Fuzziness and Frazier

WHAT? At days end the desire to sit in the Nook with my spouse and contemplate the day’s events with a glorious sunset to gaze upon was lovely to say the least. Until it was totally dark! YE GADS there is some sort of SKUM on the window! Dashing quickly for the window cleaner I cleanse the affected area. NOPE, it was fine. Ummmmmm what had happened on this oddly shaped area? Alas I will have to wait until tomorrow to re clean the outside. The kids were going to a movie the rest of the kids came in and out of the kitchen for a low key serve yourself dinner. We had munchies on the table for the game and the possibility of a real sit down dinner was not in the offing. Some of us were still bummed out that West Virginia Mountaineers did not look good nor did they win. That however did not stop us from all going to pick out the PERFECT Christmas tree for this coming Holiday. A Frazier Fir; Dark green needles; 1/2 to 1 inch long; good needle retention; nice scent. Named for a botanist, John Fraser, who explored the southern Appalachians in the late 1700's. And a Douglas fir; Good fragrance; holds blue to dark green, 1 to 1-1/2 inch needles well; needles have a sweet scent when crushed. Named after David Douglas who studied the tree in the 1800's; can live for a thousand years. We have for the last 29 years gotten a rooted tree then planted it on the farm. In all those years we have only lost 2 trees. This year there was a bush that was slowly dying and I wanted it pulled and replaced with a pine. We accomplished that yesterday. Today we shall plant that tree and ready the house for the forthcoming Christmas tree. A

Real

Conifer;

Stabilizes soil.

Emits fresh oxygen.

Protects water supplies.

Creates a scenic green belt.

Provides refuse for wildlife.

Absorbs carbon dioxide and other gases.

Protects soils, which may not support other crops.

Recycled real Christmas trees create mulch

for gardens and landscaping.

For every real Christmas tree harvested,

at least three seedlings are planted in its place.

One acre of trees produces oxygen for 18 people per year.

Real trees recycle back to the earth from where they started.

Real trees are good.