Oh Christmas Tree...

...or should I say trees!!!

Chelmsford have a weekly street market but in the run up to Christmas it has been there more frequently. With all the lights and street decorations it has created a lovely atmosphere.

There are lights in the trees...

...all over the stalls. The Christmas tree stands at the Meadows end of the High Street...

...and gives a starting point to all the street decorations. The photos are not wonderful...

...but I just wanted to capture the glow given off by all the fabulous lights.

Back in Stratford and I promised you some photos of the tree with the lights on...

 ...it wasn't yet dark but the lights had come on and this was the view from the top of the station steps that lead to the Westfield shopping centre.
Once it was dark, this is what it looked like...

 ...viewed from across the entrance to the Bus station. This one was from outside the Rail station...

 ...lots of lights and a hotdog stall...

 ...you can just make out the "Shoal" in the background (the titanium trees at the entrance to the shopping mall).
Back home things are on a slightly smaller scale...

...these are the lights and trees in my hallway...

 ...aqua/white/silver was the colour scheme I decided to go with...

 ...and this is probably the tidiest the hallway has been all year LOL.
This is my Christmas "jelly-fish" - well that's what it looks like in all the photos that I've taken...

 

...it doesn't matter what angle I try, it still doesn't look as good as it does in real life. Never mind, I'm happy with it - even if the making of it has covered the whole of my kitchen floor in glitter.

No more going to work for two whole weeks - yipeeeeeeeeeee!!!.................................................