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    Annual Wild Christmas Tree Hunting in France

    A few days ago, we went wild Christmas tree hunting.

    Our forests are dying of suffocation, here in Haute-Savoie, France. And to thin out the trees is a good, honest deed. The Tree Spirits are blessing us for it...


    So, here we go...





    Plenty of snow, this year.





    This is the first out of 3 that I found.





    Little shaking...





    So... this is what you look like !





    Winter wonderland.

















    So, here we are... Now I have to choose





    More to come...


    Best,

    Robert
    Last edited by Ancienne Alliance; 7th December 10 at 11:00 PM.
    Robert Amyot-MacKinnon

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    Alors! Quelle plus de la neige!
    [B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.

    Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
    (Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]

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    A winter wonderland indeed!

    (ps. - I love the hat Robert! )
    [SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
    [SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
    [SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]

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    OK, now, let's see...





    You look good....





    And so do you...





    And what about you ?





    Hummm...





    YOU !









    More to come …


    Best,

    Robert
    Robert Amyot-MacKinnon

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    Sweet Louise...





    Dear Evangeline...









    More to come these following days !





    Best,

    Robert
    Robert Amyot-MacKinnon

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    Great pictures Robert!
    Love the cat!
    We just got our first snow in Maine yesterday, but your pictures really made me feel like the Holidays are here!
    Humor, is chaos; remembered in tranquillity- James Thurber

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    Truely a Beautiful winter wonderland!

    Very fun pictures, thank you for sharing with us.
    ~Kyle

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    Super pics. Great family.
    I wish I had a family like yours to share Christmas with.
    Regional Director for Scotland for Clan Cunningham International, and a Scottish Armiger.

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    Thank you for that great set of pictures, Robert! It looks like your family is getting set for a wonderful Christmas season.
    "Touch not the cat bot a glove."

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    What a fantastic photo series! Such a beautiful place! And your family is even more beautiful than the locale. I can just imagine the sounds of children waking, the smell of breakfast cooking, and a warm fire crackling.

    We had a weekend somewhat like that last weekend, without the French Alps, or the beautiful snow. My wife returned from a very difficult business trip to Germany, having suffered many travel delays, giving up on flights to take the train from Munich to Franfort, etc. She arrived home late on Friday night, and we spent the weekend in front of the fire as the snow covered peaks of New Zealand rolled by in The Lord of the Rings movie, children frolicked about us, and we baked bread and pie.

    We are looking forward to more such days as the holiday season unfolds. May you have many more such days as well. Cheers!
    "Before two notes of the theme were played, Colin knew it was Patrick Mor MacCrimmon's 'Lament for the Children'...Sad seven times--ah, Patrick MacCrimmon of the seven dead sons....'It's a hard tune, that', said old Angus. Hard on the piper; hard on them all; hard on the world." Butcher's Broom, by Neil Gunn, 1994 Walker & Co, NY, p. 397-8.

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