Tree Hugger

Passers-by, both vehicular and on foot, stop in awe at the sweater that hugs a tree in the Westmorland neighborhood.  No doubt, it's an odd sight!  A sweater on a tree?  What's up with that?

For the past several years, the owner of the house has had a much smaller "muffler" knit around the tree trunk each winter.  This year, she went wild.  She knit squares and patches and flowers in bright, sunny colors.  As Fall approached, she could be seen at the base of the tree assembling the bits and pieces around the trunk.  As the sweater grew up the trunk, out came the ladder
so the artist could reach to the branches to knit together more parts and pieces.  And the glorious tree sweater was born. If she had a taller ladder, no doubt the sweater would reach higher into the branches.


For neighbors, its a bright spot on these cloudy, cold and sometimes gloomy days of winter.  Which is precisely why the owner created the tree sweater.  In her words, "I can't look out my window at gray and brown all winter.  I need to see something bright and cheery."  And bright and cheery it is!

She has received notes, comments from dog walkers and bikers and smiles from children.  It has brightened the days of the neighbors as well as the artist.

A reason to smile on a cold winter day since it's not everyday you see a tree wearing a sweater!