But we usually do a little holiday decoration here and there: lights mostly, some greens, a ceramic tree that Leon's had for ages, a couple of stockings by the fireplace and a little one-piece sculpted nativity scene.
I heard that anyone with a saw and $10 could get a permit to cut a tree in the National Forest here in New Mexico.
So, in an effort to do my part in the monumental job of forest management, I decided that we (Leon and I and two of our friends) should go on a tree hunting expedition. I wasn't in it so much for the tree as for the day out and a little adventure.
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| One of our friends slipping and sliding |
So we were off into the Pecos woods in the Ford pickup, through snow and mud (sorry for all that mud on your truck, Leon), in search of a worthy tree.
The pines are nice, but way too big, and not right for a Christmas tree.
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| One of our friends trekking through snow. |
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| Our "Charlie Brown" Tree |
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| Got a Pic of a Trio of Deer on Our Way Out |
Well, it's not the Rockefeller Plaza tree, but it was a fun day out and we all stopped for a late lunch on the way home. Just enjoyed the ride and the company. And, well, forest management, you know.
5 comments:
Looks like fun.. even the tree. I used to love going into the Connecticut woods (aka, huge tree farms) to cut down our own tree. No tree again this year at our house. These two cats wouldn't leave it alone for a minute!
Oh what fun. One of my fondest childhood memories is the Xmas when we went out in the woods and cut down our own tree.
You should have raked up, though.
Thankfully we didn't bring the rake...you know I couldn't rake just a little patch... I would have been there all day because it is one hell of a big forest.
I'm impressed! That's a lot of work and hassle to find and cut your own tree.
Not at all...as I said, it was the outing, not the tree, that I was looking for.The tree is pretty pathetic but is out in the courtyard as our living room is too small for a tree.
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