Erica and I went upstate to the Battenkill tree farm up near Red Hook, New York. It’s about 75 miles from the house, but it’s a different world. I did this five years in a row with my Dad. Two years ago he was so sick with cancer that he couldn’t get out of the car, but he never complained. I love going up and cutting the tree and I think it’s great getting a tree that you know wasn’t harvested a month ago. The tree is guaranteed to be fresh. It’s a sad time, though, because of the memories of my Dad.

Erica took this video of me cutting down the tree. The day was so bright that you could not see the image in the little LCD display so the image is shaky.
Here are some of the pictures of the tree farm. Click on a picture to get a large size image (suitable for descktop wallpaper).