Saturday, December 20, 2008

The Christmas Tree Adventure 2008

It's been raining for nearly two weeks here in Chattanooga. And with all the work in the basement, we STILL didn't have a tree. So...the sun peeked out for a mere 30 minutes this AM which tricked us into thinking we could have a pleasant drive through north Georgia.


As we got off the interstate, the perpetual fog rolled back over Lookout Mountain, and by the time we neared the Blue Goose Christmas Tree Farm, it was misting. Again. As we got out of the car, it was starting to rain. Lucky us! Despite the weather, we found a nice tree.Here in TN, the cypress grow better than the pines, so we picked a fairly tall Leland Cypress. Taller than my car is long, in fact. And quite heavy. Hefting this tree onto the car was an interesting event...especially because by this time it was starting to pour.



All in all, we got the tree wrapped and properly tied to the car. Where it remains. It's STILL RAINING!!!!

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