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| 17 October, 2026 |
Linking to Weekend/Street Reflections #299
The weather has been shifting a lot this week. Today we had a nice sunny afternoon again, and I snapped this photo from a bridge over the river, in connection with a walk to my nearest super/mega-market.
While I buy most of my groceries online with home delivery these days (from the same mega market), I occasionally like to visit in person to keep up to date with changes, or to check on things of the kind one really wants to see IRL before buying.
I found that besides Halloween decorations, they already had a lot of Christmas decorations on display...
Most of that feels way too early for me to think about yet, as I don't want any Christmas decorations up before Advent/ December. But online I had seen some tall green LED candles that I might like for November... And I did end up buying a pair of those. (Not using those just yet either, but they may show up in some future post.) Plus a couple of other small items where size/colour matters to me.
Your reflection photo is gorgeous! I would have had to buy one of those little white houses with the cone shaped roof and a bow on the top.
ReplyDeleteGinny, I'm sure I would have had a hard time getting you away from those shelves... ;)
DeleteThe reflection photo is perfection. There are Christmas things in shops here too.
ReplyDeleteRiver, I suppose it is like that almost everywhere now. I seem to recall a time here when they'd wait until after Halloween to put up the Christmas things - but that may have been back in the previous century...
DeleteWhat a beautiful autumn day! Ideal for a good walk, combined with an errand.
ReplyDeleteIn my nearest Aldi, where I do nearly all of my shopping, Halloween and Christmas things have been on the shelves for about a month now, and the first Christmas cookies have appeared at the beginning of September.
Meike, it does seem to start earlier every year. Last time I visited the supermarket was back in summer, so I'm not sure when they started with the Christmas decorations...
DeleteI love that first photo - the deep blue sky and reflection is stunning. Christmas starts here around September!! Way too early to consider presents and food.
ReplyDeleteAddy, I agree. One season/holiday at a time, please... ;)
DeleteYes, Christmas things appearing in our stores too. It feels too early to even think about it, though I read this morning that it is only nine weeks away, which did give me a shock!
ReplyDeleteJenny, now you have me wondering why I too suddenly feel that nine weeks sounds closer than two months!?
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