Views of the Neighborhood – The Enchanted Forest

~ John W. Howell

As Christmas approaches, Port Aransas celebrates the season with its annual Enchanted Forest sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation. The forest is put up in the community center and is a collection of trees decorated by local businesses and organizations.

The community center welcomes folks from around the country to the Enchanted forest inside.

A family from Oklahoma had a swell time.

Enchanted Forest

This is a backdrop for Christmas card photos.

Tiny display in the corner.

Each tree was done by a separate organization. The signs below identified the group.

More trees. The lights on the floor gave the feeling of a path through the forest

Looking back toward the entrance.

A polar bear

The Port A Strong tree.

Three snowmen. The center was pretty dark, but my iPhone made it appear lighter.

a golden tree and a tree of stars.

Frosty of course.

Thank you for coming along and a very Happy Holiday to all.

 

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I have been working in business for over forty years and now have the time to work in special areas of interest. My passion has always been to create compelling stories of fiction. I have authored six novels and am working on my Seventh. The first novel is still in manuscript form and being utilized as a door stop in the laundry room. The second is a contemporary fiction novel of 89,000 words and is complete and I am currently seeking a publisher. I also write poetry but have not had the guts to share any with anyone. The one time I read a piece to a person their only comment was, “it doesn’t rhyme.” I will continue to write and hopefully my blog, Fiction Favorites at www.johnwhowell.com will provide some entertainment and an interesting thought or two. I live in the Austin area with my wife Molly and an assortment of loving pets.

50 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – The Enchanted Forest”

  7. It’s such a great idea to have something like this indoors, so people can get closer to the trees to enjoy the detail, and be comfortable while doing so — even if it’s cold or rainy. Merry Christmas to you and yours, John. (I can’t help wondering — do people decorate their palms down there, too? Around here, there are more palms than you can count with lights wrapped around their trunks.)

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    1. Some do decorate their palms. Mostly wrapping the lights around the trunk. I used to put out two artificial palms with lights. Very festive. (They fell apart due to the salt spray. They did last six years though.)

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  9. That’s a great idea, John. These Christas trees look so festive. But, coming from way farther north, I still consider it somewhat weird to have Christmas trees and palm trees so close together.
    Enjoy the holidays and the festivities,
    Pit

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  10. What a lovely town you live in!
    Thanks for the Christmas Tree Tour
    A very happy and Merry Christmas to you and yours and “the girls” xoxo

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  15. Lovely display, John. Thank you for letting me tag along. I imagine this kind of display really helps put folks in the mood for Christmas. Hope yours is merry and bright!!

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