Inflatable snowman hunter, seen in the Forest Glen area of Silver Spring, Maryland

Out for a walk on this sunny but cold Christmas Eve, I came across an abominable snowman of a different sort.  I’m not a big fan of giant, inflatable yard decorations in the first place.  But a snowman in a blaze orange hat, camouflage vest, and carrying a rifle is just too tacky.  And to make things worse, it’s next to a giant inflatable assemblage of adorable wildlife.

To make matters worse, on the other side of this yard, which is not that big, there’s another giant inflatable.  This one is a snow globe with Santa flying in his sleigh, pulled by a couple of reindeer.  So, when the hunter snowman is finished knocking off the deer and raccoons at close range, is he going to go for Santa’s reindeer?  I wonder what the small children of my neighborhood must think of this display.  I hope they have visions of sugarplums tonight, and not visions of dead reindeer in their neighbor’s lawn.

More tacky photos of this display, plus Christmas around our house:

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