Day 85 - intrepid Christmas tree collection

Refusing to be thwarted in their efforts to find a suitable tree, the boys decided to head out to find one on the St Helen's land.  After an initial foray into the undergrowth, they reported that they'd need to go deeper in; this apparently merited the purchase of two machetes to hack their way in, to find the perfect tree. And then to extract said tree...

So off they headed... (move over Indiana Jones!)

...regrettably wearing large thorn-protection which precluded photos (so they may have gone to the garden centre for all we know!)

The end result though is a tree to be adorned with the baubles which the girls have beautifully painted and glittered.  Pics of that to follow...