At this time of the year I tend to feel bit nostalgic- the grey in grey of January combined with plenty of rain and still few hours of daylight is not really what I call uplifting.
I miss the Christmas season with all those lights & decorations, Christmas markets with lovely mulled wine, meeting friends for a pre-Xmas drink and having a good excuse to relax with a good book or movie and some biscuits.
When attempting to photograph Christmas decorations on Streatham High Road in December, I found very few shops displaying anything Christmassy in their windows, nor were there many other festive displays or activities along the road.
This reminded me yet again what a multicultural area Streatham has become, and that certain times in the year can mean different things to different people depending on their culture and background. However, as far as I know there were a couple initiatives in 2009 to use empty shop windows for Christmas displays, and at some point I believe, a Christmas market was planned. For various reasons these wonderful ideas unfortunately didn’t materialize for 2009. Hopefully, though, such ideas will be more successful in 2010!
Wishing you all (a wee bit belated) a very happy New Year!
Below some images with christmas decorations taken on Streatham High Road.
