God Bless the Evergreens!

James and I were on a run yesterday on the trail by the canal, which is a really beautiful trail all things considered. It's 34 miles of tree-lined and hard-packed dirt trail with the water to all along the way as a peaceful reminder that the great outdoors is to be enjoyed. But I realized something yesterday...I MISS EVERGREEN TREES! There really aren't that many out here on the East, and of course that means that the fall with its deciduous trees is glorious. But then fall leaves and winter comes....and it is very bleak and gray/brown toned, and only when a blanket of snow falls upon the land does it seem to have any sparkle. In the winter time in the Northwest, the green trees are still everywhere and it's not so called that everything dies. I am reminded of a lovely song, "Christmas in the Northwest," which certainly has produced a number of gag-reflexing moments as I've listened to Warm 106.9 over the years at Christmas time, but the song does get one thing right..."Christmas in the Northwest is a gift God wrapped in Green." So for all you Northwesterners that laugh and chuckle at the sappiness of this song, maybe take a little time to appreciate your evergreens the next time you hear it. You'll never know how much you miss them until you live in New Jersey!