December 25, 2006
Christmas Trees, past and present
I grew up with natural Christmas trees, ones cut down from some plantation, sold at the local Petrol station and brought to our home for the month of December, dressed up and treated well for a few weeks, and then discarded on the trash heap at the end of December. I have vivid memories of pine needles stuck in our carpet for months afterwards, and that delicious smell of a freshly cut tree.
Nowadays, we’re using fake trees (see image), wiped for dust and then dressed in the lights and trimmings, then quietly removed to a box back in the shed for the next eleven months. It sure doesn’t have that romance or reality as the real trees did, however I solace myself with the thoughts I am saving the environment.
So, what was your Christmas Tree?
Photo: Christmas Tree 2006.
December 25th, 2006 at 10:16 am
We get a real tree every year, which we pick out and cut down ourselves from the Christmas Tree Farm in Wanneroo, where they are grown on a four year cycle especially for Christmas - no environmental harm done. In fact, the replenishing of trees each year probably has some environmental benefits :)
They’re getting more and more popular, which is why this year we ended up with a tree somewhat smaller than we normally go for - but every Christmas tree is special and the smell of pine needles in the house is what *really* makes it feel like Christmas for me.
Our little tree: ttp://flickr.com/photos/kaysmoljak/329485598/