western australia

The haystack star at night

@JudyEv (381760)

Rockingham, Australia

December 22, 2023 6:40pm CST

There is a private aerodrome not far from here and they serve meals three days a week. We went there tonight for a meal and really enjoyed it. On our way home we turned off at the place where there is a star sitting on top of some hay bales. My last discussion was about it. We were surprised to find the star lit up when we came home. I guess there is a small solar panel storing up energy through the day then lighting up the star at night. However it is lit, it looks very lovely.

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@rebelann (117199)

• El Paso, Texas

23 Dec 23

How wonderful. I'd love to see something like that done here.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 23

We and a couple of other families decorated a tree at the side of the road once. We did it at night when there was virtually no traffic and we never told anyone who did it. It was the talk of the small town as no-one could work out who did it.

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@rebelann (117199)

• El Paso, Texas

23 Dec 23

That must have been really fun to do.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 23

@rebelann I'm wishing I'd thought to bring tinsel with us this year. We could have done one along the road somewhere.

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@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

23 Dec 23

That looks really nice. Enjoy your day.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 23

We were surprised to see it lit up at night.

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@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

24 Dec 23

@JudyEv Enjoy your Christmas Eve and Christmas!!!!

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Dec 23

@LindaOHio Thanks. I hope you have a great day too.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

23 Dec 23

Just beautiful Judy..a serene and peaceful scene.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

24 Dec 23

@JudyEv Yes I get it..but it is beautiful Judy

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 23

We had the car headlights on for this photo but actually it's just the star that is lit up.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

23 Dec 23

I am pretty sure there is a small solar panel, I think this would need a too much powerful battery.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

24 Dec 23

@JudyEv This is very possible.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 23

They have provably just 'borrowed' a small unit from a fence-line.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (44560)

• United States

23 Dec 23

That is lovely. There's an asphalt company near here that always puts a star on top of a piece of equipment at Christmas.

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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl

@1creekgirl (44560)

• United States

23 Dec 23

@JudyEv That's really creative!

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 23

The tyre company in our previous town always had a nice tree made of tyres.

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (18198)

• Raurkela, India

23 Dec 23

It does look lovely. Glad you enjoyed the meals.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 23

Thanks. It's been a while since we've been out for a meal.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Jan 24

@aninditasen Thanks. We did.

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (18198)

• Raurkela, India

26 Dec 23

@JudyEv Hope you enjoyed the meal.

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@AmbiePam (120533)

• United States

23 Dec 23

I just love that. It’s cool someone thought to do it.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 23

I always feel it's more like Christmas away from the masses of people. This looks so nice all alone in the paddock. I'm sure word will spread and more will go just to see it.

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@jstory07 (148701)

• Roseburg, Oregon

23 Dec 23

That little star looks really nice.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 23

I thought so too. It's quite near the road so anyone travelling past there will see it.

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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)

• United States

23 Dec 23

I agree. It is lovely.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 23

In the dark, it seems to sit up there in the sky.

@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

23 Dec 23

It does look nice

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Dec 23

We took a photo without the car lights on it but it was too fuzzy to use.

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@xFiacre (14782)

• Ireland

23 Dec 23

@judyev Quite the contrast to the daylight photo. A great landmark for finding your way home.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 23

This is the best photo but the car headlights are on it. If you are just driving past, it seems suspended in space.

@Dena91 (17029)

• United States

23 Dec 23

That looks sweet. Merry Christmas

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 23

Thanks and I hope you and your family have a lovely festive season too.

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@Beestring (15373)

• Hong Kong

23 Dec 23

That looks really beautiful.

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@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Dec 23

It was a surprise to see it so lit up.

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