感謝祭も終わり、とうとう12月。これは、私たちのベットルーム（２階）から見える前の家のお庭です。ふたりの天使ちゃんは、ゆっくり動きます。うちも普通ならば、感謝祭のすぐ後の金曜日にクリスマスの飾り付けをするのだけど、今年はちょっと遅れ気味。今度の週末かな。実はアメリカに来て、一度もホンモノのもみの木で祝ったことがないので、今年こそ！と一瞬思ったのだけれど、クリスマスの後、木の始末に困るかなと思い（バージニアの家だったら裏の森に持って行けばよかったけど）断念。今年、周りの人が木の処理をどうするか観察したあとで、来年あたりホンモノにトライしてみようかな。。It's December! This is the view we enjoy every night from our master bedroom on the second floor. The house across the street did the wonderful job on their yard. Those two angels move their wings slowly. We usually do the decoration on the Friday right after the Thanksgiving, but this year it did not happen. We'll work on it probably this weekend. We have never celebrated with a real tree in the past, so I thought of it this year, but then had a second thought. How do you dispose of the tree after it is done with its job? Back in Virginia, we could have dragged it into the wood in the back of the house, but here?? We will closely watch what people do around here and then probably give it a try next year...
