Mid-week Holidays

 

Having Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in the middle of the week throws off my mental clock. And when New Years Eve and the Day of the new year follow a few days later it still has not balanced out. Life still feels tilted, even staying home makes me tired. The day after the holiday feels like it should be Sunday, or at least Saturday getting ready for Sunday. I don't kick into daily chores or meal planning, that might be because I ate enough on the specified holiday that my tummy doesn't send out the normal signals. My mental alarm doesn't go off at the right time to get up. It is nice to not be going to work, but it feels like I should be.

The fact that this year our area of the globe is without its normal covering of snow might influence it in some way.  Things already feel like it might be beginning spring, or just shutting down for fall. However, I feel it is more of a holiday impairment.

I am sure I am not alone with these disruptions. There is probably a fancy term for the confused situation. If you know what it is please share that with me. Words can be very fascinating and I am sure this term would be.

Parade of Undecorated Christmas Trees

 This  entry was intended for mid December, but life took some unexpected twists and I totally forgot it.  Hope you can enjoy the read even though 2025 has turned into 2026.

As the colder temperature are coming in the motorcycle traffic roaring down East Highway 36 and through Mink Creek community is hardly noticeable. The traffic that has been greatest in the past two month is that of those vehicles in search of a specific evergreen to grace their homes for the holiday season. Trucks, cars, some pulling a trailer, some taking more than one tree. They come into our canyons to select and chop down the Christmas Tree that meets their individual qualifications to decorate their homes, short or tall, full or slim.

For many families it has become a yearly tradition. Some years it takes place with the people wading in snow to reach the tree of choice. It has not been the case during November of this year, but snow has come more recently.

One observer, sitting for a brief time on his porch in Preston, commented that at least 50 trees had gone past, going south on State Street. Evergreens tied to the top of cars, some stacked on a trailer or in the back of a pickup, another with a lengthy tree tip sticking out of an open car window on the back sear. That observation was in a short amount of time and on only one day. Imagine that amount, plus, for most of the days of November. Many of the vehicles are displaying Utah license plates. As the holiday gets ever closer, the parade continues