Merry Christmas to everyone from Marjorie and me. Thank you for your words of support during my time in Melbourne attending to my father's medical needs. As you will have seen by now he is back home recovering after six weeks in hospital. So our whole family will enjoy this Christmas a little more.

It's good to be back home in Launceston though. I love this little city. On the trip back from the airport we passed Max Jago's place and hundreds of people had gathered to see his Christmas lightshow. Last night I went down early to find a spot to set up my camera. Here is a sample of Max's impressive work.

From us all down here in Tasmania, we wish you a Merry and Blessed Christmas. Times are tough (and that's no cliché in 2020), but try to enjoy what this season is about, and we'll all look forward to a better New Year.

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Last Christmas I featured the lightshow that stunned Launceston. It was produced by Max Jago of SunSmart Energy. Max also had a huge hit on his hands last Halloween and I showed you some footage then.

In the week before Christmas 2020, thousands of Launcestonians drove past or brought their children to admire the show. I thought the look on little lad's face here was priceless as an older child placed himself right in front of my camera. All great fun.

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I took this shot while visiting the Melbourne Zoo last week. Santa Claus had left his reindeer to be checked by zoo staff while he did what he does best. Funny who you meet at the zoo.

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Over the next few days we'll see plenty of Christmas cheer. And so it should be. As hard as this year has been all around the world, let's find reasons to make our lives more joyful and those of others more fulfilled.

Merry Christmas to everybody!

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An electrician in the Launceston suburb of Alanvale has gone the full Chevy Chase in "Christmas Vacation" this year.

I was also excited to see when editing this photo that the camera had picked up the constellation of the Seven Sisters (Pleiades). It is 444 light years away from earth. I'll take that as a little Christmas present in this photo. Those in the northern hemisphere will see that the constellation is 'upside down' compared to your view.

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