To all of the Seattlites with twinkling vacation lights protecting their rooftops, bushes, window frames, balconies, and porches: Please depart them up.
It’s simply days after Christmas, and I’ve already seen so many individuals start to tug down their festive shows. And I get it! In the event you don’t take them down now, when will you? December will roll into January, will roll into February, will roll into March, and then you definately’ll be that weirdo on the block with a half-filled inflatable snowman clinging to its final threads among the many tulips and cherry blossoms. Folks desire a recent begin for the New 12 months, a clear slate.
However our future is bleak. Right here within the metropolis, the solar will proceed to set round 5 pm for not less than one other month. We’re weeks away from 4 years of one other Trump presidency. Oof.
So please preserve illuminating the sky when Mom Nature can’t. Please preserve our sidewalks shimmering in one of many rainiest months of the yr. We have now so little gentle—actually and figuratively. Please depart them up. (You may take down the inflatable snowman, although.)
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