I nearly decided not to put up a tree this year but I changed my mind since my niece had an SUV to help haul it to my house. Naturally I ended up picking a tree with a crooked stump! It took my dad and I many attempts to get the sucker to stand up straight. The tree is even more plain than last year, I went with white lights and my eclectic mix of ornaments and bulbs.
Maybe I need to add ribbons or bows or something. 
View from the other side.
Pistol Pete always near the top.
I'm glad I ended up putting up a tree, though it is kind of a bummer doing it alone. Here's last year's entry.
