Photo © 2018 Claudia Ward "Oh Christmas Tree"
This past Christmas was our first in an apartment and we found there was no room inside for a Christmas Tree. Solution? Put one up outside the living room on the patio, trimmed with outdoor lights and a timer to turn them on and off.
I cannot tell you how much joy that little 5' tree gave us and how happy it seemed to be. It hardly shed any needles during the two and a half months we had it up, and that amount of time is probably the best indication of how happy it made us feel. I watered it the first two days and never had to after that. Between the melting snows and rains, that little tree was tended to just as it would have been in the woods.
We were charmed by it at the start and then mesmerized during a blizzard, and dazzled when freezing rain turned to crystal-like ice. As the days are getting longer, we finally agreed to bid adieu to our little tree. Oh what a Christmas tree it was! I hope this slideshow brings a smile to your heart.
Photos and Slide Show © 2018 Claudia Ward
Music: The C.R.S. Players "Oh, Christmas Tree!"
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What a genuinely magical Christmas tree it was! Hope your enjoying your new home.
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Posted by: Claudia Ward | Sunday, February 25, 2018 at 10:42 AM
What a genuinely magical Christmas tree it was! Hope your enjoying your new home.
Posted by: Barbara Andolsek | Sunday, February 25, 2018 at 10:16 AM
BH not far from old house.
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Lovely tree, Claudia; where is your apartment located?
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Posted by: Claudia Ward | Sunday, February 25, 2018 at 09:09 AM
Lovely tree, Claudia; where is your apartment located?
Posted by: Mary Tanaskovic Bitting | Sunday, February 25, 2018 at 08:44 AM
There was about 16” in one storm.
How was the house last summer?
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Very, very pretty, especially the ice around the needles.
And an impressive amount of snow!
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Posted by: Claudia Ward | Sunday, February 25, 2018 at 07:54 AM
Very, very pretty, especially the ice around the needles.
And an impressive amount of snow!
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