One of the Christmas traditions that Elaine and I have is having a Christmas tree from either our land in Botetourt County, Virginia or our property on Johns Creek in Craig County. I know folks don't go into the woods to find a Christmas tree much anymore, but I find it a delightful tradition.
Last week, our grandsons Sam, age 7, and Eli, age 5, and I went into our 38-acre woodlot behind the house. After some tromping around and after several red cedars and Virginia pines were rejected as not being quite right, the three of us finally settled on about a four-foot-tall red cedar.
The cedar is not shaped and trimmed like the trees at those Christmas tree lot, but it serves its purpose well. And the price was definitely right.
