Tree tradition

Christi­na Ser­ric­chio and her son, Frank, select and cut down their Christ­mas tree at Lanes Grove Tree Farm in Water­ford, Conn., on Nov. 29, 2024. The annu­al tra­di­tion brings fam­i­lies togeth­er to find the per­fect tree for the hol­i­day sea­son. Pho­to by Kaleb Jen­nings