POSTCARD FROM CHRISTMASTOWN - Dec 2006
Nothing says christmas like a radio active front garden. This fantastic spectacle is in Katoomba, Australia, but I imagine it can also be seen from space if you happen to be passing through there. It celebrates every aspect of christmas from a twinkling Baby Jesus in a manger complete with neon wisemen, to the fairylit Santa and Mrs Clause.
Note Mrs Clause is waving but Santa himself is not so friendly. Perhaps he’s too busy to wave, perhaps he’s tired, perhaps he lost his arms in a nasty sleigh accident, we just don’t know. Only 6 of the reindeer can be seen which seems to lend weight to the nasty sleigh accident theory. Frosty the snowman is there in a bowler hat and if you look behind Frosty, you will see the lesser known snowman often referred to as ‘Scarfy but no Facey the Snowman’- a slightly scary creature, not particularly popular with children, thus there has never been a carol written to celebrate his existence.
Finally the well known surrealist artwork “Elf Reclining in Snowman’s Lap” has been borrowed from the Guggenheim Museum to help lend a sophisticated and cultured edge to the display. Up front and centre of course, there is the universal symbol of christmas around the world, 2 glow in the dark toadstools. Merry Christmas!
