I had two appointments in town and was gone from the house from 10:30 until almost 3:00.

When I got back, the sun was on it’s low southern arc, lighting the tops of the trees…

And the temperature was a balmy 20F!

So I cut the top off the “Auggie-tree”…

And set it to prepare for going inside…

The remnants of the “Auggie-tree”…

O Christmas Tree: Part 1 :) !!

*** another foot or so will be removed before the tree goes inside. This first cut was done to prep the tree before a forecast “wintry-mix” of weather.

****** it is maybe a bit of a “Charlie Brown Christmas tree” – but that is ok with me!