My Christmas Tree

[tinaballina]

It is almost getting time to put up the battery powered blinking lights!

This is Perry's department, i am waiting for him to hook a sister up.

[bluerail]

I still think decorating it with food and gels is the way to go.

[halhiker]

It wasn't me but it would have been if I was there. With the winds that go with winter storms anything left on trees is going to be blown down and pollute the mountain. I've seen huge branches blow down; there's no way an ornament is going to stay put.

There are a lot of ducks I've been kicking down lately but it gets boring after a while. Maybe I'll have a new hobby.

[NormaR]

Some folk just have no Christmas spirit. Bah Humbug walks the Skyline trail too it seems.

[tinaballina]

Everyone has their own view - it is what it is. it makes me happy to decorate it and others to see it.

[Andy]

(insert sarcastic tone)

The best thing about excessively decorated wild trees is their amazing ability to resurrect themselves from astonishing abuse. Persons should note that placing good taste aside when adorning these trees is all important to their success and will only add to ones bounty. A fine example is the famous Shoe Tree near the Amboy, CA. This once thriving specimen of the roadside variety produced a bountiful harvest of unwanted footware (river) season after (river) season. Sadly, this Tamarisk/Nike hybrid met its, albeit temporary demise after being dowsed with gasoline and set ablaze; likely by a sneaker manufacturer afraid of the inevitable bumper-crop about to be dropped on the market. However...as with all miracles, our little tree that could bounced back with even more vigor than before, offering a slice of joy to all who travel this lonely trail.... I mean highway.

Before:
http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/images/ima ... marisk.jpg

After:
http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/1134 ... 6147jqzAKT

Sorry, I just had to. And Tina, I'm still a supporter of your tree and if I ever get off of this keyboard, I plan on adding my own little piece of cheer

[bluerail]

now thats my kind of humour

[Florian]

The shoe tree a couple miles east of Amboy fell down a year or so ago. I've really no problem with Tina putting an ornament on a tree. But i do not approve of shoe trees. Those are pure trash as far as i'm concerned and kills trees.

-Florian