Saturday, December 1, 2007

Timber! or, How We Do the Christmas Shake.

A CompTron/Delora family tradition: cutting down a big Christmas tree at the Rosedale Christmas tree farm in Bakersfield.


Here you can see PapaTron, accompanied by little Mush and RyDog, felling our tree in 1992.


Note how shiny and new MazdaTron once was. Also note lanky blond Wendy, second from the right.

Uh, the Rosedale Christmas Tree Farm got axed, so to speak, 5 or 8 years ago. It's gone. We haven't cut down a Christmas tree in a long time. Until 2 hours ago.

Christmas Conifers, Moreno Valley:
a CompTron Sister Adventure.


Miraculously, Mush and I were able to select and saw down a suitable fir-or-pine-or-something-deciduous-and-christmasy, get it up to her apartment and into a stand. We're about to put lights on it. I love December! I love Mush! I love that my hands are covered in sap.


(this is how you do the Christmas Shake)

6 comments:

$ara said...

Christmas trees are never deciduous. But I still love you.

Goatmaster.K said...

i have never witnessed such tree abuse as seen in your home video. i feel that my native home state would have a law against such actions.

Suzanna H. said...

It looks like a pine to me. Ditto what sara said. Congratulations on the beginning of the celebration of Christmas!

tammy said...

thanks for the great thoughts Wendy roo....love you bunches...you're never alone ..mom

The Mulleneaux Family said...

LOL, those were the days. Sad the farm is gone, those were good days cutting down the tree!! I miss those! Love ya and hope all is well!!!

The Mulleneaux Family said...

Oh, PS, lol, great photos on the site by the way! lol, those were my skinny days too!!!