Two Smiths outstanding in their fields.
Too small.
Too big.
Just right.
This Alabama tree farm was only 35 miles away. How I can turn a two hour errand into a five hours expedition is a true talent. Dad experienced, mostly against his wishes, miles and miles of muddy dirt roads.
Four counties later, we were finally home! Here's the kicker. We bought a Douglas fir after all. I wanted to support a local grower by doing my impersonation of Paul Bunyan on a field grown tree, Apparently, it helps the farmer more to buy one of the pre-cut trees he'd acquired from the North.
