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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Christmas Tree Follow Up: 4 Months Later

Back in December 2012 my old lady wrote an essay about how we were going to adopt a baby potted pine tree for Christmas, instead of slaughtering (or embracing the slaughter of) a living tree.

The baby potted pine tree lived in the house these past four months, but not well.  She was rarely fed and never talked to and didn't get much sunlight either. 

I noticed her brown & bare spots and felt shame.  Then I remembered the hole.  

There was a hole in our backyard when we moved in.  I started filling it with grass clippings after mowing the lawn, eventually adding biodegradable food trash as well. 

so I gave the hole a modest stir with a shovel.  I bought a bag of fancy dirt, recommended by the unlucky garden store clerk who had to hear my sad tale of neglect.  I unplugged the baby pine from her potted existence, plucked her into the hole and surrounded her with the fancy dirt.

And there she sits.  I look at her proudly on occassion, although I honestly have no idea if my transplant worked or not. 

time will tell. 

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