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PHOTO SPECIAL: Night Lights


  • By Pam Eubanks
  • | 5:00 a.m. December 21, 2011
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PHOTO SPECIAL: Night Lights
This home lit up Pasadena Glen in the Palmer's Creek section of the Country Club of Lakewood Ranch.
This home lit up Pasadena Glen in the Palmer's Creek section of the Country Club of Lakewood Ranch.
This home on Tree Swallow Way in Greenbrook features lights of all colors.
This home on Tree Swallow Way in Greenbrook features lights of all colors.
No East County Christmas would be complete without River Club's famous 18-foot-tall, 10,000-light snowman.
No East County Christmas would be complete without River Club's famous 18-foot-tall, 10,000-light snowman.
The owners of this home on Yellow Top Drive in Summerfield utilized their entire home and front yard in this year's display.
The owners of this home on Yellow Top Drive in Summerfield utilized their entire home and front yard in this year's display.
This light display on this home on Fox Grape Lane in Summerfield features beautiful icicles on the tree.
This light display on this home on Fox Grape Lane in Summerfield features beautiful icicles on the tree.
This home on 18th Place East in Mill Creek showcases the holiday spirit.
This home on 18th Place East in Mill Creek showcases the holiday spirit.
Santa is arriving at this home on Yellow Top Drive in Summerfield not by sleigh but rather by airplane.
Santa is arriving at this home on Yellow Top Drive in Summerfield not by sleigh but rather by airplane.
Some neighbors on Planters Manor Way in Greenfield Plantation have dubbed their street
Some neighbors on Planters Manor Way in Greenfield Plantation have dubbed their street "Santa's runway" because so many homeowners have lined their yards with white lights.
This nativity scene adorns the front yard of a home on 18th Place East in Mill Creek.
This nativity scene adorns the front yard of a home on 18th Place East in Mill Creek.
This home in the 4200 block of 67th Avenue Circle East in the Woodridge Oaks community shared a sense of joy with neighbors.
This home in the 4200 block of 67th Avenue Circle East in the Woodridge Oaks community shared a sense of joy with neighbors.

 

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