The little live roof shed in the Star Store parking lot is guarded by the holiday owl
The Star Store owl is feeling the holiday spirit in its red and white striped scarf
Sunlight shines on Langley's Second Street Christmas tree festooned in finery
Second Street Christmas tree reflects passers by
While we have our live crows, Langley honors its crows with these holiday birds.
Crow profiles celebrate the holidays
Crows keeping each other company in holiday finery
Crowing about the Whale Park on First Street isn Langley
Sculptor Georgia Gerber's Bronze Boy and Dog gaze out eternally to the Cascades and the Saratoga Passage
Blue and silver finery
Banish seasonal darkness and drive into the light. The City of Langley’s streets offer an antidote to the dark season. Whether it’s Tim Leonard’s unique light show at the Machine Shop, white lights wrapped in street trees or on our store fronts, this is the time to lighten up. Our photographer David Welton captured our Village by the Sea’s love of the natural world as well with his photos of an owl, crows, a robin, and whales. This is the time of angels. Notice where they are for a mood lifter.
My husband Bill Poss drove into Langley tonight–Friday, Dec. 6. Here are his words:
“Coming into the village from the forest darkness, suddenly in the distance an orange red and green glow beckons me forward. The lights at the arcade are the first of the Langley village Christmas experience.
Ott + Hunter Wines on First Street's birch bark and angel decorations
Fairy houses at Ott + Hunter Wines
One of the angels singing at Ott + Hunter Wines
A green angel opens her arms to give a hand up
Inn of Langley's colorful Adirondack-inspired chairs invite contemplation during the holidays
Whidbey Island Gem Gallery's simple wishes are heartfelt
A flying pink pig imagines what she wants for Christmas at Artisan Crafted on First Street
“The village has a new energy this time of year. Walking around the streets looking all the shops displays of the Christmas regalia somehow is nostalgic and bittersweet.
Fair Trade Outfitters on Anthes Street's holiday decorations feature angels and natural material
Ethereal angels, lights and greens decorate Fair Trade Outfitters on Anthes Street. Photo by Bill Poss
“The angels on display at the Outfitters is a specially ethereal mystical magical divine wow.