As difficult as the holidays are for some, the period following the New Year's festivities can bring its own challenges. Some of us may have overindulged and face an ugly moment of truth when we have to squeeze into real clothes for the return to our workplaces. Others are crestfallen due to the poor performance of their favorite football team this season, questioning their loyalty to a bunch of losers. But Christmas trees have it the absolute worst. Stripped naked and kicked to the curb, their moment of glory past, these holiday castoffs line the streets, alone with their memories and a stray strand or two of tinsel. Be happy that is not your fate.
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I never could understand bringing something to life from a seed like that tree only to kill it after two weeks of work.
ReplyDeleteThat's why I keep my tree up until Candlemas, at least.
DeleteIt's Obama's fault.
ReplyDeleteI would've thought Bush.
DeleteI agree Intelli. It's a sad sight and I always wonder why some living creature has to sacrifice all for... what?
ReplyDeleteI suppose at least these commercial trees know that is the fate they are born into.
DeleteWe keep our Solstice tree decorated through the dark months of January and February...it brightens our home and our outlook.
ReplyDeletethe Ol'Buzzard
Guilty of that here, too -- in fact, since I have an artificial tree now (icky, I know! but more practical for current situation), I left the tree up for my niece's high school graduation one year. Now, though I settle for winding a string of lights through the upstairs bannister & will plug that in whenever I need a boost.
DeleteHey, I saved a tree! Apartment dwellers here can't have a real one. I saved my money by not buying a fake one, either :-)
ReplyDeleteI used to decorate my houseplants when I was apartment-bound and broke. Fa-la-la-la-la . . .
DeleteStripped naked and kicked to the curb, their moment of glory past,
ReplyDeleteDamn intelli,
you sure know how to welcome a guy into the Happyie new Year.
It's a gift I have, Punch. Glad to share it with you.
Deletethat tree in the image looks so .... forlorn.
ReplyDeleteI like your descriptive gifts.... the football comment was a little close to the bone, though. :(
love the comments.... :)