Epiphany Sunday comes next week... but for the most part, the Christmas lights begin to fade after the New Years passes. We went to a light display in Bellevue, at the Bellevue Botanical Garden... to say its impressive isn't doing it justice!

Crowded
As we pulled up to the entrance, we noticed that we weren't the only ones to wait for the last day to beat the crowds... it was crazy! We drove around, and went into a nearby parking lot to avoid the parking troubles that most folks were seeming to have.

Long line
Walking into the park, we marvelled at how long the line was on the road leading to the Garden's grounds...

Heading in
Heading in, you immediately realize why it was so crowded!

Vinyard
The Garden puts lights together to create some amazing pictures... with only light.

Plants of light
These 'plants' are really just strands of lights mounted on wires... pretty amazing!

Very nice!
I don't know how many lights were used, or how they got them so bright, but they were awesome!

Crowds
There were a TON of people there...

Light
The lights provided more than enough light for folks to get around in the dark

They almost look real
It was pretty incredible... everywhere you looked, there was something to see!

Close observation
The little guy squatted down to get a good look from time to time... he was pretty impressed by all the Christmas lights!

The 'Lake'
This field was transformed into an incredible scene... now I what I want my yard to look like next year! =)

Admiring the view
The little guy was pointing out the different things he recognized...

Very incredible
For me, this was the scene that stole the show!

Nice scene
This one was pretty good, too... the flowers were awesome!

Peacock
Very well done, and with the excellent backdrop, they made for a great picture.

The Fishtank
Another amazing display was the 'fishtank', which depicted a coral reef scene using only lights.

Amazing
Its hard to imagine how much time went into setting up these displays

Octopus
The 'tank' was very well done, I thought.

Archway
Archways like these were all over the place

Rock stacks
The little guy liked the rock stacks

Still Life
The path wrapped around the park, and the scenes flowed from one to the other... some of them were very realistic

Tropics
This was a fun tropical scene, I thought...

Tropical flowers
The pointsettias were pretty convincing

A friend in the 'water'
In a low area, a 'bog' is guarded by an alligator... the kids really liked this one!

Reflections in the real water
I noticed a pool of water reflecting the lights... it looked more impressive in person, but hopefully, you get the idea

A Spider
'BIG Spider!' I think the little guy described it pretty well!

Peter Rabbit
I noticed this bunny rabbit on the way out of the park, as we passed by the vinyard again.

One last look
I think this just might be the start of a new tradition... I heard a lot of folks commenting about the displays, and they consistently said 'They keep adding more and more every year!' I already am looking forward to it!

 

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