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Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Illumination at the Morton Arboretum

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.

Certainly new since 2017 is "Sneaky Socks Alexa" troll near "Symphony Woods".
Next to Alexa is a symphonic light show featuring Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" and two other classical-music-style pieces.
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!)
It's not all natural trees. These large "lawn ornaments" change colors in a two- or three-minute cycle.
Back to the trees.
Many people think the "cathedral" is straight out of Hogwarts and Harry Potter.