Beyond Rivalry

We went out this morning like millions of others and cut down our Christmas tree from a local family tree farm. It's not as tall as some we've had (when we lived in another house, with a 20-foot ceiling, we cut a tree from the back acres of our property that touched the ceiling and had to be held up with a system of ropes lashed to the loft)  but it is wider and fuller than many. Here's its picture, the tree as yet unadorned. Lights are going on as I write, and then ornaments after that.

And, there are a few more additions to the Winter Garden album.