snow-covered jack-o-lanterns...
I want to do a case study and photo essay on people who leave their holiday decorations up long after that particular holiday has passed. Like when you walk by a house this time of year and it has a zillon blinking lights on it, and yet there is one of those pumpkin leaf bags still sitting in the yard, half covered with snow. Or when you see pumpkins- rotted, frozen, and rotted again- on someones porch come spring time. Or when you go to someones house in July for a cookout and notice they still have Christmas lights around the peak of their garage roof. And they say "well, we leave them up, but don't light them until December."
I just find this fascinating for some odd reason. On one hand- how lazy can you be? If you have the energy to put UP Christmas lights, how hard is it to simultaneously take DOWN your Halloween or Thanksgiving decor? But on the other hand, I am fascinated by how these people (subconsciously or otherwise) flout society's conventions by doing this. Growing up, my Dad would always talk about how "trashy" it was for people to leave their decor up out of season. I guess I see it as a form of "I don't give a fuck what people think about me" rebellion. Either way, it always attracts my attention.
I just find this fascinating for some odd reason. On one hand- how lazy can you be? If you have the energy to put UP Christmas lights, how hard is it to simultaneously take DOWN your Halloween or Thanksgiving decor? But on the other hand, I am fascinated by how these people (subconsciously or otherwise) flout society's conventions by doing this. Growing up, my Dad would always talk about how "trashy" it was for people to leave their decor up out of season. I guess I see it as a form of "I don't give a fuck what people think about me" rebellion. Either way, it always attracts my attention.