Balboa Island Christmas
@DeborahDiane (40850)
Laguna Woods, California
December 20, 2015 3:16pm CST
Along the coast of Orange County, California lies the upscale town of Newport Beach. It surrounds a large, natural bay that is dotted with several islands. Balboa Island is the most accessible and the residents of that island go all out for the various holidays.
Every year I make a point of walking around the island with friends to see the Halloween and Christmas decorations.
Here's one of the photos I took this year. I especially like the snow in this one, since it is about as close to snow as we get here in Orange County at Christmas! 
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@DeborahDiane (40850)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Dec 15
The "snow" was wonderful. In the next couple of days I will post a photo of roses blooming in front of a house decorated for Christmas. Only in California!
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@DeborahDiane (40850)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Dec 15
@JudyEv - Oh, people here in the United States pay others to do their holiday decorations all the time. The homes around the edge of Balboa island (the ones that have boat docks) cost about $4 million or more ... and some of them are second homes. I imagine a lot of these places were decorated by professionals.
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@DeborahDiane (40850)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Dec 15
I think a lot of these people pay other people to create these scenes for them ... although some people do it themselves.
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Dec 15
@DeborahDiane Goodness. There is no way I'd pay someone to do it for me. And I wouldn't be nearly as impressed if I thought it hadn't been done by the home-owner.
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
23 Dec 15
wonderful it is nice to go see the wonders in our our little part of the world
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@DeborahDiane (40850)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Dec 15
Yes, I enjoy seeing the delightful things in my community!
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
20 Dec 15
That is a great picture and very realistically wintery. Great for getting in the holiday spirit.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
21 Dec 15
@DeborahDiane lol This year our weather is not helping at all, very warm and balmy.
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@DeborahDiane (40850)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Dec 15
@BelleStarr - I know! Some days it has been as warm on the East Coast as in Southern California!
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@DeborahDiane (40850)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Dec 15
Yes, when you live in Southern California, you do what you can to get in the Christmas spirit!
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@DeborahDiane (40850)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Dec 15
It looks very real, but it is not. It never freezes here, so we never get snow.
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@DeborahDiane (40850)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Dec 15
It does look realistic, doesn't it? Walking by this house put me in the Christmas spirit.
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@celticeagle (189944)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Dec 15
Very Christmasy. If you hadn't said it was not real I would not have known any different.
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@DeborahDiane (40850)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Dec 15
It was about 70 degrees out when I took that photo! I'm glad the snow fooled you!
@DeborahDiane (40850)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Dec 15
I have heard that there is not as much snow as normal this year. Maybe you need to order some of this "fabric snow."
@DeborahDiane (40850)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Dec 15
Balboa Island is very quaint and charming. If you didn't know it was here, you would probably miss it ... even though it is within walking distance of Fashion Island.
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@DeborahDiane (40850)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Dec 15
The island is very charming and a nice place to walk!
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
21 Dec 15
that is a very Christmas-y look my friend. a snowy Christmas.
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@DeborahDiane (40850)
• Laguna Woods, California
22 Dec 15
Yes, this is about as close to snow as we ever get.
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