the effect on the environment. But my worries aren't going to stop anyone else from putting them up, so I try to just appreciate them.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Yes, there must be a lot of juice used up here.
DeleteYour city did a wonderful job of the Christmas lights. Merry Christmas to you in case I don't get a chance to wish you the greetings of the season before the big day! All the best to you and the micro manager in the rest of 2021 and in the coming year.
ReplyDeleteThe city has really put up many more lights this year. Have a very good Christmas.
DeleteBeautiful light shows there!
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteWhat a nice display! Your little town goes all out. I like that. Here, we'd be arguing about the displays...about what's appropriate, what's not.
ReplyDeletewe don't have similar arguments here. the parks department designs the patterns.
DeleteWe had a Christmas parade. As per usual, the warring political sides got involved to present their particular perspectives. I angered a local democrats when I said that Christmas was for kids. The parade should be a politic-free zone. 'All they did was hand out packets of hot chocolate with candy canes', they said. If they had simply done that without the signs, there would not have been the response from the other side. Christmas needs to be for the kids. Just once, set our politics aside. Like Red Deer, maybe.
DeleteThe Christmas lights at night look so pretty. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
ReplyDeleteThanks. Have a happy Christmas.
DeleteThe tree in that second photo is exceptional. Incredible work!
ReplyDeleteThe tree has rotating lights and I should have waited for the cycle when all lights are on at the same time.
DeleteBeautiful! I need to go see some Christmas lights!
ReplyDeletethere were many more lights here this year.
DeleteLondon? New York? Paris? Rio de Janeiro?...None of these. The best place to be at Christmas is Red Deer, Alberta! Beautiful lights indicating admirable civic pride.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Was the error in the blogpost title intentional? MERYY? I guess it was a typo.
The city has put up many more lights this year. Well , you know it's a typo but what kind of loser could miss that when he checked his work! My guess is that he didn't check his work.
DeleteYou did a fine job. I have photo gloves which I shall wear shortly to JJ's hockey game this morning. The thumb and index finger pull down but leave the rest covered. Those finger tips can still get cold, but they can be covered again.
ReplyDeleteThankyou. I do have a pair of those gloves some where around here.
DeleteWow, the town goes all out. There may be few years left where we can burn that much electricity...unless everything is solar. It is lovely.
ReplyDeleteYes, solar or wind. I think things will change quickly.
DeleteFestive! Several places around here have been setting up large displays like that. I haven't gone out to see them tho.
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy your Christmas, Red!
I usually don't go out to these displays but I knew this one was great. And you have an enjoyable Christmas too.
DeleteBeautiful lights! I think you were shivering when you typed your headline, too. :)
ReplyDeleteYou caught my typo too!
DeleteWow! The lights there are so beautiful. Thank you for braving the cold to take those photos and share them here.
ReplyDeleteThe city has done a great job this year.
DeleteI was thinking your town really goes all out for mid October but then I realized that you were north of the border where dates are in a different order.
ReplyDeleteMy dates are the same as yours unless you're talking about thanksgiving.
DeleteI was just referring to the dates on your photos where the day is listed before the month where down here we reverse that order.
DeleteSo pretty! I bet it put you in a very festive mood and ready to get ready for Christmas.
ReplyDeleteYes, I came home quite happy and in a Christmas spirit.
DeleteFun to see these photos, such a beautiful display Red and enjoyed each photo. Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteThere was much more detail to photograph but my fingers were cold.
DeleteWhat a beautiful light show. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThey've rally put on a show this year.
DeleteGlad you braved the cold for these photos! I was going to suggest fingerless gloves, but Anvilcloud's idea is even better.
ReplyDeleteThere was much more detail but I just wanted a general look.
DeleteBeautiful illumination.
ReplyDeleteLots of color and shape!
DeleteI'm thinking you must live in Red Deer.
ReplyDeleteYes, I live in Red deer since 1969.
DeleteWow that is quite a light show!
ReplyDeleteYes, they covered almost everything.
DeleteI really love the trees!
ReplyDeleteGenerally though, it's all so pretty and festive. I'm glad you got out there and snapped it all
Excellent photos considering the cold. The type of gloves used by fishermen which have "flip-top" ends on the thumb and forefinger work well for photography.
ReplyDeleteThey are all so cheery!
ReplyDeleteWow, I enjoyed all your photos of the holiday lighting cheer! Nice work! Happy holidays and Meryy Christmas to you and the Micro Manager!
ReplyDeleteVery nice festive photos!
ReplyDeleteoh i loved the show so much ,particularly the second one glowing tree is my favorite :)
ReplyDeletehow nice that authorities have decorated the city hall and surrounding for Christmas ,this affects people positively certainly
Wow! How beautiful! Thank you for going out in the cold to take the pictures. Merry Christmas to you and the Micro Manager!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your fun lights, Red. They are so pretty! Minus 7 degrees? Yiiiikes! You can get frostbite.
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