Where the Wreaths Are

There is that time near the end of October and of course in November. You see the wreaths, snowflakes and other Christmas decorations affixed to buildings and lamp posts. I see them springing up here and there on my drive to work, around the Shoppers Food plaza. Here's a wreath, there's another one. I see them suddenly one day magically appear when the day before there wasn't anything there. You hear it too. Christmas music. It gets planted in your brain and can slowly drive you mad. Just in TJ Maxx, for maybe fifteen minutes, that's about all I could take. And then it follows you outside. Hurry to the car and turn up a classic rock station. My poor brother in law works at Target. They started setting up and stocking for Christmas in oh, September? He gets immune to the music.
Still, it's nice to see in Olney, the small town feel. Lights and displays popping up. The family passed by the Olney Mill last week and saw volunteers decorating. Later that day the lights were all aglow. Thanksgiving is here, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa. The Holidays are here.