Bill Bastine, of Sammamish, secures a tree with twine to his vehicle at McMurtrey’s Red-Wood Christmas Tree Farm in Redmond on Wednesday, November 30, 2011. This is one of my favorite images from a photo assignment at a local tree tree farm… you can see more images in a slideshow on the Redmond Reporter site.

Postal carrier Bob McLean gets into the Christmas spirit along as Santa as he completes his route along 102nd Avenue SE in Bellevue on Wednesday, December 23, 2009. The 39-year postal veteran said this is his fifth season wearing the festive costume. Merry Christmas from Focus Northwest!

A young girl looks up at the falling ‘snow’ during a performance of Snowflake Lane outside Bellevue Square on Thursday, December 10, 2009.