The Christmas Tree decorating contest is held each year in Black Mountain to offer donations to the Swannanoa Christian Ministries (a group of local churches) which provides a free food pantry and clothing and counseling services to our population.
I hadn't been for a few years, maybe since before COVID. So Teresa and I went to our dear old refurbished Monte Vista Hotel where the trees were set up for a contest, you give a dollar to the tree you wish to vote for, with some kind of prize that I never figured out.
The dining room was set for some food service, with many trees lining the walls.
Each table had a real gingerbread house, and more were available next to some forks...maybe people come to eat them!
This was made by the elementary school, with a few photos of kids, but not my friend's granddaughter.
This tree had more photos of its kids.
A train set right on the tree!
A simple yet elegant, one I really liked! Decorated by...
This tree was our first one to look at, and our last one to get more photos of . Notice the top hat for the tree topper!
A certain white rabbit's backside!
And look who's dreaming under the tree!
Some trees would give you an ornament for a vote, or some sold different items from their trees, like art work of the season.
One of the most well done trees was kind of an installation, with snowblobs floating down. The Black Mountain Beautification Committee did a great job I think.
We really liked the Girl Scout's tree.
I loved seeing these amaryllis bulbs under this tree!
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What a very wonderful idea and of course the train-tree is my fav :-)
ReplyDeleteCute pic of you two, too. I like your quote very much.
Hi I'm back from dental appointment and mailing all the Christmas gifts to out of town folks! Whew. Today was taking care of business day! Glad you enjoyed the train tree, as well as the couple of monkeys (er ladies of a certain age.)
DeleteThat's pretty great. I hope that a lot of dollars were dropped.
ReplyDeleteMe too. We only had one other couple looking while we were there in eearly afternoon. But sometimes there are lots of cars in the parking lot, so maybe more folks will drop hundreds of dollars there. (I think I had $10 total.)
DeleteWhat a fun event, all the decorated trees are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo of you and your friend.
Take care, enjoy your day and have a great week ahead.
This was an easy enough event to stroll around, and I was glad there wasn't a crowd. Though of course they need more people to get more money!
Delete...there is no shortage of creative folks in Black Mountain.
ReplyDeleteAnd the Center for the Arts didn't even submit one this year! (That I noticed, but I sometimes miss things!)
DeleteAren't they lovely! We have the same thing here in the crystal palace!
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool...and I love the idea of a place called the crystal palace. Is it a restaurant, a hotel, a gym, or a retirement home?
DeleteSo many great ideas! I really like the Girl Scouts' tree with all the white paper.
ReplyDeleteThey did a very nice tree. And my friend's very best friend had been a girl scout leader while her daughters were growing up, and now her daughter is a leader...so my friend took lots of photos to share with her.
DeleteHow did you decide which you liked best? This year I decided to only put white ornaments on our tree. Didn't have to purchase any as I have many angels, snowflakes and painted eggs.
ReplyDeleteGarden Bloggers Bloom Day - what a surprise that it's still going on.
I love these! Saturday we stopped at a hotel that does a similar thing, but sadly they auctioned the trees off a week before. It was for a good cause, of course, but I was sorry to miss them.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how you would pick a favorite among these, though...they are all so good.