The annual tree cutting

Is it too early to go cut down a tree?
We tend to pick our day for that annual event according to the sky outside rather than the calendar.

It's been done.

When the sky was ice blue and the air was chilly crisp .. .

we set out and found our spot and walked the rows with nothing rushing us.

The last few years we have paid $30 for our tree.
It isn't large. .
nor is it purely symmetrical.

It has space to hang ornaments ..
and branches that will hold a few heavier ones.

Once we have picked our tree. .
we find the farmer and he comes with his saw.

He would rather cut down our tree for us than pay the insurance costs that would save his nest egg should we slice off an arm ourselves.

We are okay with that.

It is not even to our already low ceilings . .
and we are okay with that too.
It is adorned with ornaments both new and old.
It has a bit of nostalgic memories from Christmases past.
It is waiting. .
for something to protect under its boughs. .
I love to find the perfect gift. .
and I wish I loved to wrap.

I should wrap. . .
shouldn't I?

all for now. .