Down comes the tree!

One of the things we did not have the time to do before we left on our trip was to take down the Christmas tree. (See post for Jan. 1st, 2018). It was a particularly large and beautiful tree, and pretty fresh. The living room was quite cool the whole time we were gone (because of those blankets), so it had dropped scarcely a needle. But it came down today. I can remember at least one other year in my life when the tree was still up around Valentine's Day! If I'm not mistaken, liturgically  (in many Protestant churches), Epiphany lasts until the day before Ash Wednesday, which is next Wednesday. So we're ok .

                        Before

                    After