a completed class tree of glass

yo ho ho, hang on, that's not right

ho ho hooo, everyone, merry christmas (or close to it)



earlier this month i was, look you see, delighted to give you a glimpse of a most ambitious project. my brother, in his infinite wisdom, elected or otherwise declared himself to be the primary materials donator for a most splendid class tree of glass.

many of you will, i know, be looking forward to seeing this tree complete. and so here you go.

if you are one of those people who really, really like trees what have been made out of empty and most decidedly green beer bottles then there is every chance that you would consider the above to be truly magnificent. whilst it is not a subject i have given much consideration to, at least not prior to my brother sending these images, i would surely agree.

Richard, for it is he, more or less puts forward a balanced combination of dedication, aspiration and sacrifice to this achievement. at least he did so tacitly, i like to think, when he sent these images and said "look at what i have done".

the labour and sacrifice were not his alone, of course. making a class tree of glass requires a team effort. whilst other contributed, though, Richard reckons that he personally ensured "about 50% or so" of the bottles required to do this were consumed and offered. maybe 70%, was his follow up thought on the matter. 

i am sure you can all, one and all, forgive him for not knowing the exact number or percentage he contributed. whereas i am quite aware that statistics enthusiasts are big readers of this blog, surely things must have started to get a little hazy and wonky for Richard as he worked to empty the bottles.

as someone who seldom, if ever, drinks i cannot really comprehend the trials, tribulations and sense of doubt Richard must have gone through to create this. i can, however, appreciate the good effort and hard work. this i do, and hope you do so too.



be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!