This is a huge Santa on a street that runs right along the 101 Freeway in Oxnard, California. I’ve seen it for years but was never tempted to stop by until now because I’m blogging and because the Photo Hunters challenge this week is RED! This Santa is behind a locked wrought iron fence and is maintained by local corporate businesses. There’s a large sign with all the corporate sponsors and you can see the shadow of the fence that it is behind in my collage below. There are cut-outs on the fence of reindeer and a S and a C which you’ll see in the collage below, also.
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I’m shamelessly recyling this post for Thursday Photo Challenge where the theme is red also. For more Thursday photo challenge click here.
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As of June 2017 Photobucket has blacked out all my photos that I had stored there and are holding them hostage. Hopefully I can update my photos on all the posts they have ruined, over 4000 of them.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Oh man is this a great entry for RED!
I love your red choice for the theme, ho ho ho!
Everyone’s getting ready for Christmas 😉 Great shot for the theme. Happy weekend!
That’s a very huge Santa! lol Happy hunting!
Wow – that is some Santa!!! 🙂
Happy Weekend.
So the reason for why Santa is not coming to town…….is because he’s already in town.
Have a great day!
Whoa! That’s a huge Santa!
Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa Claus is coming…… to town!!!
Happy weekend!
Yousers!!! Santa is REAL, for sure. HOW could anyone deny that? Great entry!
Wowsers…he is a big one! Thanks for taking the pic for all of us to see!
Great big Santa there, very topical for December!
This is too awesome!
That’s fantastic! I love all the Christmasy stuff I’m seeing this week. 🙂
My photo hunt pictures are up now too! 🙂
Hello christmas father! Are ready for the ultime date?
Yours is the first christmas post, I expected them all to be
I got your comment thank you!
You’re right this is a huge Santa! I’m sure he can be seen from miles away:)
great red idea!
happy hunting
and thanks for the visits earlier.
Whoa that is a huge snata! cool that you made collages with your photos…My hunt is up, please come and visit
lets try that again..I meant huge santa of course
Yes you bet! That is really one huge Santa. I wonder how huge it would be if it were from head to foot.
Wow, that is a huge Santa! Great photo!
ellen, first, I get your comments… second, what a marvelous Santa!! Love him!
these are great ideas!
happy weekend! 🙂
Oh darn, ellen you said WordPress, right? I’m on Blogger right now.
Whoa, what a huge Santa. Great theme for red.
Mine is up here.
I LOVE this!!!! :::wondering just how big ‘a truck I’d need to haul it off to my yard!!!:::
oh red Santa Clause…..mine is here
http://happymomiam.blogspot.com/2007/11/photo-hunters-red.html
I have driven by that Santa MANY times myself! How funny!
I never thought of stopping either.
THAnks for stopping, that way I don’t have to now! 😉
hahaha love the way you took the santa from different angles 😛
My version of red 🙂
Have a great weekend ahead !
Now that is really cool! That is an awesome choice for “red”. Enjoy your weekend and thank you for stopping by my place.
Guess we had the same idea!!
I’m glad you stopped. That is so perfect for the red theme. Have a great weekend.
Wow….. that’s a huge giant Santa!… and all I want for Christmas is to meet Santa! hehehehe….
Gigantic! Santa is a perfect red entry.
Ooooh! Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus–and he’s really big!
Very festive take on the theme 🙂
Thanks for visiting my reds.
How whimsical! Is he sticking out his tongue?? Cute red!
Wow! This is a truly huge Santa in his signature red suit!
Happy weekend!
Whoa, that’s a big santa. Great pics.
Excellent idea for this challenge!!! Santa 🙂
Well, that definitely screams red! You don’t get the snow out there though, do you? Have a good weekend. Mine is up, please stop by.
That is quite a good hunt. Very nice! So this is by the road the whole year through. You certainly wont forget Santa.
My Red is posted at http://www.mga-munimuni.info/
Huge choice for red! Great job on The Hunt.
This is beautiful, lovely photohunt thanks for sharing…
Mine is up too.
http://touchmenowand4ever.blogspot.com/2007/11/photohunt-themed-red.html
I know that Santa well, having grown up in Lompoc. Great choice for the theme. Thanks for coming by and commenting!
Santa Claus is going to be busy this year
Have a nice weekend 🙂
My goodness, nobody’s going to miss that! Great picture 🙂
Nice shot a great take on this week’s them and so festive! Happy weekend
Wonderful entry red. Happy hunting!!!
Wow, that’s a huge Santa! Great collection of photos!
What a huge Santa! Perfect for this week’s theme. Have a great weekend!
Santa is perfect for the theme! Cool photos. Thanks for stopping by Pollywog Creek last night. Have a blessed weekend.
That’s about the biggest Santa I’ve ever seen!
I have a feeling that I know now why TNChick chose “Red” for today… we’re all dying to see Christmas decoration making their comeback after a long hot summer!!! Great shot! 🙂
Nice Santas ! Here in Belgium we don’t have so many Santas. For the moment the Santa Claus is coming on the 6th and already brings the gifts. Christmas is celebrated with a tree and mostly for the adults (concerning gifts) I celebrate the German way. Tomorrow I will write about it.
Recovered your comment before Akismet lost it! That’s a giant Santa… I think I would be frightened as a child.
This is very nice!! I love it!! You have a great choice for this week!! Thank you for your visit!! Have a wonderful weekend!! Grams
nice share for red theme!
happy weekend!
What a wonderful Santa! This photo is perfect for the theme and perfect for the season. Thanks for making me smile 🙂
What a great photo for the theme. Perfect for the theme. Thanks for visiting.
A beauty of a Santa! Cool…
Aww.. That’s one HUGE Santa! 😀
Well, yours is my favorite entry!
Ho ho ho!
Mine’s up!
This Santa used to be located in Carpenteria, CA, further north on the 101 between here and Santa Barbara. There is a street called Santa Claus lane there and Santa lived there on top of a toy store for many years until new owners could not properly care for his giant presence any longer. He could have been scrapped but someone here in Oxnard made room for him somehow. Merry Christmas to all!
Hello! thanks for the added info. I’m pretty sure I used to see him in Carpenteria way back when on our trips north from LA…