With Thanksgiving over we’re on to the next adventure in the holiday calendar – the Christmas tree. We cut down a tree from Bainbridge Island Farms last year and it survived until May as green as the day we brought it home! So, under heavy fog, we once again made a trip to the farm to find the perfect tree.

I tried convincing my daughter we needed one of these but she informed me it wouldn’t fit in the house – she’s right.

Instead, we chose a beautiful six-footer from this grove.

Farms and broken down old trucks – naturally.

Given the winter rains, it’s none too difficult to find rust on anything left outside – the pattern on the rusting wheel well looks fractal-like to me.