Pick a theme and stick with it!

Okay, so it is waaaay past the holiday season, but it's still winter and I just had to show this picture. There is this house that I see each season that is lit from rooftop to the lawn and I used to wonder to myself things like, BGE surely loves this house! Or, when is too much, too much? Or worse even, pick a theme, just pick a theme and stick with it, will ya?

But you know, that's what happens when youi base your thoughts and opinions on your own personal feelings, choices and aesthetic. Never once did I make an effort to stop by and maybe speak to the owner or take a moment to think maybe just maybe the theme or motivation is deeper than what I can physically see.

Well, guess what? This year, I happen to be driving by one night and I wanted to shoot the picture and in the front yard were the owners. Without thinking I pullover, get out and start yelling, yoo hoo! and I strike up a conversation with the wife, Mary. Lovely woman. Just as sweet as pie. Her motivation? Putting up lights was something her father did when she was a child. She honors that memory by continuing the tradition. You can't put a price on that. So the theme to me is love and honoring my parent. We should honor our parents--how's that for a wintry theme? Whether the lights are too many or not, well, I've decided that I personally could never put up enough lights to honor my folks. Thanks Mary.