Easter Eve: The Rabbit's Den

Here's what awaits Toddler Holidays upon waking up tomorrow morning:

A dozen plastic eggs with candy inside have been scattered about. Daytime pics to come tomorrow.

Easter Bunny Cove Recap

Overall, I would deem my first outdoor Easter display a success.  With the area that I was allotted to decorate, I think I maximized the space as far as egg quantity, color distribution, and light coverage were concerned.  I was especially pleased with how well the eggs performed during some strong winds, and I particularly liked the effect of the solar ground lights.

Mother-in-Law Holidays was extremely generous to fund much of the project, as well as to host the inaugural display on her property. Father Holidays and Stepmother Holidays were generous to donate 12 fuzzy eggs as well.

I was excited to do some of the work with Baby Holidays looking on in his car seat. Next year, God willing, he should be walking and maybe even hanging an egg or two.

Of course, there's always room for improvement. For example, I was disappointed in the blue jars at night. While beautiful during the daylight hours, they did not shine enough at night. I think my error was the fact that I spray painted the jars with a satin finish, instead of a gloss finish. This made them more opaque. Lesson learned.  I was also disappointed in my photos, though this was largely due to an old camera.  However, this problem has now been rectified.

Finally, I'm hopeful that Mother-in-Law Holidays will allow me to enlarge my decorating radius next year. If I can spread some of the decorations to the front yard, in addition to the side yard, they will draw a greater number of eyes from two separate streets. This year was a trial run so to speak, and rightfully so. Hopefully, Easter Bunny Cove performed well enough to earn a promotion.

Easter Eve in the Cove

The camera flash doesn't quite do the light justice, but the Cove looked pretty magical with the solar powered lights, blue luminaries, and Bethlehem arbor lights aglow. The last two shots were particularly interesting. This ethereal mist began to appear as Baby Holidays and I were surveying the Cove. Was the Easter Bunny about to make his deliveries? Not sure, but I snapped a couple of quick pics and took off.

Easter Vigil

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After lunch, I will be heading over to Mother-in-Law Holidays' to mow the lawn and begin preparing Easter Bunny Cove.  The light display starts at twilight. I'll post pics late tonight.

Good Friday

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P.S. Easter Eve light display coming tomorrow.

One Week Till Light Display

Next Saturday is Easter Eve. As the Easter Bunny makes his rounds around the world, I'm hoping a little light will entice him to stop by Easter Bunny Cove. I may even set up shop and see if I can get a picture of him as he travels through. May be tough, though. Legend has it he's a pretty fast mover.

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Really hoping PWIW Holidays will be there to see the show. He's 3 days late so far.

Lighting the Way

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Makes me excited to think about the luminaries I'll be putting out Easter Eve.