It’s 9:00 a.m. on Christmas morning and Portland’s Tree stands alone in Pioneer Courthouse Square. Gone are the holiday events, the shoppers, the tourists and thousands of people who posed in front of the tree for photos. In a few days it will be dismantled and ground into bark dust. I feel a special attachment to this tree, as I’ve published sixteen photographs of it on this photo-blog. I have also had the opportunity on numerous occasions to use people’s cameras and photograph entire families in front of the tree. Following the life of this tree has been an interesting experience. I’m looking forward to next November, when we can start all over with a new tree.
