oh christmas tree

Tracy and I put up our Christmas tree the Sunday after Thanksgiving. That was November 29th. I took it down last night because the holiday is waaay over, but not because the tree needed to come down. I don't know what sort of crazy hybrid tree we got this year, but it was awesome. It had broad, soft needles, a very vibrant green color, but only a very slight pine smell. It continued to drink water for the full six weeks, and only stopped drinking because I stopped giving it water. Even then, when I pulled it out of the stand, the and took it outside, it dropped only a handful of needles across the floor.

I don't know what kind of creepy genetic mutant it is. Possibly one of its parents was an artificial tree. Regardless, it was the best Christmas tree I've ever owned, and I'm sad to see it go. Mostly because it added great ambiance to our living room, filling an otherwise blank, empty space. I don't really know what to put there now, but the room looks sad and empty without it.