In the UK over the past 3 decades the custom of festooning the tree(s) in your garden with garlands of lights over the Christmas period has become very popular and if you don't have a garden then usually the door or window of your house will be draped with lights. It makes the streets in towns look bright and festive and the houses in the dark country lanes suddenly leap out and shine at you. Yesterday I saw this tree (pictured) and at first I thought it was blossom but not many blossoms enjoy the British winter it has to be admitted. However on closer inspection it turned out to be totally false: the trunk was made of rigid plastic and the blossoms(?) were fibre optic lights with all the wires needed buried in the earth. Now I did not know if I liked it or not. It looked lovely but I decided I really did prefer a fir or spruce tree
or any kind of tree so long as it was really growing in the garden. I have to ask if it will still be there at Christmas or will some 'low life' decide they would like it and just steal it.
I hope not.
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