Winter lights?
This year whilst I was enjoying my River
Cruise along the Danube, one of my friends bought and installed lights on the
top of the tree next to the garage.
What a joy they were to see as I came home –
a reminder of Christmas.
We entered January and still could think
back to Christmas – at least through the Epiphany or Three Kings day Jan.6th.
I left them as it was still mostly dark
and dreary and even on the sunny days night came all too quickly and the sun
didn’t get up early either.
Then I broke my arm and taking them down
became a moot question. At the end of January I did give it some thought – and started
a discussion with friends instead: are they Christmas lights or simply lights
making winter prettier?
The consensus was about half-half with half
considering them “Christmas” lights (although not colored) and thus to come
down by Epiphany and the other half considering them simply a means to brighten
winter’s gloom and subject to an open-ended removal.
I decided that I could simply be considered
eccentric and am leaving them up until I feel like taking them down – perhaps the
first day that the sun is up before 7 a.m.
On the other hand, I may tire of them and
do it soon. Who cares? One thing is sure: next year I am getting more and doing at least half of the tree!
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