And we are back in Santa Land.
Since it was not officially open and there was a cop car in the parking lot, I decided to just do a walk-around.
Of course, by this time, Santa Land is probably undergoing demolition, until next year.
As usual, it comes across as a mish-mash of fantasies. Children are dazzled by this, I guess. Or confused. A good preparation for adulthood.
I found this good sized hole-- a great way to stumble and fall or break a leg while wandering around out here in the dark. Imagine someone carrying a small child on their back, stepping into this hole. I guess you could try to sue the city-- and good luck with that. Their attorneys would eat you alive.
Superman on fire? Condemned for heresy?
Nah, just the parks and rec folks burning trash.
What would Christmas be without Superman and Batman? For that matter, what's a Christmas without Peter Pan and Tinkerbell?? Keep the kids confused, that's the motto. They'll be easy prey as adults. More Santa Land next time!
Nothing fake about the backyard.
Real birds.
This old cat likes to be up high. I even have to feed her on a tin plate I nailed to the top of the fence. But she does come down to drink water.
Santa Land!
Santa's throne, where he sits in judgement. The good children get rich and laugh at the bad children, who die poor and eat hot coals. Ha! Ha! Santa loves ME! He doesn't love YOU! Ha! Ha! Or am I getting this mixed up with something else? A bit confusing here in Santa Land... things are kind of jumbled together, as you will see.
Santa Land. This is traditional.
I roamed around there Sunday morning. There was one cop in the parking lot for some reason and a few Parks and Recreation people doing some stuff inside. But that might be premature-- I'll finish off the backyard and then get back to Santa Land. Land of Fantasy.
Santa Land is all fantasy, but my backyard is real.
I kind of like the way it looks now.
I think I'll finish this off tomorrow and then get back to the Christmas stuff.
Starting out with the wreckage of last summer's garden. Everything dead now.
Except for the birds. I'm still filling feeders with sunflower seeds, and a lot of sunflowers remain as perches.
The sunflowers are dead, of course. I'm feeding some stray cats, and I've found ways to keep the cats from ambushing birds. Last year I cleared out all the dead stuff, but this year I won't. It'll be even wilder in the garden next summer-- more jungle-like than ever. Fencing material can foil the cats and protect the birds. I'm going to have both.
There will still be a lot of work to do in the spring, but I'm looking forward to it. Right now it looks kind of rustic. I like that look. Lots more Lubbock to come. I did Santa Land again, in McKenzie part and lots of other stuff. Lots of pics on the way. I plan to get out with a camera on Christmas day and take a lot of pics. The weather should be good for it and I would not expect much traffic or any people getting in my way.
Since it was not officially open and there was a cop car in the parking lot, I decided to just do a walk-around.
Of course, by this time, Santa Land is probably undergoing demolition, until next year.
As usual, it comes across as a mish-mash of fantasies. Children are dazzled by this, I guess. Or confused. A good preparation for adulthood.
I found this good sized hole-- a great way to stumble and fall or break a leg while wandering around out here in the dark. Imagine someone carrying a small child on their back, stepping into this hole. I guess you could try to sue the city-- and good luck with that. Their attorneys would eat you alive.
Superman on fire? Condemned for heresy?
Nah, just the parks and rec folks burning trash.
What would Christmas be without Superman and Batman? For that matter, what's a Christmas without Peter Pan and Tinkerbell?? Keep the kids confused, that's the motto. They'll be easy prey as adults. More Santa Land next time!
