Bye Bye Birdie

said goodbye to the woodland creatures who'd been inhabiting the Christmas tree as I took it down this evening.
It's a funny mix of sadness as the prettiness goes away and little trinkets get shut up in boxes, and relief at the clear open space rediscovered. I like the space created and the spartan austerity which comes after the overindulgence. It gives a chance to breath, then think what nonsense I'm going to fill it all up with again.
Back to work today. No crutches. Carried tea cups for morning tea-Its the small things.