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Choosing a tree

 

After stuffing ourselves with a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner, there are two things to do the day after.

Eat leftovers, and head for the Twain Harte Christmas Tree Farm to choose the perfect tree.

They have a lot to choose from - but we have to find just the right one for the living room.

Hey, this one has a neck - and a couple of extra limbs!
Oh, it's Bob and Berlynn playing a joke. Silly!
You know, this one looks sort of nice, but there are a lot more to consider.
Some of these are ok, the one at the beginning is still the best.
But there has to be a better one in here somewhere. We didn't see the trees, because of the forest!

The first one we spotted turned out to be the best after all. We have the worker man cut it down.

Securely tied to the roof of Bob's car, we head for home.
After hanging a couple of hundred lights and some decorations, we have a very pretty tree indeed.