Christmas lights outside

We have no trees at the front of the house or we might have had lights tears ago

We do have really tall eaves on the one side and a small pointy bit (not eaves) at the front. The front garden is granite chips withgroups of pots. I really quite fancy a lit reindeer but I doubt I'll get dh to agree and I'd never dare tell Mrs Bucket mum! I'm slightly that I'm even thinking that!

We put some up in one of our trees. I bless the day I found a specially designed pole that saves having to balance on an unsteady ladder. Made the task so much easier.

We've never had outdoor lights because we never had any way of plugging them in, but I do love them. We always decorate the front window with indoor lights, a christingle arch and a Santa's Workshop that lights up (yeah, I know, but it's only once a year and GS likes it!). Go for it, kitty and post a picture when they're up!

Thank you all for your replies.

Db this was a serious enquiry - stop making me laugh!!

We have quite a wide house and have one of those Vee shaped candelabra things in each window, inside. Last year we decided to extend the lighting across the whole width of the house to include the integral garage so we put lights in the climbing rose that grows over the garage door. We put them up for the duration and took them down with the rest of the decorations. A garage door is not very high and I was able to put the lights up and take them down just by standing on the kitchen step stool.

Lady across the road has her Christmas tree up in her living room already. Blue and white lights.

We have never had outdoor lights but I saw an alternative solution in DS's street a few years ago. The resident had moving pictures projected on to the garage doors.

We have some white fairy lights which we twine through the branches of the corkscrew hazel in our front garden. They look lovely but are almost impossible to remove because they get caught up in the twisty twigs. Won't be able to put them up for a while because it is still in full leaf and not showing any sign of dropping yet.

Our neighbours also had lights in the pyracantha up their house wall - well actually, it was on fire and caused some excitement when the fire brigade turned up to extinguish the flames. The family loyally claimed it was a case of spontaneous combustion but we suspected a live dog-end dropped out of the window!

Yes we do and I love them. Until last year we had a cotoneaster under the bay window and we had white lights all through it.it looked lovely. They are going all through the two large bamboos which are at right angles to the same window this year. We also have icicles along the guttering of the dining room windows. We have some in the back garden as well but they are solar so not so effective in winter. They stay all year but the front ones are only for the Christmas season.
My S and GS put them up last year as we are now past the climbing stage.

Daphne

We've only ever had a string of icicle type white lights hanging from the guttering. We bought some specially made plastic clips to attach them with that hook over the guttering. They are plugged in in side with the cable poked through an air brick. We don't leave them up all year. I'm not sure H will be able to hang them this year. Poor old fella is not as agile as he used to be.

Oh kitty that reminds me of one of the most moments of my life.
Some years ago I had put outdoor lights on a big pyracantha up the wall outside OUR front door and was on the phone to a neighbour who is also one of my best friends and a teaching colleague.
Without thinking what I was saying I told her I had put lights in my bush.
Apparently she was incapable of speech and nearly had a major Tena lady incident as she relayed that to her husband.
Ever since I get remarks about walking funnily in the festive season.
I still cringe!!

Did one year, years ago. Put up a Christmas tree with red lights. Looked quite nice, but was too much like hard work so haven't bothered since. Lazy lumps!