{"id":7083,"date":"2023-12-18T04:56:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T09:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hyperthinking.us\/weblog\/?p=7083"},"modified":"2023-12-18T04:58:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T09:58:48","slug":"christmas-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hyperthinking.us\/weblog\/2023\/12\/18\/christmas-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2349\" height=\"4014\" data-attachment-id=\"7084\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hyperthinking.us\/weblog\/2023\/12\/18\/christmas-2023\/pxl_20231215_133836154-01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperthinking.us\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231215_133836154-01.jpeg?fit=2349%2C4014&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2349,4014\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.85&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702629516&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.81&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1281&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PXL_20231215_133836154-01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperthinking.us\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231215_133836154-01.jpeg?fit=2349%2C4014&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperthinking.us\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231215_133836154-01.jpeg?resize=2349%2C4014&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperthinking.us\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231215_133836154-01.jpeg?w=2349&amp;ssl=1 2349w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperthinking.us\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231215_133836154-01.jpeg?resize=293%2C500&amp;ssl=1 293w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperthinking.us\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231215_133836154-01.jpeg?resize=768%2C1312&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperthinking.us\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231215_133836154-01.jpeg?resize=899%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 899w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperthinking.us\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231215_133836154-01.jpeg?resize=1198%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hyperthinking.us\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PXL_20231215_133836154-01.jpeg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Our Christmas Tree &#8211; Frasier Fir &#8211; December 15, 2023<em> <\/em>&#8211; 8:38am<br \/><em>[Google Pixel 7 &gt; \u0192\/1.85 &gt; 1\/60 &gt; 6.81mm &gt; ISO 1281; <\/em><br \/><em>12.5MP &gt; 3072 \u00d7 4080 &gt; Ultra HDR; Also frames and vignette in Snapseed.]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Christmas tree had one place to go with our current furniture arrangement. Cramped spot with a rose photo canvas as a backdrop on one side, and cruddy stairs on the other side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s minimalistically decorated with stuff we have and two different kind of light strings, colored with bulb covers, and metal string led fairy lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of our decorations are in boxes still, hangers missing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tree itself is quirky. Tall and thin with longer branches scattered around and a big practical to call it a hole on the right back side. Not much going on there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a bent tree, impossible to straighten in the tree stand we have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As it is, there is room to get around the tree to the stairs, a tight path but not painful to deal with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Christmas tree had one place to go with our current furniture arrangement. 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