The first bit of interesting Christmas cheer I spied this year was a house all decked out for the holidays with a Christmas Saguaro... ![]()
Then I rediscovered my friend the ginormous Grinch.
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Speaking of the Grinch, online friend Bridget Wosczyna (who I will meet IRL someday!) took this fabulous grinchy photo in San Diego, isn't he just the best? Thanks for letting me share it Bridget.
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Then my friend Patricia reminded me about this house in our 'hood so I did a drive by...
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The pink aluminum tree in the window is the perfect indoor counterpart to what's going on outside.
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I keep meaning to do a night-time drive by to see it all lit up.
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In addition to appreciating the holiday decorations I was stunned at how big everything has gotten since I first spotted this house back in March of 2020 (in this post, it's at the bottom). Those cordylines were only about 3 ft tall back then, I wonder if they'll survive our current cold snap?
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The agaves were just spiky babies two years back.
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The Santa Clones! It's a Portland Christmas tradition, to find the santas by following the clues which are doled out out on the Instagram account of Chris Willis, the man behind the santas.
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I've been lucky enough to catch the santa display for many years now.
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This year the 400 real santas became 800 with the help of a wall of mirrors. If you're curious about how this got started here's an bit of history in a Substack story.
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As I spotted the albino santa...
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... a group of kids joined me at the window and called him the naked santa.
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I'm surprised with the triple-threat of COVID, the Flu and RSV there weren't more masked santas. Come on dude, you're a role model!
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Are those gangsta santas waiting to rob the unsuspecting when the lights go out?
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I enjoyed being able to see behind the santa lines this year, the reality of how they're all strung together.
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The same fellow, Chris Willis, does another display at Sunlan Lighting. I happened to be nearby one evening so I walked up to check it out.
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Now the lights get started...
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Wayne put a video of his work up on YouTube, check it out here.
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Finally a another saguaro, this one in a garden I'll be writing about again next week (this one). I didn't make it by to take my own photo so I'm using one that Jess and Kariena sent after they completed the project. Isn't this fun? If your neighbor's think you're Arizona transplants (they're not) why not amp things up with a Christmas saguaro?![]()
A garden I visited back in 2015 (here) is the location for a crazy holiday lightshow via projection—first, isn't that cordyline hot!? There are so many around town with substantial trunks, thanks to our run of mild winters.
And don't forget...he sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad or good. So be good for goodness sake...
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