Early Lights

I can remember as a child looking out the window to see who was the first neighbor to turn on their Christmas lights.  Once I saw a house lit up I would ask my mother, "Can we turn our lights on?"  She would respond with something like, "No, it's still too early.  Christmas isn't until two more weeks."

Now as soon as Thanksgiving is over the holiday lights appear.  In fact this year, a few people turned on their lights even before Thanksgiving!

Yesterday I ventured out into the cold, moonlit night and took a short walk down the street.  Here are a few of the Christmas decorations in the neighborhood...