The most beautiful 
Christmas tree... 

I wish I had never seen!

Many 30-40 foot pine trees 
went down at our farm. 

This is the top of one of them. 

It was shorting out the fence line 
and endangering the critters.

It’s fresh pine boughs 

and perfectly shaped cones 

make it a beautiful Christmas tree… 

but one I wish I had never seen. 

I would like it to still be alive.

It’s all lit up now. 

Like a sentinel… 
to the many trees and dreams

that were lost in the storm...

that dark and windy night.

(See it lit from 7-9 p.m. for a while.)

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