Ares wasn't quite sure what to do with the tree when it first arrived,
but he quickly warmed up to it, as shown in the pictures below.
Here Ares is checking out the tree while it's still
wrapped in that plastic mesh the tree place uses to keep the tree from
shedding too much on the trip home.
Once the tree was put in the stand, Ares had to check
it out anew.
Ares warms up to the new tree -- a new napping place!
And he warms up even more when I've put some gifts
and stuffed animals under the tree.