On the Road is a weekday feature spotlighting reader photo submissions.
From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.
SkyBluePink
Three days of rain (needed and a good soaking rain) including a lightning and thunderstorm put the travel to 2023 Winter Lights in jeopardy. But all was well and even the moon came out to shine.
December 27, 2023
The moon makes an appearance
Deer!
Daisies
The walls of changing colors are some of my favorites-
A riot of color
A row of flowers of light in the background
The hangings were comprised of little flowers
Orange walkway
Parking lot trees
Good Night, Moon!
Elizabelle
Pretty. Where is this??
BretH
And having been to and photographed a display like this I know it’s far more stimulating than a photo can convey. But you came close!
eclare
Love the first photo!
Rachel Bakes
Lovely
HinTN
@BretH: Agreed! This is far better photography than the attempt I made with Lightscape in Brooklyn. Thanks, SkyBluePink.
Elizabelle
I love that gardens have caught on to having a holiday season as well.
Just visited PA’s Longwood Gardens on Sunday night; last night of its holiday lightfest. Wow.
Also visited Winterthur the day before. The DuPonts seem to have had more money than God!
BG in the HC
If I’m not mistaken it’s the North Carolina Aboretum.
WaterGirl
I could look at photos of lights every day, I think, without getting tired of them.
So charming! Were they real flowers? I don’t see how they could last. Paper flowers would disintegrate in the weather. Again, so charming!
Elizabelle
@BG in the HC: If so, another garden that goes on the list.
Flew into Phoenix one year, and arrival path put us right over a large holiday lights display. Unexpected, and a lot of fun from the air.
Never tire of seeing beautiful lights at night.
The Saks Fifth Avenue windows and light display in NYC is marvelous, too. This year’s celebrated Christian Dior. (Missed the remarkable Dior retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum a few years back; got to write stuff DOWN this year.)
BG in the HC
NC Arboretum is just south of Asheville. They put on an amazing display year after year.
SkyBluePink
Yes, the Arboretum in Asheville, NC
@Elizabelle:
@BG in the HC:
SkyBluePink
@WaterGirl: No, appeared to be little plastic flowers. Couldn’t get close enough to really tell.
cope
Gorgeous lights and pictures, thank you. I too especially like the first one with its sprinkle of blue and green at the bottom and the Moon competing fiercely with the artificial lighting.