Strings of Street Lights

Well, they're not street lights, but they're lightbulbs!

I was walking up Avenue A a couple of weeks ago, when I saw these cords wrapped around this tree:

Cords wrapped around tree.

The church lady was carrying on inside Tompkins Square Park about the devil or something; I thought these might be hers, for no reason other than I saw them and heard her at the same time!

Here is a close-up of the lightbulbs:

Close-up.

They extend in both directions:

Both directions.

They must be a wonder to behold at night!

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