Today's picture comes from last Saturday, and it paints a brighter picture on the messiness that most of the city is still slipping and sliding through. I was invited on a tree hunting excursion. A friend invited me to one of his friend's parent's farm in order to do a little quid pro quo.

The family had planted some 2000 fir trees in order to facilitate oak tree growth, but now that the tress have become established, they no longer have any use for the firs. What a novel idea to allow groups to go up and harvest their own tree, and in turn, their oaks could grow unobstructed. All they asked was for a food donation to a local food pantry.

Despite its causing a much longer car ride than expected both into and out of Barneveld, the snow added a very pleasant aura to the experience, well, until it started to freeze and pelt us. It was a bit of a trek to get to the trees, but once there, there were countless beauties to pick from. That made the decision easy as I quickly found a beaut and started hacking away. A minute later, I hate myself a tree!

I'll post a picture of the tree once I get it decorated, but alas, it's hard to judge height when the sky's the limit. I was about right, the tree is almost exactly 10ft tall, the height of my ceilings, but I need to trim a bit from it to put the star on the top and to allow a smaller trunk to fit better into the stand so it doesn't fall over. Anyone got a handsaw?