Category: News
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Storm Damage
We’ve had a couple of strong wind days, gusting over 40 mph. The most recent (today) has damaged the mounts for the large star atop the mega tree. From the ground I can see the lower 3D printed mount has snapped off and the top bolt has also sheered off (circled areas in picture). I’m…
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2025 Show Is ON!
We’re back and bigger than before. This year we have added the garage virtual matrix and five trees in the back right of the yard (pictured). The playlist for September will be mixed with Halloween and generic songs. October will change to just Halloween songs and will run through October 31st. November 1st will start…
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Storage & Year End
I’m often asked, “where do you store it all?” That is an interesting question since I add new things each year I don’t really know where it will get stored until after we tear it all down. So, that’s my garage after we tore it all down. Near the end of the day, it started…
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Last Day To View
It has been a fantastic 2024 year! But like all things, it must come to an end. The last day to view the Lights on Briarfield will be Saturday 12/28/2024. The props become brittle in freezing temperatures, and it won’t be any fun walking on the roof with ice or snow. So, I will be…
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It’s Christmas Time
With the conclusion of Halloween, I have swapped the spiders for stars and placed the manger prominently in the yard. As of November 1st, the playlist is all Christmas music through the last Friday of December. We have a whopping 37 Christmas songs and I’m sure more will be added before then end of the…
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They have arrived!
The long awaited order of 25,000 EVO pixels has finally arrived! And with its arrival, I can begin plugging away at all the props that have been on hold. I couldn’t even fit them all into a single picture. What you are seeing pictured is 20,000 pixels. Each bag contains 100 total pixels on two…
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Only 7 Days Left
Wow, where has the time gone? We have nearly reached the end of the season with only 7 more days to view the lights. I will be promptly taking all the lights down starting January 2nd to avoid the ice, snow, and freezing temperatures. Here is a recap of the year: Backpack Impact – Through…
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Holiday Light Hopping Listed
Laura Thake from HolidayLightHopping.com was kind enough to come out to our display to take some video and pictures. Fortunately she thought we were up to par and have been added to the Holiday Light Hopping map and routes. There has already been a large increase in visitor traffic the very same night she posted…
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Social Media Pages
We have launched our social media pages on YouTube as well as Instagram. The YouTube channel will contain videos of the display setup and various sequences in the show.
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Bin of Shame
The 2023 season has been rough, we’ve had a lot of pixel failures. I’m talking 15 strings as of the moment of this post. Luckily only the batch purchased in 2022 seems to be affected. Thankfully, I have 2 things making it easier: First, the bullet node pixels have a 2 year warranty, so everything…
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