The tree at the end of the Trail of Lights
by Jack GrantHere is an interesting photo I took tonight:
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This tree is at the end of a holiday display in Austin called the Trail of lights, and it is made using the “moon tower” in Zilker Park. The Austin moon towers are a sadly neglected set of landmarks in the town that deserve a post of their own.
The tradition is to “spin” beneath the tree while looking up. Often it is done by two people in tandem, with hands crossed over and joined between them, pushing against each other to spin and getting more speed than they could get alone. One of my favorite memories is of a time when after a happy hour with many friends, we walked the Trail of Lights as a group and then gathered under the tree for spinning. Soon, other people gathered around and joined our group, until eventually we had a circle 30 feet across cleared of people with around 50 folks all standing together at the edge of the circle and waiting to spin in the center.
A spontaneous moment with no greater meaning, yet a good memory.
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That is really cool. What a neat memory and tradition.
By drc on 12.17.06 15:57