Driving along Loop 360 on my way to work yesterday, I noticed a pine tree that had garland around it and a Santa cap where a star would be. Then just a little ways up I saw a man with two children heading back to their truck. I looked at them a little weird and thought - why in the world would they go decorate a Christmas tree, especially AFTER Christmas???
I quickly dismissed it with thoughts of the traffic up ahead.
Later, today, I went to my daughter's apartment to receive my Christmas gift from them since I had to work on Christmas day. After spending some time with them, I came down MoPac to 360. I made a quick stop at Taco Cabana for a taco on my way home and then returned on 360 going southbound of 183. When I did,
I saw a whole bunch of decorated Christmas trees.
Ooooooh, I get it now!!!
It is said that once you are done with your Christmas tree, you can replant it for next year. I tried it once, but it died. Perhaps, it wasn't planted deeply enough -- who knows? At any rate,
there has been much ruckus on the news about, "Do you know what happens to your Christmas tree when you put it out to the curb???" Guess people are getting a little smart and not wanting it to be chopped for mulch, albeit the mulch is often a good thing.
Soooooooo, I guess that folks are replanting their Christmas trees here in Austin.
Often you can't replant it at an apartment complex if you live there; after all, if everyone did that in a complex, 200 or more trees would be replanted each year and eventually, there may be nothing but a bunch of trees surrounding each building.
My son-in-law has planted theirs though right outside of their doorway in their apartment complex with some other plants. We'll see if their complex catches on with that or not.
I haven't noticed if folks are replanting their trees anywhere else but on Loop 360, but it is a nice thought to do.
Long Live the Christmas Trees!! :D
