Abstract: The apparatus disclosed and claimed herein comprises an outdoor lighting fixture having a post extending down into the ground, with a short length of the post extending up above the ground. A lighting fixture, which receives a lamp, is disposed on the upper rim of the ground post. An upper post or lens diffuser is in turn disposed on the fixture, and an outer post housing is disposed over or about the ground post, the fixture, and the upper post or lens diffuser. A lens is appropriately secured to the upper post and lens diffuser and to the outer post housing. If desired, the ground post may be disposed on the surface of the ground or on a hard surface, such as a deck, or the like. Moreover, a weed guard and stabilizer cylindrical element may be disposed about the housing and on the ground to help prevent inadvertent damage from lawn care equipment, inadvertent bumping, and the like. The fixture, of course, may use a compact fluorescent lamp, an incandescent lamp, or any other desired light emitting element.