Wishing You All the Best Lights of the Holidays

Dancing in the corner of my eye, 

the lights on the Christmas tree in the IPALCO

headquarters always delights.

There is an installation of etched and cut

glass that catches the brilliant colors,

breaking breaking the dots into even more bits,

holding them in abstract shapes that makes

me think Pointillism has met Futurism.

Since the day after Thanksgiving

holiday lights have illuminated the Circle.

The downtown area has been crowded with people,

all of then caught up in the twinkling charm

of the lights, suspended like bubbles of

champagne in the night air.

Because I Can ...

...So I do, which means it's probably too easy and that I should look 

for more of a challenge, but I really enjoy the way 

the lights on the IPL Christmas tree are reflected by the cut 

and etched glass installation in their window.

I don't think I'll ever pass on an opportunity to find 

some new angle to look at the myriad lights on this display.

In and of itself, I don't find the art glass to be very interesting,

but sometimes the weather gives it a different look,

and it's obvious that the multi-colored lights take on another

aspect when viewed amid and through the cut glass.

Burning Daylight ...

At about 9 o'clock Saturday morning, 

I was walking to the store when I happened to notice 

that one of the street lamps was illuminating 

the already bright and warm surroundings.

I believe these lamps have little photoelectric

timers designed, ironically, to be energy efficient

 and to save taxpayer money.

The sensor's run amok.