Putting up the lights
We were expecting it to be cold, wet and windy this morning when we put the lights up, but fortunately we only got one of the three, the wind. It was actually so windy that I woke up about 4:30 … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Christmas Tree
Raising a Star
First Sunday in December means it’s time to put the lights up on the town Christmas tree. This year we were blessed with pretty good weather for the task. No rain, and the temperature wasn’t too bad either for an … Continue reading →
Power Out
Sometime around 9:00 this morning, most of Ferndale lost power. Winds were up to category 1 hurricane levels (98 mph recorded in Eureka) so trees and even buildings were crashing down everywhere. The fire department was jumping all day, starting … Continue reading →
Putting up the Lights
Sunday morning I got up early to join the Ferndale firefights in putting up the lights on the town Christmas tree. There’s more pictures on the Ferndale Fire Department web site.
Continue reading →Lighting the Tree
Unlike previous years, everything went pretty smoothly for the lighting of the Ferndale Christmas Tree today. The weather predictions were all doom and gloom, but the day started out with temps much nicer than they had been. We even had … Continue reading →
The Ferndale Christmas Tree
I owed you all a picture of the Ferndale Christmas Tree, since the fire interupted the tree lighting ceremony when I planned to take it. Since it didn’t rain at all today (yeah!) I thought I better get one taken … Continue reading →
Lighting the Christmas Tree
This morning, before the sun even rose, the Ferndale Fire Department was busy hanging lights on our town Christmas Tree. Two climbers made there way to a permanent platform 130 feet up, and then using ropes and pulleys, the strands … Continue reading →