Thursday, December 23, 2010

Christmas Lights and the Full Moon


Above:  Queen Palms (Syagrus romanzoffiana) with LED lights and the full moon.

ABOVE: The rising moon provides some light for these east-facing shots.

ABOVE: I put LED icicle lights on the house that change colors. 

To the right in this image -- the bushier African Date Palms (Phoenix reclinata) have already taken a beating from the cold. They recover much faster than the Queen Palms so I decided to just leave them alone this year.

ABOVE: Looking west another African Date Palm with Queen Palms in the background.





ABOVE: Looking North, at the house, there is little to no green in the landscape.  Persistent drought has turned everything except what is irrigated a crispy brown.
BELOW: The front door with the now-traditional Christmas archway. It too is decked out in moving LEDs.