Even though the weather was cold by Melbourne summer standards, Viv and I went on a walk last night to admire all the Christmas lights up in our neighbourhood.

a modern blocky house completely decked out in flashy Christmas lights an older house with lights on the roof and treea house close to the street with bright snowflake lights and a 'Merry Christmas' lighttwo older-style houses side-by-side, the left one with a moderate row of white lights on the eaves, the right one completely decked out in blaring lightsa 1920s house with white lights hanging from the eaves and colourful ones on the fence