I Saw the (Christmas) Light

When I was a kid, there were no planned light displays.  People just decorated their houses, some more elaborately than others.  In Indianapolis, we made a point to drive up and down North Meridian Street and gawk at the beautiful houses with ornate decorations and lights.  Then the Energy Crisis hit (way back in the DARK ages - HA! - the 1980s), and everyone put away their lights.  It was almost unAmerican to put up lights.  Bah!  Humbug!

Things have since turned around, and this year seems to have become The Christmas of Light Displays.





The World's Largest Christmas Tree (Monument Circle) has new LED lights this year.








I got a discounted ticket to drive through the Lights at the Brickyard display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the Indy 500 and the Brickyard 400.






A group of friends got together to walk the lights display at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.




and on another night, the Chinese Lantern Festival at the State Fairgrounds.







I was in downtown Noblesville on the First Friday night when area Girl Scouts lit luminarias on the Courthouse Square.







I drove through the impressive lights display at the local John Deere dealership in Fishers.







I drove around looking for neighborhood light displays.

It just wouldn't be Christmas without lights.

I think this year, I may have gotten my allotted fix!