the neighbor's Christmas lights 2008, part 2

Did the owners of this house decorate for Christmas, or are they paying tribute to a certain Chicago baseball team?

the neighbor's Christmas lights 2008, part 1

Like I did last December, I wanted to feature some of the homes around the area where I live. Most of them are homes in and around Danville, Illinois.

A Cubbies Christmas Wreath

The Brownie Family attended the Festival of Trees in Danville yesterday. The Palmer Arena was filled with Christmas trees and wreaths, decorated by local schoolchildren and different organizations. I'm not a Cubs fan, but I thought this wreath was particularly well done:

the neighbors' Christmas lights, 13

the neighbors' Christmas lights, 12

The inflatable Santas and snowpeople have been quite popular this year.

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This house, down the street from mine, had so many lights that I decided to take two shots. This is the right side of the house.

Here we have the left side of the house.

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This house is a few blocks away from mine.

the neighbors' Christmas lights, 9

This dwelling place is a few blocks from mine - one of those houses that are too long to walk to but too short to drive.

two Nativities

This Nativity scene is from the baptist church right around the corner.


This scene is from a house in the neighborhood.

The second scene has a much more intimate and sacred feeling than the first. However, I wish that the baby looked more like a newborn child and less like a boy who will soon start to walk.

the neighbors' Christmas lights, 8

Who says you can't play on the teeter-totter in the snow?

the neighbors' Christmas lights, 7

the neighbors' Christmas lights, 6

This house features Santa's reindeer, including the beloved Rudolph.

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This house is just down the street from Chez Brownie.

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Apparently the Simpsons live here.

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Even though I don't live close to this house, I am compelled to include it. Some of the readers of this blog know why.

the neighbor's Christmas lights 2

The next house is one that's a few blocks away from my home. I think the people who live here are big fans of Disney.

the neighbor's Christmas lights 1

I wanted to show off some of my neighbors' creativity when it comes to decorating their homes for Christmas. Some will be good, some bad, and some absolutely outstanding. You'll have to be the judge as to which homes fall into which categories. First up is a house on my block. Although it's the largest on the block, the house is fairly modest when it comes to decorations. Some icicle lights and a couple deer, and it's done.