Urban (Terrace) Jungle: Light in the Darkness

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Light in the Darkness

Fairy lights, brass reindeer, shiny drum ornaments on the mantle beneath the television

Fairy lights - weapons to defeat the gloom of short near-Winter days.

Losing sunlight at 4:30 in the afternoon is a rough blow - this year more than other years. That’s what led to the first forays into the festive flourishes - the deployment of the first string of fairy lights. They worked; the twinkly lights helped my spirits immensely.

So I spent a bit of time this past weekend setting out the other holiday decor items, and THAT has helped my mood immensely. So, may I present: the little holiday vignettes - NYC apartment-sized.

Fairy lights in glass vase of ball ornaments in high glass case and strung over artwork

Fairy lights strung among stemless wine glasses and wine bottle in bar cabinet

Metalic ornaments hung on decorative artificial dancing ladies orchid

Small tabletop artificial Christmas tree, decked out wooden giraffe, metalic ornaments hung from decorative articial poppies in vase, with Christmas ornaments on cabinet surface

Light to pierce the darkness. Fun holiday tasks as a counterweight to the heaviness of the looming, incomplete work assignments.

Balance to stave off the insanity that might otherwise pose a danger. Seasonal affective disorder is real. Grief and regret over life decisions is real too. Not necessarily crushing ... when there exist ameliorating measures like fairy lights.