#sadness tree

Sadness Tree VI: The Un-Tree, rests upon a dirty tarp under the watchful eye of Charger, the official busted rocking horse of SAdvent.

A somber reminder of Death and the End of the World, it will remain here until Christmas Eve (as mandated by the court of Judge John @hodgman.)

Twenty-Fifth Day of SAdvent 2014: Arborcide

Sadness Tree V is destroyed! SAdvent 2014 is over! Merry Christmas!

This is Charger. I've had him for well over 30 years. Back when he has springs, he was my faithful steed on many adventures. Today, however, he is the grim mount of Sadness Tree V.

And so SAdvent 2014 begins. Look upon Sadness Tree V, ye mighty, and despair!

Here it stands, installed in the Sadness Shed, heralding the official beginning of SAdvent.

This year's "tree" is made from rolled up plain, brown paper (which is made from trees which were slain, pulverized, boiled and other unpleasant things), and festooned with greenery and dead flowers from our yard.

It also has Latin phrases inscribed on it in Sharpie. That's something.

PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING OUR SADVENT CHARITIES AND HELP MAKE THE WORLD A LITTLE LESS SAD FOR OTHERS!

SAdvent begins with the traditional installing of the court-ordered Sadness Tree into the Sadness Shed by Jason. This year's tree, Sadness Tree IV, is a gnarly, nail-studded plank from an old shipping pallet with a small branch crammed into a crack in the wood.