Trees were purchased and erected. Our decorations have already suffered the indignity of being pulled off the tree and thrown to the floor by Willow. She's really excited about this big, green plaything with all of the small, removable parts. We're going to have our hands fuller than usual this week trying to fend her off.

This morning, the tree trimmers showed up and began chainsawing things. The dead trees in our front yard and outside our bedroom window were taken out. This probably means that the poor mushrooms that were feeding off of them will die.
Not content with this, the trimmers invaded our backyard and started lopping off everything in reach, including some branches big enough to shake the house when they hit the roof. Our hummingbird feeder and our outdoor fireplace proved to be less sturdy than the roof. The guy in charge promised to replace them after I yelled at him. I'll bet it won't be that easy though. No replacements have shown up yet.




Willow in Treeland.