"FESTIVAL OF TREES" ~ © Tiffany E. Reed

Every year, a local hospital has a "Festival of Trees" event where local agencies and businesses can decorate a tree for a contest. The trees are then auctioned off for charity. Each tree must have a theme, decided by the entrant.

One of my favorite entries was the one called the "Peacock Tree" because the theme consisted of ornaments and items that were the colors of a peacock, with lots of blues and greens.

Another section of the magnificent Peacock Tree:

My late-father's cardiologist always has a tree trimmed with heart-shaped decorations!

The red ones almost look like candy!

At the local VA Medical Center, they have decorations made by the veterans. I think this little penguin, made from a teeny, plastic ice-cream spoon, is adorable!

Now, switching back to local businesses...

The leaping deer on this tree is lovely:

And I love this delightful little tree, which the oldest café puts in their window every year. It's always dark inside at night so the white tree really stands-out, even though it is small.

More window displays, with snowmen, snowmen, and gifts galore...

...and more snowmen with a skunky little friend!

And lastly, the way most houses decorated every year, when I was a child;
this place still does it right:

I hope these photos bring you as much cheer as they did me when I took them! 😊

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