Every December, we walk back into our forest to find our Christmas tree. It’s a tradition woven so tightly into our family rhythm that it feels like part of the season itself. But this year, the walk felt different. Quieter. Heavier. Missing the sound of little boots trailing behind us, missing Lochlan’s familiar excitement as he searched for “the perfect one.” Grief has a way of settling into the simplest moments… the ones you don’t expect. There I was, crunching through the snow, and the ache

🌳 Video Description: Harvester Machine in the Forest This vertical video records the activity of a large, red and black harvester machine working in the middle of a forest. * Main Action: The machine is seen processing a felled tree trunk. Its hydraulic arm grips the log and passes it through the harvester head, which is equipped with a saw and cutting blades. This machine head clears branches and limbs (delimbing) and cuts the log into several uniform-length sections (bucking), which are then