The Best of Holiday Illumination, Part 3

Some spots in Boston are unique even when they’re not lit up. For a while we’ve referred to the house near the Arborway and Centre St. rotary as the Castle. Part Tudor design, part castle and no moat the house sits majestically during the summertime near the Arnold Arboretum and in the winter it’s all a-twinkle with more lights than we’ve seen just about anywhere outside of Somerville. Since Bostonist was cruising the Arbor/Jamaica/Riverway without our camera Bostonist’s good friend Michelle Dean snapped some photos for us. She’s an amateur photographer so the luminosity of the Castle speaks for itself her flash was barely used.

Mickey and his Friends are out to play. They don't all really match ('tis to say they're no Goof Troop)

The snow globes don't seem to do as well when they've been coated with snow and ice. Quite a collection of inflateable icons on this lawn. Though we've only been by this spectacle at night they must all look a bit wimpy by day when they deflate without the power turned on. At least they haven't removed the inflatables out of fear the Shrewsbury bandits may move to Boston.