The Multnomah Villager

From our back deck, this time of year, we can see this fully lit Christmas Tree up on the hill somewhere between about 37th and 38th along Canby. We always enjoy it being there. It appears that someone went out in their yard or to the wooded area behind their house, and fully lit a “wild” tree. This year, we decided to track this tree down, with the idea that we’d send a thank you note to whoever lights the tree since we enjoy seeing it up there in the dark every year. Our first quest was unsuccessful, but maybe not for it turns out this this “tree” is actually a very convincing looking (at least from our vantage point down on 35th) pyramid of lighted strands, set up like a tepee on the roof of a garage.

Although not quote a romantic as a tree full of lights found out in the middle of a forest, it’s one of the things we really enjoy about Christmas here in and around the Village. Happy Holidays everyone!

Since snow on Christmas day is such a rare occurrence here in Portland, we dragged ourselves out of the warmth and headed up the hill to walk through the empty Village and take in the sights, before cruising down to John’s for a replacement bag of chips. It’s an annual pilgrimage for Mrs. V and sorry, Rick, if we’ d known you were working we’d have brought a plate of cookies and treats!