holiday windows

jackson pharmacy on 8th avenue, just south of 12th street, has their winter window display up. we love stopping to gaze at the scenes. there are ice skaters, flying santas in their sleighs, children sledding down a very curvy hill, carolers, trains, and a hot air balloon. i like it better this year because it's more of a village scene, not just moving gadgets. c and i always liked walking past indyke salon on 10th street each december. this week we made it a point to stop by and see if their windows were decorated. we found the salon empty! they've closed! so sad. we'll miss visiting their windows this holiday season.

holiday window

well, as you can see in the corner of the last picture, this window scene can be found at the indyke hair salon on 10th street. we pass it on mondays on our way to music lessons. i love these scenes and could stare at them for a much longer time if it wasn't so cold. there is a pharmacy on 8th avenue that also has these houses and villagers. however, they display more of the motor gadgets, the slide and carousel, etc. we like seeing more of the street and rural scenes, though there is a train track in this scene that runs right into several strolling villagers. if a train ever did come round that bend . .