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Holiday hindsight

The Enchanted Reindeer Forest at the James Center, South 10th and East Cary Streets, for a last bit of holiday brightness as we enter the long, dark season.

Also, here are a couple pictures of my neighbor's yard art, which I mentioned before.

This is an (almost) overall view, through the fisheye. You can see down into her very long side yard, where she has the Christmas figures and lights and garlands integrated into her flower beds.

This is a detail of the porch, with Country Western singing deer head, Santa head, penguin, flowers, garlands, lights, and more! She told me that she got the deer last year, thinking it sang Christmas carols, and was kind of surprised to find him singing "Rawhide" and what all. She caught me photographing her yard. I told her I'd give her prints of the pictures came out. I think these are all right, but I think you have to see it in person to get the full effect.

Soon the holiday lights in the financial district will be shut off, and my neighbor will begin the next variation on her yard art.

Good-bye, holidays!