Crowdedly

 I decided to take the long way home from work this evening to hunt me some Christmas displays.  

This one was the biggest I found while wandering the back streets of Richfield.  According to the sign out front, this display won the Clark Griswold award in Richfield's Holiday Lights Decorating Contest.  There's a lot of stuff packed into that yard!

Techie Corner

I used the pano feature on my iPhone to get everything in.  It did an ok job, considering the lighting difference between the bright display and the dark background.

Commemoratively

It's nice to be able to decorate for Christmas again.  And for me, the decorations wouldn't be complete without a nativity scene.  

This year is extra special.  Partly because we have a finished house and can decorate for Christmas, my favorite holiday, again.  In addition, not only do I get to set up the nativity set that belonged to my mom but now it is an expanded display because my husband's mom had the same set with extra pieces I could combine with what I already had.  I can commemorate the birth of Jesus and remember two special ladies in my life who celebrate Jesus' birthday in heaven now.

My 31 Days of Christmas Celebration continues.

Pastorally

Choppy

On the way home from work this evening, I noticed that the moon was big and crisp and round.  I thought I'd zip down to Lock & Dam #1, since it was on the way, and found this massive flow of ice chunks floating down the main channel of the Mississippi with an ice crust by the shore.

I decided to play around with the pano feature on my phone.  The moon ended up being a tiny dot, but I'm ok with that.  I can always get that another time with my "real" camera.

Techie Corner
I've never had much interest in pano mode, but I'm finding it's fun.  I just wish the full-size image quality was better.  Even the new iPhone 11 Pro leaves a lot to be desired in that department.  Definitely an improvement over the 7/8 though.