If I were a cat I wouldn’t need it. Cats are one the problems encountered when working on the roof.

You run into two problems given the way they are mounted. They trap leaves and cause rot along the eaves, and they get corroded, so you have to climb up to repair them, otherwise it would be a once and forever operation using LEDs.

I like the white LEDs, too – they look light blue…
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I don’t know which is worse, the ladder, or doing from the roof. It is quicker doing it from the roof, but it is a lot further to fall, and you are joined by cats wondering what’s going on, and if they can “help”. You definitely do not want to put down anything paw-sized that you need.

I’ve been replacing lights with LEDs because I think the colors are better, and they certainly use less power. I also avoid single color lights, because they don’t look like Christmas, they look like an advertising display.

People in small communities… Cinco Bayou or (near my late parents’ place) Livingston or even Goodrich or Putnam’s Landing where they lived (truly tiny) do a style of decoration that tugs at my heartstrings as the immense displays in some Houston neighborhoods cannot. Your effort for your Mother is part of that tradition, and I felt a distinct twinge of nostalgia as the photo came into view. Good for you. You are doing a community service for all residents your own age and older: the holidays really were better in the “old days.”

I have an aversion to ladders, and with my decaying feet, I mount them only when necessity demands, and with trepidation even then. But I really admire people who put up small, local holiday decorations. Thanks for the memories.
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