Last December, on a very bright, moonlit night, we took a walk to the unused church I can see from my kitchen window that our neighbor spotlights every Christmas season.
Poppy remembered this and wanted to do that again. Right before Christmas, however, I was disabled with a pinched nerve and wasn't walking anywhere. Right after Christmas, A. was hunting with the younger two boys. Then it was really windy.
But finally, Saturday night it wasn't windy, it wasn't cold, and everyone was here. So we walked to the church in the dark.
Well, there was still a little bit of light in the western sky, but it was mostly dark.
We started out using flashlights because of the clouds, but about halfway to the church, the moon rose above the clouds. Just like last year, it was bright enough to turn the flashlights off.
Nature's flashlight.
Getting closer. (The brightest light is the church. The smaller light to the left is our neighbor's house.)
We stayed at the church awhile, playing shadow puppets on the wall.
Yet another Christmas tradition observed, and just in time. Today is Epiphany, the feast commemorating the visit of the Magi to the newborn Jesus. This is the last day of the Christmas season for us. The kids all get one more present under the tree, as well as a few more Lindt truffles. I'm making a lasagna and Poppy is making brownies, and that's a wrap on Christmas 2025. The decorations will be put away tomorrow.
How about you? How long do you leave your Christmas decorations up?
4 comments:
The pictures are just so peaceful. What a lovely tradition!
Usually they come down right around new year’s. Lovely tradition, but sad that the church was abandoned.
My tree blew the fuse again day before yesterday ... I always shoot more or less to take it down on Epiphany, but this year is for sure. It's done.
That's a great thing, that though not a ton of people are around to see it, the church is nonetheless lit for the season.
— Karen.
Lovely pictures!
Linda
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