The party light project

Our Christmas decorations have progressed through the years from full blown decorated tree inside and lights on the bushes in front of the house to lights on the sun porch and a few favorite ornaments around the house. One string of lights stays up all year, the twenty-five year-old lizard lights. An innocent comment a couple of months ago ("the lizards look lonely") led to a search for more party lights. Now joining the lizards are more vintage lights and the sun porch is lit up like a Christmas tree without the tree. Circumnavigating the four walls of the porch are carrots, lobsters, chili peppers, whales, grapes, musical notes, sunflowers, and motorcycles. Except for the motorcycles, which are new, the lights range from 1986 to 1999 and are still in good working order. I ran out of room for the trout, so they are outside on the bushes in front of the house for now. All told, it's a cheerful display at happy hour and the lizards are not lonely any more.