Enjoying Christmas in Texas

                                                               A TEXAS CHRISTMAS 
 We have been enjoying Christmas time in Texas. We recently went with friends, Mike and Laurel, to the Hidalgo Light Festival.

Words and pictures cannot describe what a feast for the eyes this fest was. I took some pictures, but they do not begin to tell the story of how this town looks during the month of December. Every night from Nov.30 to Dec.31 the town is a fantasy of lights.
Lights are everywhere, flat displays were abundant (like the butterflies and peacocks); dimensional displays were fun to see (like the dragon, warthog, and ladybug.) The majority of the structures have been made by city employees. Private homes were also decorated. We took a trolley ride narrated by a Hidalgo resident, and also drove the route, with the van doors open so I could get some pictures.
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Most of the businesses in town get involved with the Light Festival. The school children paint Christmas cards that are displayed on every fence in town. They were great, such talent in our young people!
The cowboy relaxing in the moonlight is the one I photographed, it seemed like Texas.
One park was totally from China. My sign is the rat--thus the rat decoration picture.
A Borderfest is held in Hidalgo in March, honoring a different country each year.
The lights are saved and added to the Light Festival.
We will attend Borderfest, in March ~~ this year featuring Australia.

Joe liked the leaning Tower of Pisa, I liked the Eiffel Tower. I also really enjoyed the ladybug, it is the size of my VW Beetle! The dragon and warthog were wonderful. There were many of these 3-D displays, we thought these were the best and most unusual.

A great evening with friends. An enjoyable trolley ride. Christmas in Hidalgo.