Today was our annual pilgrimage to find the perfect Christmas tree. Under cloudy and at times rainy/snowy skies we headed out with Grandpa to Northern Lights Christmas Tree Farm When we arrived we first scouted out the small store where they sell trinkets and wreathes as well as hot chocolate and cookies. My boys were interested in the animals around the farm which included cows, pigs a lone goat and 3 turkeys. After looking at the animals for a bit my oldest son reminded us that we were here to get a tree, not look at animals. So we boarded a trailer pulled by a tractor and headed out into the wilds of the farm to find the perfect tree. First we checked out the Canaan Fir but they were still pretty young and not very full. Of course every tree we came across the boys wanted to cut down calling it the “perfect” tree. But I wasn’t satisfied with anything we had seen yet. So we moved down to the Noble Fir section to see if the perfect tree was hiding down there. Since it had rained the ground was very muddy and our boots soon became twice as heavy as mounds of mud caked them. We realized that the search for the perfect tree wouldn’t be easy. Suddenly the clouds parted and a light shined down from the heavens and lit up one tree in the field. It was the perfect tree. We quickly marked it as ours when Grandpa put his red baseball cap on the top. Grabbing the saw we started the chore of separating the tree from the soil that had nurtured it for so long. Our tree turned out to be 10 years old which we calculated by counting the rings in the stump that was left behind. Soon our tractor returned to bring us back to farm headquarters where our tree was shaken on a device to remove all the dead needles and any other thing that may be hiding in the midst of the sea of green needles. Finally our tree was pulled through the baler which makes the tree easier to handle by wrapping up all the branches in twine. Our quest complete we headed for home with our catch resting in the bed of our pickup. Another successful Christmas tree hunt complete.
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