THIS is real tree cutting. No farm grown, pruned to the max trees. These trees grow naturally on a mountain requiring some hiking and work. They are grown in a way called "stump culture." If you cut the tree above the ground, it will grow back. The stump sends out a new tree to the side of the original central leader. Green. We have cut trees here for years. The excursion-45 minutes up into the hills-is as much a part of our Christmas as decorating the tree.
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Gauging the size of a tree which is growing way above you takes some skill. Any tree-and that means sizes up to anything you could fit into a house, or outside-is just $25. |
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With this kind of re-growth the trees sometimes grow up high. J is cutting it at about 5 feet off the ground. |
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The kids used to fight over who got to make the final cut. And then the tree usually "fell" on somebody by accident. |
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Which to choose up there. |
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It is nice to live in a place where honesty is alive and well. |
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Notice how the trees are growing above the place where they were cut once long ago. |
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Best old truck around. |
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The tree is about 3 feet out of the 6 foot truck bed. That gives me lots of balsam boughs. |
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It is always worth stopping in town to see the falls. Brrrrrr. |
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We call these "pot holes." This one is very deep, and in summers past, we used to swim there. (Sadly, due to out-of-towners, and people with no sense of sobriety or danger, None of us may swim here any more.. Very , very . sad.) |
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I LOVE the old fashioned, big colored bulbs across the street. Just hot chocolate and some gingerbread cookies for us tonight. But there are wonderful restaurants and a deli, a candy store here. Please look up Shelburne Falls, MA. |
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Bowling. |
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I probably take all my visitors to Shelburn Falls. |
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Festive, and just busy enough. |
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The famous "Bridge of Flowers" |
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Imagine this with a little dusting of snow--magical. The night after Thanksgiving, the whole village is lit with luminaries, up and down main street, across the bridges and along the river. |
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