Winterlights

~ MaryG
Stevens Coolidge House & Gardens in North Andover, Massachusetts
You gotta love a polar bear
I want to get some of these sphere lights for a tree near my driveway.
Shooting in 0.5x (ultra-wide lens) mode on iPhone gives a wider field of view but is available on the rear camera only, so you have to take a blind selfie (with the back of your phone facing you). It gives the photographer a very long arm.
It was in the low 20s last night on my son’s birthday, but we were dressed for it because we know how this works. It’s all about having the correct outerwear!
We added our wishes to a wishing tree. “Learn Italian without Trying” was my son’s.
Mine was the same as many others: 🌍☮️

All in all, a fun outing, but the lights were not quite as impressive as I’d hoped.

For some truly impressive winterlights, check out Brian’s post from Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania.

14 thoughts on “Winterlights”

  4. Oh, I love your pics Mary. Especially love the close up shot of your son and you. I had no idea what I was doing with my phone. Looks cold there, but you guys look ready for it. Thank you for the shoutout and for sharing the Christmas Spirit!!! And I’m with you son . . . I’d love to learn another language without really trying. World peace wouldn’t be too bad either. 😎😎😎

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  5. I love wishing trees, and happy birthday to your son. 🙂 The photos are fantastic, too. Maybe photos are best when we can’t be looking and scrutinizing ourselves while taking them??

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    1. Thank you! And maybe so. I’m awful at taking selfies. I can’t push the shutter without moving the phone. I’m a real boomer when it comes to those. I need to remember you can set a timer.

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