Those of us who live in a certain neighborhood of the Lincoln district know that for one month every year we won't have to worry about turning on our porch lights. If the street lamps should fail, well, that's not really of any concern. Say the moon itself were to pop out of the sky and go flying into space. No big deal. Because for a glorious 30 days every winter, we're able to bask in the glow of a house lit bright enough to make artificial sunshine. A sight so startling, it causes commuters to back up traffic as they sit in their cars and gape.

It wasn't always that way. A few years back, the charming old couple who lives in the place started to put out a few lights to decorate their home. The next year they added a few more, and the year after that -- again -- some more. At some point, however, they seem to have developed a kind of high tolerance for luminescence. And when that happened, the floodgates were open. What you see in these photos is the early December version of what, by Christmas day, will be a kind of multi-colored solar flare emanating from the front yard of their home.

It can really be a beautiful thing to behold, as anyone who sees it for the first time can tell you. And those of us who live here have accepted with pride this red and gold meteor which appears in our midst during every gloomy Northwest December.

Can you blame us? We may be the only block on earth entirely visible from space.

#localgem

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27 dic. - 28 dic.

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The Paramount Hotel

Centro de Portland

México

Anadaylis

$2,040 MXN en total

impuestos y cargos incluidos

28 dic. - 29 dic.

Servicio de la propiedad

Moxy Portland Downtown

Centro de Portland

México

José

$2,051 MXN en total

impuestos y cargos incluidos

28 dic. - 29 dic.

Vista frontal de la propiedad por la tarde o noche

Hyatt Centric Downtown Portland

Centro de Portland

México

LUIS

$2,576 MXN en total

impuestos y cargos incluidos

28 dic. - 29 dic.

Exterior

Staypineapple, Hotel Rose, Downtown Portland

Centro de Portland

México

Gaby

$1,851 MXN en total

impuestos y cargos incluidos

18 ene. - 19 ene. 2026

Habitación Confort, 1 cama Queen size (Room 8) | Ropa de cama de alta calidad y cortinas blackout

Camas Boutique Hotel

Camas

México

Francisco Alejandro

$1,774 MXN en total

impuestos y cargos incluidos

9 ene. - 10 ene. 2026

Bar (en la propiedad)

KEX Portland

Noreste de Portland

México

Rinaldo

$1,800 MXN en total

impuestos y cargos incluidos

1 ene. - 2 ene. 2026

Vista desde la propiedad

Holiday Inn Portland - Columbia Riverfront by IHG

Norte de Portland

México

Alberto

$2,166 MXN en total

impuestos y cargos incluidos

28 dic. - 29 dic.

2 restaurantes, se sirven desayunos, cenas y cocina americana

The Porter Portland, Curio Collection by Hilton

Centro de Portland

México

Luis

$2,800 MXN en total

impuestos y cargos incluidos

29 dic. - 30 dic.

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Holiday Inn Airport - Portland by IHG

Holiday Inn Airport - Portland by IHG

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