Sunday, December 12, 2010

Arctic Christmas Tree

Tree in the square by the Eaton Centre
(Photo by KPA)

This is not a very attractive Christmas tree. It is too sparse. The warmth and color of the previous "crystal" tree is much more attractive. But I understand what the designers were trying to do with this one. The circular shapes are mounds of snow, piled up to form a sort of Arctic Christmas tree. After all, Canada is often called "The Great White North" despite that being a myth diligently kept up by some Canadians. It's been very mild these last few days in Toronto, and next week touted as the coldest yet, has a wind chill factor of only -10 centigrade.