{"id":8423,"date":"2010-12-09T11:04:04","date_gmt":"2010-12-09T16:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/?p=8423"},"modified":"2010-12-09T11:04:04","modified_gmt":"2010-12-09T16:04:04","slug":"tree-browsing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/09\/tree-browsing\/","title":{"rendered":"Tree browsing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Saturday we decided to get a Christmas tree.\u00c2\u00a0 Even though we won&#8217;t be here for Christmas Day, the apartment beautification committee agreed that it could brighten the mood of around here.\u00c2\u00a0 First stop was Grand Army Plaza, and right away I saw a perfectly good tree.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9261.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8424\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/09\/tree-browsing\/101204_9261\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9261.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9261.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9261.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8424\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9261.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But it was &#8220;too big&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9264.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8425\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/09\/tree-browsing\/101204_9264\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9264.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9264.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9264.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8425\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9264.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then I thought Kate was getting creative.\u00c2\u00a0 You know, thinking outside the box with some kind of spinach tree, but she had just roped me into some regular type shopping.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9266.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8426\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/09\/tree-browsing\/101204_9266\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9266.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9266.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9266.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8426\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9266.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9269.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8427\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/09\/tree-browsing\/101204_9269\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9269.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9269.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9269.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8427\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9269.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Crafty neighbors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9273.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8428\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/09\/tree-browsing\/101204_9273\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9273.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9273.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9273.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8428\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9273.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9274.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8429\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/09\/tree-browsing\/101204_9274\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9274.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9274.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9274.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8429\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9274.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9275.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8430\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/09\/tree-browsing\/101204_9275\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9275.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9275.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9275.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8430\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9275.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9278.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8431\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/09\/tree-browsing\/101204_9278\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9278.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9278.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9278.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8431\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9278.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9285.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8432\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/09\/tree-browsing\/101204_9285\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9285.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9285.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9285.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8432\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9285.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This one is already decorated!\u00c2\u00a0 Bonus!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9288.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8433\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/09\/tree-browsing\/101204_9288\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9288.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9288.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9288.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8433\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9288.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9289.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8434\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/09\/tree-browsing\/101204_9289\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9289.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9289.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9289.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8434\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9289.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We could make our own tree for $0.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9294.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8435\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/09\/tree-browsing\/101204_9294\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9294.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9294.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9294.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8435\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9294.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9299.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8436\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/09\/tree-browsing\/101204_9299\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9299.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9299.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9299.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8436\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/101204_9299.jpg?resize=561%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No decisions made.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Saturday we decided to get a Christmas tree.\u00c2\u00a0 Even though we won&#8217;t be here for Christmas Day, the apartment beautification committee agreed that it could brighten the mood of around here.\u00c2\u00a0 First stop was Grand Army Plaza, and right away I saw a perfectly good tree. But it was &#8220;too big&#8221;. Then I thought [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[53,23,22,42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exploring","category-fancy","category-holidays","category-shopping"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pl9oj-2bR","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8423"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8438,"href":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8423\/revisions\/8438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}