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]]> If you are just joining us, this post is part of our Christmas Card series.  Last year, we decided to match Pete’s photographs with favorite carols and make our Christmas cards by hand.

This is the Little Cedar Spirit Tree, revered by the Ojibwe, on our beloved Minnesota North Shore.  We were fortunate to be escorted by a member of the Grand Portage band to this holy site  where the tree, hundreds of years old, grows from rock, sustained by the Great Spirit.  Merry Christmas!

Spirit Tree, Lake Superior 2007, by Pete Wuebker

Spirit Tree, Lake Superior 2007, by Pete Wuebker

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
How faithful are thy branches.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
How faithful are thy branches.
‘Tis now alone in summer’s glow,
But thro’ the winter’s frost and snow.
How faithful are thy branches.

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
I can but love thee dearly.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
I can but love thee dearly.
How many times on Christmas night,
Thy beauteous gifts have brought delight!
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
I can but love thee dearly.

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