The Square All Aglow

The Georgetown square is beautiful anytime of the year, but in the month of December it truly sparkles.   On Friday evening, I attended the annual Lighting of the Square.   It generally brings out a huge crowd of people, from the very young to the very young at heart.   Once again this year, the Austin Carolers were on hand to sing and entertain everyone.   As the skies darkened, Santa Claus, a Texas Santa complete with cowboy hat, came bounding down the steps of the Williamson County Courthouse, eliciting the aid of a bunch of kids as they threw the big red switch to light up the square.    As a bonus in this year’s post, I include the last photo in this grouping, which shows the just-dedicated statue of Robert McAlpin Williamson, our county namesake.  The statue, the work of Georgetown scupltor Lucas Adams, was unveiled just before the lighting ceremony across the street.   The beautiful work of art has a special spot at the entrance to the Williamson Museum.   It seemed appropriate to end this post with that, throwing in a little Christmas cheer at the courthouse behind him.