Holiday lights

Darr and I took Beauty the wonder dog out for a walk this evening. Yes, it was freezing but wrapped up in scarves with layers of clothing, gloves, and keeping a brisk pace, you hardly notice. Until you stop to watch the boats on the river, lit up with festive holiday lights in what appears to be a practice run for a mini boat parade. In Christmas lights we saw Santa water skiing, Frosty the snowman, a scuba diver with underwater presents, Santa on top of a submarine, and some phallic-looking light display that turned out to be a lighthouse on closer inspection. Also, the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation is running a steam locomotive decked out in holiday lights on the track that goes by our house. From our vantage point on the trail, the train totally looked like the Hogwarts Express. I was expecting to see little kids darting out of the cars wearing caps and carrying magic wands. Darr and I are going to try and take the 40-minute ride that is being offered a number of times each day during the next two weeks.