The Holidays, They Are A-Comin'

Today, I helped put up the Christmas lights outside on the bushes. Now, for a midwesterner this usually means going out in the chilly weather and dealing with tangled lights (a.k.a. "those damn lights") being strewn onto big, old bushes.

What do Christmas lights on the bushes look like in Texas? I thought you might ask, so here is a photo I took today:

As you can see, the flowers are mostly still in bloom here. Putting the lights on the rose bushes was an interesting feat, and I now have the scratched up hands and arms to prove it. I really can't complain; putting up the lights in seventy-five degree weather was great, and, a good excuse to get outside for awhile.

It also gets me into the holiday mood. Now with the lights up, it is starting to sink in that Christmas is just a month away. That's okay; it's my favorite time of the year! 

— E