Well its already 2014 and Xmas is nearly over. One of the things I'll miss the most is the tree. I love Christmas trees. I always did, especially as a kid. There's something mystical about living with a decorated tree in the home for a while in midwinter. Unusually, our Christmas featured four trees this year. I managed to photograph them all so I hope you like them as much as I did.
12th December
Our Daughter's
19th December
Our own
24th December
Christmas Eve/ Heiligabend
My Wife's Dad's in Germany
25th December
Christmas Day/ Weihnachten
Our friends' in Germany
31st December
New Year's Eve
Our own again
with some of the my presents from my Birthday and the Big Day itself [not shown are soap, choccies, robot money box and shirt as they are all in use!]
Elainystavani [My Animal Friends] hardback annual, Century 21 Publishing, Finland [thanks Arto!]
Nosferatu DVD Special Edition [thanks Bill!]
Two TV21 comics with SWORD stories
Three Marx plastic ancient warriors
New Scientist mags [for revelations on the loo!]
Video Nasties [first book ever published on the subject in 1984]
Dracula hardback
It is customary to leave up the tree and decorations into the New Year but no later than Twelfth Night, January 5th [Old Christmas Day]. The practicalities of life, however, usually mean that our own tree is usually put away in the loft for another year within a couple of days of the New Year beginning. Still, I get to live with this strange illuminated green cone for a day or so yet. Sounds like a UFO doesn't it!
When do you take your tree down readers?
Great shots Woodsy! I love the Christmas tree too. As much as I don't relish putting it up every year, once it's up it becomes a twinkling treasure that I find hard to put away for the year. Every year is a little different for us and occasionally the tree stays up a tad longer than it should, but I believe it will be taken down this weekend.
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