blue water living--dec 18 2015
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places<br />
sherman mcmorran woods, tower, port huron<br />
Holiday nights<br />
full of lights<br />
by Patti Samar<br />
Five years ago when Larry Nelson<br />
made 12 spheres out of Christmas<br />
lights and chicken wire, he was afraid<br />
his neighbors in Port Huron’s historic<br />
Sherman Woods neighborhood would<br />
not be happy with his festive display.<br />
“Well, you know, (Sherman Woods)<br />
can be kind of conservative,” he said<br />
with a chuckle. But Nelson pressed on,<br />
encouraged by his daughter, Teri, who<br />
grew up in the neighborhood but now<br />
resides in Greensboro, North Carolina<br />
where lighted holiday orbs are a longtime<br />
tradition. Teri was convinced<br />
the spheres would be a hit in Sherman<br />
Woods.<br />
“They’ve got thousands of them up in<br />
old, old oak trees in Greensboro,” said<br />
Nelson. “It’s just amazing.”<br />
No sooner had Nelson hung his<br />
orbs than neighbors started asking for<br />
instructions on how to make them.<br />
“I started with 12 balls and I’m up<br />
4 winter <strong>2015</strong> BlueWaterLiving.net
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