Monday, October 24, 2011

2011 Tree Campaign

Holiday greetings.

I hope to get my trees up late this coming weekend. I try to add a twist to my construction every year, and this years is really a radical departure from what I've done in the past. I have great expectations for this model.

Have a peek at my construction steps, see the slideshow titled "2011 Tree Construction" on the right hand side of this site.

Birds in the Back Yard



It's been a hot one this year !



Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Christmas Tree Theme for the Meadows

I've got a passion for Christmas, and I've got a passion seeing Christmas trees as decorations at Christmas. The last community we lived in predominantly decorated in Christmas trees during the winter holiday season and it was lovely.

If you would like to join me in a Christmas tree theme for our lake at the Meadows, and need a little help, or maybe some constructions hints, click on the "Christmas Tree Construction' steps on the right hand panel.

As you can tell, I'm still working on this blog site. I've yet to do the "Putting on the Lights" section. I try to experiment each year with a different technique for putting on the lights and this year is no exception. I'm already working this years technique in my garage, and have a few pictures, but I won't publish them until I know the technique works.

As the holiday season progresses, I'll have several community pictures published here. Send me your pictures and stories if you'd like.

Along with my Christmas Tree theme project, my wife and I have a few other holiday projects underway. We'll post any progress on those to this site also. We'd love to hear about yours.

If you want to be alerted of updates to this site, be sure to reply to my 11/1 email invitation, so I can put you on the site email list. Or, you can send an email to "admin@christmastreelake.com" and request to be added to the "Christmas Tree Lake - email list".

Christmas 2009 at the Meadows

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Below was our house in Tulsa, on Mill Creek Pond near 91st and Sheridan. The whole neighborhood decorated.

2010-09-18 Life at the Meadows

Helicopters.




New Fountain.




Early morning sunrise.









Hot air balloons (barely visible above the houses).

2010-07-01 Good Neighbors

We certainly have community minded neighbors. Thanks Arron for cutting the grass around empty lots.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

2009-09-09 New Drainage Trench Helps Fill Lake







2009-07-26 Trench from Wilshire




Click here... to launch a slideshow of additional trench pictures. Click Back when finished.