Christmas Window Display on Pennsylvania Avenue

It feels like we were just looking at it. The old fashioned Christmas windows were up and running in the Coldwell Banker storefront on Pennsylvania Avenue. They were setting it up a couple of weeks back. It’s got to take quite a bit of time as there are four good sized windows with many different tiny moving parts. There is something magical about it - probably because it looks like decorations from my childhood and in a very traditional style. The large variety of colorful ornaments hang from the ceiling by wires, lights and ribbons. The snowmen soldiers stand at attention as Santa Claus heads out on his sleigh. The reindeer are festively dressed and dance with the penguins. One of the windows is very specific to Capitol Hill and the neighborhood landmarks - Folger Shakespeare library, Hill Center, police and fire station, Splash car wash, Nationals park. Ice skaters, snowmen, trains, and all things Christmas are showcased in the fourth spot. I could stand there for a while watching and observing all the interconnected pieces. We will need to walk this way again before the year ends.