# Christmas Tree Pics

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 9, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-tree-pics/1011397 "2024-12-09T13:01:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-tree-pics/1011397/1 "2024-12-09T13:01:28Z")

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I can’t believe we don’t have a thread for sharing pictures of our Christmas trees. My wife takes the tree very seriously, always doing a color theme (and sometimes more than just colors). You would not believe how much Christmas stuff we have in the attic.

> **[2024 Tree — Postimages](https://postimg.cc/HcMgthwx)**

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-tree-pics/1011397/2 "2024-12-09T13:33:31Z")

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Here is our tree, lit and not lit. We’ve had Mr. Moose since 1995 or so. His tree used to be a lot larger, but we downsized. We now have probably 4 times the ornaments we need, so it is easy to change things out each year.

ETA: My wife knitted the tree skirt.

[![](https://i.postimg.cc/SKLQnBBB/Xmas-Tree-2024-both.jpg) ](https://i.postimg.cc/SKLQnBBB/Xmas-Tree-2024-both.jpg)

Here is the old tree, back in 2001:

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> [https://i.postimg.cc/s2nWBZCd/Xmas-Tree-2021-cropped.jpg](https://i.postimg.cc/s2nWBZCd/Xmas-Tree-2021-cropped.jpg)

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**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-tree-pics/1011397/3 "2024-12-10T15:14:34Z")

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We set up our tree every couple of years. Yes it’s fake. I used to cut trees out of my own yard.

We are keeping it pretty simple, with only lights. We will put a few special ornaments on it. What I LOVE is the original painting behind it. My cousin painted it.

[![](https://i.imgur.com/krJxSIs.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/krJxSIs.jpeg)

The colors just work so well.

What is odd, is that’s not a picture of pine trees blowing in the wind (as I originally thought). It’s actually kelp off of the San Diego coast. It’s from a photo taken underwater looking up.

[Kathryn Peterson Fine Art](https://www.kathrynpeterson.org/works)

She does some very interesting stuff. And works in all types of mediums. The one in the photo I believe is acrylic, It’s not oil or water color. It may be a mix though.

Love the moose @What_Exit

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**Author:** ![Topologist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/topologist/32/3208_2.png) [@Topologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Topologist)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-tree-pics/1011397/4 "2024-12-14T16:40:04Z")

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Here’s our tree, a real Douglas Fir bought from a gardening center not far from us. This is one of the fullest we’ve had. An eclectic mix of ornaments, ones we like and/or have some meaning to us.

[![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/AZW05ts.jpeg "Xmas Tree 2024") ](https://imgur.com/a/xmas-tree-2024-a0HEf87)