Winter Illustrated
Carroll taunted me in comments for not having my camera along to document the snow-dusted palm tree, so I did a walkabout today in the few minutes of daylight allotted to us in this arctic latitude.
In a park near the house, I was startled to see a pair of golden delicious apple trees bereft of leaves, but with apples intact:
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Even though the sun had shone for most of the day, it did little to remedy some dicey driving opportunities on the residential streets:
Our local pseudo-Polynesian Trader-Vic clone restaurant, The Luau, seemed to figure, “if life deals you lemons, turn them into Lemon Drops“. The tiki god or whatever looks a little underdressed, and wondering if REI can supply some down hula skirts:
And, finally, here’s the Christmas palm. O Tannenpalm, O Tannenpalm:
