One year I put Christmas lights on this tree, even all the way to the top by standing on the tallest stepladder I had in addition to a 20 foot pole, as I don’t like trees with light only near the bottom. But Mother Nature decided to add more decorations in the way of icicles and the heavy weight of the ice pulled my lights down towards the bottom so it looked like a dorky tree. So the next year, I did a smaller tree that I could put the lights back up easier but the rabbits decided to chew on the extension cord. So now I just let Mother Nature decorate the tree however she wants – although I wished it wasn’t in the form of cold temperatures.

Mother Nature Decorates the Christmas Tree

The sun managed to peek out late this afternoon but clear days this time of the year can mean some very cold weather like the predicted sub-zero temperatures for the coming week.

Cold Sunshine

The day didn’t warm up above freezing or even above 20 so the ground is still covered with that cold white stuff and even more snowflakes were flying through the air too.

Still Hanging Low