This is one of the most surprising trees in the area. It's four hundred years old and if you look closely, you'll see that it's growing apparently out of the pavement

Of course, what actually happened is that they didn't want to cut the old cedar down when paving the sidewalk, which now curves neatly around the huge trunk. It's decorated by a local company. Not the easiest scene to capture on camera, but my original idea of photographing Sirius for this post (the brightest star seemed to tie in nicely with the Star of Bethlehem!) was abandoned due to the clouds

Wishing a safe and peaceful Christmas for all!

-Adele