Last week we returned to the Morton Arboretum to view the 2019 "Illumination" - an after-dark sound and light show in the trees. It changes slightly each year, and we hadn't gone since 2017.
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Certainly new since 2017 is "Sneaky Socks Alexa" troll near "Symphony Woods". |
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Next to Alexa is a symphonic light show featuring Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" and two other classical-music-style pieces. |
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Projected dots on trees. (Similar projectors have become quite popular in campgrounds over the past two summers. I would prefer that they would be kept out of camping!) |
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It's not all natural trees. These large "lawn ornaments" change colors in a two- or three-minute cycle. |
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Back to the trees. |
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Many people think the "cathedral" is straight out of Hogwarts and Harry Potter. |